I just bought this battle pack from Midway, and failed to notice that the bullet is steel jacketed. (Doh! )

Would you fire this through your semi auto? Specifically, a PTR 91 that is not chrome lined?


7.62 NATO FMJBT, cupro-nickel clad steel jacket, lead core, smooth crimp cannelure from Metallwerk Elisenhütte G.m.b.H., Nassau, Lahn, Germany. Lot imported for the US commercial market, available by Midway USA, June, 2008. Brass case, brass percussion berdan primer, green primer sealant, 3-stab primer crimp. Headstamp (NATO symbol) "MEN 94B0008" (Headstamp includes lot number, indicating February 1994 production.) Bullet design is AB22 whose terminal ballistic performance in tissue is unique from most other 7.62 NATO FMJBT Ball bullet designs. Rather than pitching up 90 degrees, then pitching backwards another 90 degrees and exiting backwards, AB22 pitches up 90 degrees then breaks into two parts at the cannelure, similar in performance to M193 5.56 NATO Ball. Packaged 20 rounds to a tan cardboard box with white label and black printing "AB22 20 Patrone 7.62mm DM111 Weichkern LOS MEN94B0008." Packages had been opened & resealed with thin white paper label with blue printing "MMunDp6." 10 cardboard boxes to an olive drab plastic "battle pack," with white label & same markings. Battle Packs have been opened and resealed with olive drab duct tape.

I just really don't know.....send it to me freight prepaid and I will get back to you most ricky tick, LOL.

Seriously, I would shoot it thru my DSA Para FAL's without hesitation. I shoot quite a lot of milsurp .308 ammo from my stash....but only the stuff assembled by the Boers and/or 1st world countrys, preferably with a NATO stamp. I have no idea how hard or soft the bullet jacket material is and to date have had no abnormal bore wear issues. YMMV

Shoot it.

My buddy would shoot that through his PTR after a Somali had drug it through a toxic waste dump and used it to perform exploratory surgery on a goat... but then he's a little nuts..

Seriously though, it's NATO marked, and it should be okay.

The "steel case thing" isn't as big of a deal as people make it out to be.

I shoot Wolf steel all the time.

EDIT: Oops, just re-read and realized you're talking about a steel-jacketed bullet. I'd shoot it but realize many ranges won't like it.

I don't see it saying "Indian" anywhere on the box.

I think you're good to go

I would!

But I'd shoot damn near anything through mine.

But, mine is a dirty little whore that takes anything I'll feed it!