Capt. James H. Callahan Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Howdy Pards, Bought me a new toy last week, a PTR 91, basically an American made HK 91. This is my first .308, been shopping around for some cheap ammo. I've seen Portugese and Malaysian ammo at very nice prices, but haven't seen much detail or feedback on it. Anybody have any experience with these? Wolf and Brown/Silver Bear is cheap, but have heard bad stuff about the laquered cases gumming up the chamber and being difficult to remove. Supposedly the polymer coated cases are much better, but most of the cheap Russian stuff is still listed as laquered. Any info appreciated. Sus amigo, JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Phil DeGrave SASS #55202 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Bought some of that stuff a while ago, works fine. Only thing I didn't like was the cases didn't have a regular primer pocket. Mine had two little holes instead of one big one. I didn't feel like going through the hassle of reloading those cases. Otherwise it was all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Dog, SASS #20401 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Cap, the-armory.com has some Serbian Privi Partisan 200 round battle packs at a good price I am fixin' to order. Brass cases with annealed necks, boat tail projos, boxer primed. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Dan Troop 70448 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Bought some of that stuff a while ago, works fine. Only thing I didn't like was the cases didn't have a regular primer pocket. Mine had two little holes instead of one big one. I didn't feel like going through the hassle of reloading those cases. Otherwise it was all good. Those are Berdan primed. Bought several thousand rounds of this ammo, no problem. I have a HK91 original, one problem with it, is it likes to tear (actually pinch) the neck. Have had the 91 since the mid 70s when it first came out, and shot probable 10,000 rounds through it, never a problem. Even the thich cased Israel ammo. MT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Sounds like Berdan primers, pretty common in foreign ammo. I probably won't be doing much loading for this rifle anyway, just looking for some good blasting/stash ammo. The U.S. made stuff is almost twice the price of the cheap stuff. I have a buddy or two who have .308's, may see if they want to split a case of the good stuff to have on hand in case TSHTF. If things got terminal you'd want the best ammo possible I guess. I'm not a crazed doomsdayer, but I do like to keep some stash ammo. Especially for that kinda rifle. Never know when the zombies may attack. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Bull Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I bought 500 rounds of the Portugese stuff after acquiring a sweet M1A. It goes bang, that's about it. I can keep all my shots on a 48" x 48" steel plate at 400 yards. What I like to call hour of angle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Phil DeGrave SASS #55202 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Saving that stuff for the zombies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 I bought 500 rounds of the Portugese stuff after acquiring a sweet M1A. It goes bang, that's about it. I can keep all my shots on a 48" x 48" steel plate at 400 yards. What I like to call hour of angle. I'm guessing there's a reason it's so cheap. I've only run a box thru it of Silver Bear zinc plated. Shot fine, hard to tell about accuracy. My buddy and I just got them and went out about sundown to plink. Seemed a bit dirty as reputed, but haven't shot anything else thru it so have no other experience to compare. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack, SASS #20451 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I have a G3 and like ALL HK battle rifles anything you can pound in the chamber they will fire and extract. HOWEVER, like with my HK33, I just don't like to run cheap ammo in them. The accuracy is just too poor with many of the imported inexpensive ammunitions. The G3 is a 1.5MOA rifle with M118. Sadly the PTR91 is a far cry from a real HK91, but still a fun firearm. It should run with any of the cheap ammo, but don't expect good accuracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Alot of BUNK out there about Russian Ammo, most are not lacquered anymore. Have shot alot with no problems except kinda dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Dog, SASS #20401 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I have a CETME and 100 mags so I am always looking for 308. Also have an Ishapore Enfield in 308 that's a hoot to shoot. If you want some really cheap plinkin' stuff see if Sportsman's Guide still has any of that dirt cheap German PLASTIC 308. Lethal at short range but short range only. Great for short range plinkin' and jacks out to no more than 50 yards. After that it is inaccurate and running out of steam. I'm tellin' ya that PP Serb stuff is some good stuff. ANNEALED necks now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I'll have to check these out. i went down the road of loading my own. Its not that hard to make really accurate .308 ammo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 I'll have to check these out. i went down the road of loading my own. Its not that hard to make really accurate .308 ammo. Found this outfit in Idaho that makes remanufactured. Can get soft points for slighly higher. Might order a small quantity to try out. http://www.freedommunitions.com/product-p/fm308f150r.htm JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Ray Hality, SASS# 37355 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Thanks JHC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E. Law Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I bought a 3200 rd case of 147 gr South African surplus 308. It's great stuff and actually pretty clean. You'll never win any bullseye matches with it but it's fun to shoot. My friends and I challenge each other as to who can walk the stuff in at hit the gongs at 1000yds the quickest. It ain't easy. That 147 gr stuff is flopping all over the place at that distance. JEL I can post where I got it when I get home if anyone would like. I don't have the site saved on my IPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Houston # 35508 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Found this outfit in Idaho that makes remanufactured. Can get soft points for slighly higher. Might order a small quantity to try out. http://www.freedommunitions.com/product-p/fm308f150r.htm JHC I have gotten some .223 from them , they work great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Those 147's are too light for any of my rifles and don't group well. You get what you pay for or just load your own 165's or 180's. Enjoy that new toy! LL' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Forsyth #72674 Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 I've shot thousands of rounds of Port in my FALs and they shoot great, but not the most accurate. The best was Australian 7.62, got a k stashed some where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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