Long lost can of heavy ball 7.62x54r

[noelf2]

Digging through my safe today, in an attempt to organize it, and I found an unopened spam can of the surplus 180gr Mosin/Nagant ammo. Has that amber paint stripe on it. I think it's 300 rounds. Is that stuff still available? I only see (and shoot) the 147gr surplus ammo these days. Can't remember exactly when I picked this stuff up. Scratching my head...

 

[tobnpr]

Picture?
Most spam cans are 440 rounds (880 per crate).
The heavy ball (I believe most is 182 grain) hasn't been seen much of late.

 

[noelf2]

Pretty sure it's a 300 rnd can.

 

[scooter22]

Looks like Bulgarian lead core heavy ball. 300rnds a can.
http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo016.htm

 

[noelf2]

Interesting. The cases are actually brass.

 

[foolzrushn]

How did one open a sealed lead case? Bayonet?

Or is that brass.....same question.

 

[45_auto]

The same we opened c-ration cans back in the old days.

They all came packed with a can opener in the crate, most people kept one on them.

If I remember correctly, they open easily, the steel ring winds a "band" around it to break the seal.

Some of them you could pull the ring by hand to break the solder seal and open the top.