zavrit Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Anyone have experience with 1960s Yugo ammunition in a PPSH-41 or PPS-43 submachine gun? Ammunition found here: https://www.sgammo.com/product/762x25-tok-ammo/280-round-pack-hard-primer-762x25-fmj-yugo-military-surplus-ammo-made-1960s- Will be used in post samples. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted May 18, 2023 Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Used it in my Yugo M49/57. Reliable, seems consistent, but corrosive and dirty as all Hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavrit Posted May 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2023 Excellent. I appreciate the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 On 5/18/2023 at 9:52 AM, StrangeRanger said: Used it in my Yugo M49/57. Reliable, seems consistent, but corrosive and dirty as all Hell. I just finished up a spam can of it. No failures to fire, dull in finish, and very dirty. I just clean my gun each time. Now I'm shooting 80's surplus and it looks better, but shoots the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hkg3k Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 (edited) I bought a ton of the Yugo surplus 7.62x25 when Navy Arms was selling out their stock @ $70 / 2100rd case shipped! People were complaining and sending it back to Navy Arms because the primers were too hard for their Cz52s at the time...so they just blew it out to get rid of it. As others have mentioned, it's corrosive, so know that going in and clean your gun after your outing. In terms of quality it's some of the best of the surplus, IMO. I ran it in a PPD-40 I used to own and currently run it in both my Yugo 49 and Yugo 56. Edited May 19, 2023 by hkg3k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted May 21, 2023 Report Share Posted May 21, 2023 On 5/19/2023 at 2:56 PM, hkg3k said: I bought a ton of the Yugo surplus 7.62x25 when Navy Arms was selling out their stock @ $70 / 2100rd case shipped! People were complaining and sending it back to Navy Arms because the primers were too hard for their Cz52s at the time...so they just blew it out to get rid of it. As others have mentioned, it's corrosive, so know that going in and clean your gun after your outing. In terms of quality it's some of the best of the surplus, IMO. I ran it in a PPD-40 I used to own and currently run it in both my Yugo 49 and Yugo 56. What a great point! The ammo was designed for the PPD and PPSH, not pistols, so the primer was intentionally hard to reduce the risk of out of battery fire as the round was fed into the chamber. I have no issue with any of the surplus stuff at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zavrit Posted May 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2023 I appreciate everyone's feedback! I'm going to pick some up. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 I just scored another "Tin" of 1224 surplus rounds off GB for $500! Not bad! The availability of the surplus stuff is waning..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APEXgunparts Posted June 8, 2023 Report Share Posted June 8, 2023 We just obtained 2 cases of 1964 dated PPU 1965 dated 7.62X25. Glad to see a good review of it. We both have PPsH-41's and a PPs-43 to feed! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted June 9, 2023 Report Share Posted June 9, 2023 42 minutes ago, StrangeRanger said: Also: Weight of the bolt vs. weight of the gun. The tail should not wag the dog A rate of fire slow enough that it is possible for the shooter to trip singles while still in full-auto mode This is exactly why I usually always buy surplus military ammo. It matters not who (meaning which country) manufactured it, most if not all military ammo is manufactured for super harsh conditions and years and years of storage. When I was in Germany in the mid 80's, we were still shooting WW2 .50 BMG! Right out of the bunkers! And the 7.62 x25 in the tins seems to be like a time capsule! May not look pretty, but it goes bang, AND it was designed for the SMG's we collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rekraps Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 GB has a few decent deals on 7.62x25 East Bloc Surplus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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