TMG: Testing Turk 8mm "hot" ammo...

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5 жыл бұрын

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PS...I'd like to do an update. The "HIGH" 3100+fps velocities we got on the chrony are wrong. I tested this ammo later with my new labradar and it was getting ~3000 at the muzzle. The actual muzzle blast was affecting my chrony at 13-15ft....I suspect others may have gotten inflated numbers as well.
Hey guys...in this video we are going to do a quick test to see how Turk 7.92x57mm ammo shoots and is it safe to use and identify any issues with it.
There will be a follow up vid in the future with more numbers and comparison using labradar!
Thanks!
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@DNchap1417 4 жыл бұрын

Ian "Gun Jesus" McCollum warned in his FW video NOT to use Turkish 8mm on a semi-auto or even full-auto gun. According to him, you're lucky the G43 did not blow up in your face.

@donwyoming1936

Haven't had any issues with the Turk ammo. Bought 14,000 rds back in the late 90s. Down to my last 20 bandoleers. Doesn't kick as much as Portuguese ammo does!

@wbwarren57

Wow! You obviously know a lot about reloading, but very little about statistics and quality control. If you really wanted to help people, you would have tried to give them some rules of thumb as to what Turkish ammo is most likely to caused problems and what Turkish is not likely to cause problems. You would’ve given people rules of thumb about which Turkish lots of ammunition, age of ammunition manufacture of ammunition has had problems and which is not. With what you did here I don’t think you really gave anyone much useful information.

@lincolnreavis1172 5 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video, I just bought 350 rds of 40s dated Turk ammo.

@joelopezjl28 5 жыл бұрын

Turk ammo is good for its price but you are right on the brass i had tons of split necks in all my bolt guns but fires and is somewhat accurate

@dailycomments3546 Жыл бұрын

3200 feet = 975 meter for second, that is impressive

@johnbeaman9570 3 жыл бұрын

So your proof is that the cases are in generally the same area? Thats not hard evidence

@Weptek911

I fired a couple thousand rounds of the Turk ‘37-‘39 8mm in my YUGO M48s. I never had any real problems other than an occasional split case neck. It kicked pretty hard but I considered it “Recoil Therapy”. It was great cheap ammo.

@internetomatic 3 жыл бұрын

It may well work under ideal circumstances, but you're forgetting likelihood of failure - things like poor storage practices, bad metallurgy, and inconsistent manufacturing.

@blueduck9409

If you like your rifle and dont want to break the stock at the wrist, you should pull all Turkish and Greek 8mm ammo and reduce the powder charge by 4 grains. This makes a much more plesant shooting load / experience, and greatly reduces the risk of stock breakage.

@zachc6461 4 жыл бұрын

I just blew thru 150 rounds of that shit with my K98. What a hoot, i love that kick!

@PingMan84 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, going to try this ammo on my fn-49. Hopefully no mushroom cloud.

@edwardcenerizio6318 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent informational video. Thank you for posting.

@brandonbentley5453 Жыл бұрын

I've shot Turk ammo from the 30s and 40s that was "Hot" through 1944 Steyr K98k and Yugo M48 and it's no hotter then match loads loaded to 3000fps...all depending on weight really.

@cletusyeetus9077 3 жыл бұрын

My only 8mm is a Gewehr 88. Even though the Turks got hold of it back in the day and probably shot a lot of this ammo through it, I think I'll still hold off. Honestly, I don't even like running modern factory loads through it.

@jacksonthompson7099 5 жыл бұрын

Had a 1915 Gewehr 98 and we shot Turkish 8mm i had and man did the bolt STICK!! Was 1947 or 1949 dated, i thought the ammo was hot but i just learned something new awesome!

@kurtwk 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting and superb video, sir, I have a little more of a better understanding about Turk ammo. About 20 years ago I fired probably less than 50 Turk rounds out of my G43 ( qve45 with original gas components and springs ) …and ended up losing my extractor. Perhaps it was coincidental and was just bound to happen. I still have that G43 and I’ve been re-enacting with it for over 20 years , firing a lot of blanks through that time. It’s been surprisingly quite reliable ….but as the years go by , I get more and more paranoid about shooting ANYTHING out of it.