mco Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) Another bm62 hi everyone im a recent member and this is my first post but have been reading your posts for a while i want to thank everyone for sharing all the great info.very helpful i have fallen in love with these things aspecially that im Italian well im so excited and want to tell you about my 62 it is a berben import s/n 002531 bought new in 1980 he gave me the original Beretta 300 year anniversary box it came in.(no manual & one 20rnd mag) it is in excellent condition and was told it only had two mags through it and has been a safe queen since and by its condition i believe him. Everything is stamped bm59 that is supposed to be except the bolt. its a s.a with 6528287-sa a-10 stamped on it.ill try to add photos later i have read your posts about the bolts but i cant see any etchings or other markings im just hoping its original. i might have someone check the head space to be on the safe side. if anyone knows if there are 5 and /or 10rnd mags out there please let me know i dont care if they are original as long as they work. This thing is stamped 308 win can I shoot factory 308 or nato only Edited February 26, 2011 by mco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebaker1129 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 There is a magazine 8 or 9 rd forsale on gunbroker right now and it seems to be getting alot of attention. You might want to check it out . Congrats on your rifle, they are well made and lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco Posted February 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 There is a magazine 8 or 9 rd forsale on gunbroker right now and it seems to be getting alot of attention. You might want to check it out . Congrats on your rifle, they are well made and lots of fun. i see it thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRJ Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) MCO - You've just acquired a great rifle, hope you enjoy it as much as many of us do on this forum. As information, your BM62 s/n002531 is actually a "Berben" import. Check the left side of the receiver and you should see the following marking: MOD. 62. 308W BERBEN CORP. N.Y.N.Y. The Benet imports are marked as BM69's and have lower serial numbers. As for the SA bolt, many BM62's have been observed with them as delivered. Should not be an issue. Your rifle is marked .308W as this is a "sporting " caliber as opposed to the "miltary" 7.62 NATO caliber. MRJ Edited February 24, 2011 by MRJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 hi mrj it is marked like you say. i goofed up but i edited my post thanks for the reply. hopefully ill get to try it out next week ill let you know mco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mco Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 There is a magazine 8 or 9 rd forsale on gunbroker right now and it seems to be getting alot of attention. You might want to check it out . Congrats on your rifle, they are well made and lots of fun. i see it thanks i didnt bid on it because i dont know if it was a cut down mag or if they realy made an eight shot mco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebaker1129 Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 It was a real mag . Yes they were cut down but done at the factory. The small mags are somewhat difficult to find and are usually scarfed up by BM59 collectors. They seem to sell for more than the 20 rd mags . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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