Need a little help

[223tenx]

I bought some reloading stuff and in it were two boxes of loaded ammo labeled:

Fabrica Militar
"San Francisco"
15 Cartouchos
Cal. 7.65x54 mm. Cxxmin "SS"
Lote Mun 7
Fulminate No Corrosivo
Industria Argentina

What exactle are these? Are they 7.65 Argentine or just 7mm or??
I've never seen them before. TIA

[Larry Gibson]

They are 7.65 Argentine cartridges manufactured in Argentina. Made for use in the M91 & M1909 Argentine rifles. Should shoot ok but accuracy depends.......

Larry Gibson

[Kraschenbirn]

Almost certainly corrosive-primed, too. When/if you shoot those, run a couple of wet (water) patches through the bore, followed by a couple of lightly oiled patches as soon as practical afterward. A two or three hour delay won't hurt but don't let the gun sit overnite without attention. Trust me, I speak from personal experience on this.

Bill

[223tenx]

I assumed by the "no corrosivo" they were not corrosive, but you may be right. I don't have a 7.65 Arg. so I'll probably sell or trade them at the next GS. Thanks.

[Kraschenbirn]

Uhmmm...missed the "Fulminate No Corrosivo". My Spanish may be a bit rusty but I think it translates to something like 'non-corrosive fulminate" except I've never encountered a fulminate-based primer that wasn't corrosive. Oh well, if you're not planning to shoot 'em, let the next guy worry about it.

Bill

[Kuato]

Fulminate means Primer in Spanish... But I'd still treat it as corrosive. Better safe than sorry..

[KCSO]

I am not sure those are shooters as I have had 3 split cases rom 3 different 15 round boxes. I wuld hang on to them for collecting and go with Privi.

[runfiverun]

even if the primers aren't corosive it doesn't mean the powder isn't.
notice the x54 designation instead of the x53??
you might want to make sure they fit YOUR belgian/argie...