PPU Serb ammo
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johnstanley
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PPU was good ammo when I used it a few years ago. I think it was pretty close to the German sS loading.
Gerst
Senior Member
Serb ammunition
I visited my local gun shop to pick up my newly-purchased Karab. 98b and they had a shelf with Serb and Turk ammo. I’ve heard about the “hot” corrosive Turkey stuff but I seem to recall that the Serb ammo is ok. Thanks for your input.
I visited my local gun shop to pick up my newly-purchased Karab. 98b and they had a shelf with Serb and Turk ammo. I’ve heard about the “hot” corrosive Turkey stuff but I seem to recall that the Serb ammo is ok. Thanks for your input.
moconfed
Senior Member
PPU is good shooter ammo, but from what I understand Seller and Belliot is closer to wartime loads. Both are very good
Warrior1354
ax - hole
Yes PPU ammunition is very good stuff boxer primed, non-corrosive, and fully reloadable. It's just loaded underpowered for the American Market because people shoot it in Gew88 commission rifles and carbines. Tell you the truth the Turkish ammo is actually loaded with a proper load for the gewehr 98. The only problem is over the years and the way it was stored the powder has caused the ammo to produce loads and pressures that are extremely hot. So I would steer clear of that stuff unless you wanted to pull the bullets if the ammunition was cheap.
As for the Surplus stuff I love shooting the Portuguese ammunition but that's hard to come by now. The Yugo stuff isn't bad the M49 and still be had for good prices but clean accordingly it is corrosive.
As for the Surplus stuff I love shooting the Portuguese ammunition but that's hard to come by now. The Yugo stuff isn't bad the M49 and still be had for good prices but clean accordingly it is corrosive.
Muncher 1953
Senior Member
PPU ammo
I’ve found the Serb ammo to be good quality, reasonably priced & reloads well. As to whether or not it’s as hot as wartime ammo, who among us is currently fighting a war? I’ll continue to buy it when it’s cheap ($14-$15/box) & reload it when it’s not.
And NOT CORROSIVE
I’ve found the Serb ammo to be good quality, reasonably priced & reloads well. As to whether or not it’s as hot as wartime ammo, who among us is currently fighting a war? I’ll continue to buy it when it’s cheap ($14-$15/box) & reload it when it’s not.
And NOT CORROSIVE
heavy_mech
RKI- Reasonably Knowledgable Individual
PPU offers 2 loads. One is SP (soft point) 196 grqin more suitable for hunting and such and a FMJ-BT 198 grain which is more the military load. I've shot both out of multiple K98 rifles I own. They're all clean, go bang every time and are fairly accurate. No issues with either flavor for me. They'll be marked as such right on the box.
heavy_mech
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Agreed. And also agreed the brass is very good quality. We did some measurements years ago with mics regarding case stretch, neck stetch and such and it's good to go. Reloaded multiple times with no issues. YMMV.
heavy_mech
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IMO and IME the S&B i've seen is all 196 grain SP that nearly mimics the PPU stuff of the same flavor. If they offer a FMJ I have neither seen it or shot it In any case it's all good stuff. Much hotter than the 'lawyer load' 170 grain offered by Remington and others but not as hot as the 198 FMJ. As others said it's non-corrosive, boxer primed and fullly reloadable. Somewher I have images of what happens to a 200+ live weight buck when you shoot him with the 198 FMJ. It's a clean through and through both lungs and it's pretty devastating without any bullet expansion.
heavy_mech
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R.W. Parker
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You're right Mech, PPU brass is outstanding in every regard. W/W brass has long been regarded as the benchmark for cartridge brass, as they had their own plant and could precisely control the amount of copper and zinc in the alloy. But PPU is every bit as good, and the uniformity of their heat treatment is superlative.
BishopofBling
Senior Member
I've heard 7.5 French can be loaded with .308 bullets, I haven't personally loaded any yet, and the French bullets typical weigh 139gr so it's probably what those bullets are meant for.
BishopofBling
Senior Member
PPU is good, burns clean, fairly accurate and reasonably priced. It's a bit anemic though, I've heard S&B is loaded to full power but I haven't tried the stuff. If you reload you can just take that PPU brass and load proper ammo with it.
They also do a Match grade version of the FMJ-BT 198 grain as well.
heavy_mech
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Yes I saw that. 200gr FMJ. I haven't shot that one either as I bought 'a bunch' of the 196SP and 198FMJ when they were really cheap.