San Francisquito Bill
New member
Boy do I have a lot of questions!
Well, I got my Springfield M1A Scout, and I have been looking for some good ammo to feed it. So far, I have found the following:
My store has CAVIM Venesuelan NATO ammo in 100rd Battle packs. I can get them for about 16.25 per 100. I would jump on that, but another guy with a scout brought some back and said that it malfunctioned consistently. Is CAVIM known for this?
Another local store has British Radway ammo with an '83 headstamp. It is in plastic battle packs but I just bought 5 boxes of 20 at $5 per box. More expensive, but from what I've heard, it is better ammo.
In light of this, I have a couple more questions.
1. Both brands of ammo have a discoloration near the shoulder of the case. The Brass near the base is shiny, but it becomes dull near the mouth. Is this normal?
2. Are different brands of MilSurp ammo leaded to different velocities? (I have read about ammo from different years ejecting in different patterns, but I would think that all NATO spec ammo would be loaded to a common spec.--Then again, I am pretty new to this MilSurp thing, so I wouldn't know.)
Thanks for the responses!
Well, I got my Springfield M1A Scout, and I have been looking for some good ammo to feed it. So far, I have found the following:
My store has CAVIM Venesuelan NATO ammo in 100rd Battle packs. I can get them for about 16.25 per 100. I would jump on that, but another guy with a scout brought some back and said that it malfunctioned consistently. Is CAVIM known for this?
Another local store has British Radway ammo with an '83 headstamp. It is in plastic battle packs but I just bought 5 boxes of 20 at $5 per box. More expensive, but from what I've heard, it is better ammo.
In light of this, I have a couple more questions.
1. Both brands of ammo have a discoloration near the shoulder of the case. The Brass near the base is shiny, but it becomes dull near the mouth. Is this normal?
2. Are different brands of MilSurp ammo leaded to different velocities? (I have read about ammo from different years ejecting in different patterns, but I would think that all NATO spec ammo would be loaded to a common spec.--Then again, I am pretty new to this MilSurp thing, so I wouldn't know.)
Thanks for the responses!