WWII German 9mm Ammo

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by alanint

More accurately "Machine Pistol", which is what we know as a SUB machinegun.

Hey, don't jump on my ass! That's Google's translation!

And remember -

"...copper jacketed bullets corrode to copper sulfate which doesn't seriously harm barrels, but the old German steel jacketed bullets, "stahl-mantel geschoss" rust to iron oxide and will destroy a barrel with as little as one shot."

Ed says he's shot that old WWII ammunition and noted that as well...

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by sheepherder

And remember -

"...copper jacketed bullets corrode to copper sulfate which doesn't seriously harm barrels, but the old German steel jacketed bullets, "stahl-mantel geschoss" rust to iron oxide and will destroy a barrel with as little as one shot."

Ed says he's shot that old WWII ammunition and noted that as well...

no, no, I said that I have shot hundreds of rounds of it and my barrels is still sharp and nice.

Maybe Erfurt artillerys are just better barrels than other crap

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

no, no, I said that I have shot hundreds of rounds of it and my barrels is still sharp and nice.

I thought you said that you had shot that stuff and noticed a hole in the end of your barrel...

[aldo35]

I believe the translation of the white label is: "Only for shooting in machine pistol" I can't translate all the verbiage on the cartridge boxes. In the 60's a cartridge collector told me that the wording detailed something like when the bullet was mfg, the case, it's composition and when the cartridge was assembled. It was a long time ago but I think it explains why so much info is printed. The Germans must of had a Consumer Product Agency the soldiers could go to with product complaints if there was a miss fire.:cheers