My daughter recently gave me an apparently unfired Yugo M48B BO so when waiting for dies and bullets to arrive from Brownells I ordered some plinking ammo.
I went on AmmoSeek (https://ammoseek.com/) looking for the cheapest ammo and first up was FedArms whom I had never heard of. They sell a bunch of different stuff from surplus powder to firearms. Prices look good compared to other places. For example, 16lbs of W-846 (Bl-C2) for $208. Out of Stock but for that price I'd be willing to get on the list and order when it shows up if I weren't in a hurry.
I took a flyer as the price was right and ordered this https://fedarm.com/product/fedarm-7-92x57-js-197-gr-fmjsc-steel-core-8mm-mauser/
I was going to order surplus of some type or other but this looked decent and I didn't need 1,000rds.
It came a couple of days after ordering and was well packed in peanuts. The boxes are plain white with 8x57 IS clearly marked and 8mm Mauser under in smaller letters. Velocity and trajectory at 0/50/100 and 200meters on the side. Ammo looks brand new laquered steel cased with sealed primers. I took 5 rounds from random boxes and all went boom with no problems.
Muzzle velocity is listed as 2526fps but since it was raining I didn't set up my Caldwell however, as it is target only FMJ I'm not that worried about it. It did have a healthy kick that with the steel buttplate on the Yugo let you know you just shot something.
All in all, if you need cheap ammo to mess around with a surplus gun this stuff from FedArms seems fine to me. Only downside is its not brass so if that is a concern for reloading then something else might be in order. Other than that, good value and fast shipping.
I went on AmmoSeek (https://ammoseek.com/) looking for the cheapest ammo and first up was FedArms whom I had never heard of. They sell a bunch of different stuff from surplus powder to firearms. Prices look good compared to other places. For example, 16lbs of W-846 (Bl-C2) for $208. Out of Stock but for that price I'd be willing to get on the list and order when it shows up if I weren't in a hurry.
I took a flyer as the price was right and ordered this https://fedarm.com/product/fedarm-7-92x57-js-197-gr-fmjsc-steel-core-8mm-mauser/
I was going to order surplus of some type or other but this looked decent and I didn't need 1,000rds.
It came a couple of days after ordering and was well packed in peanuts. The boxes are plain white with 8x57 IS clearly marked and 8mm Mauser under in smaller letters. Velocity and trajectory at 0/50/100 and 200meters on the side. Ammo looks brand new laquered steel cased with sealed primers. I took 5 rounds from random boxes and all went boom with no problems.
Muzzle velocity is listed as 2526fps but since it was raining I didn't set up my Caldwell however, as it is target only FMJ I'm not that worried about it. It did have a healthy kick that with the steel buttplate on the Yugo let you know you just shot something.
All in all, if you need cheap ammo to mess around with a surplus gun this stuff from FedArms seems fine to me. Only downside is its not brass so if that is a concern for reloading then something else might be in order. Other than that, good value and fast shipping.
