Surplus or modern ammo for Mosin-Nagant?

posted 2 months ago

recently bought a beautiful 1943 mosin-nagant in fantastic condition! got it with a lot of surplus ammo included, but im wondering if its better to use modern ammo so i dont have to deal with the corrosive salts from the surplus primers? or does the surplus ammo work best in it?

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propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.net

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2 months ago

That might be a question for your local gunsmith, as its condition will determine if the breech can handle modern loads. Another option is to fire a lower powered modern load.

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