Need help with finishes on C96

alvin · 12-21-2015, 03:16 PM

Now, the new finding on ammo.

Back a few months ago, I bought a box of Fiocchi 7.63mm from a local dealer. It's much more expensive than PPU. I thought I would give it a try so I bought one box.

Fired them out today. I don't know you guys noticed or not -- many shooting videos on youtube.com indicated people had certain degree of difficulty to load C96 with clip -- when they pushed the ammo down into the magazine well, one or two round could roll out of the clip. That's very annoying.

I met this problem from time to time too. Never thought why... or, "may be these DWM steel clips become out of spec after being used many times??"

Today, I noticed the same clips could load Fiocchi without any issue. I fired all 50 rounds out, loaded the gun five times, and all worked well -- no cartridges fall out of rail. Then I went home and opened an original DWM 403 box (cost me $130 in today's market value) and retried, no issue either. Then, tried PPU, the problem appears.

So, the problem came from PPU cartridge. By visual, I cannot see the dimensional difference between these different brands of ammos. But the clip can tell.

12-21-2015, 03:16 PM	#10
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Now, the new finding on ammo. Back a few months ago, I bought a box of Fiocchi 7.63mm from a local dealer. It's much more expensive than PPU. I thought I would give it a try so I bought one box. Fired them out today. I don't know you guys noticed or not -- many shooting videos on youtube.com indicated people had certain degree of difficulty to load C96 with clip -- when they pushed the ammo down into the magazine well, one or two round could roll out of the clip. That's very annoying. I met this problem from time to time too. Never thought why... or, "may be these DWM steel clips become out of spec after being used many times??" Today, I noticed the same clips could load Fiocchi without any issue. I fired all 50 rounds out, loaded the gun five times, and all worked well -- no cartridges fall out of rail. Then I went home and opened an original DWM 403 box (cost me $130 in today's market value) and retried, no issue either. Then, tried PPU, the problem appears. So, the problem came from PPU cartridge. By visual, I cannot see the dimensional difference between these different brands of ammos. But the clip can tell.