BushMaster-15
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Seeing the photos of the mangled thumb and obviously ammunition which should have been either fired or tossed out minimum 20-30 years sooner . Reminded ME of some surplus 8x57mm that may of had a powder problem also Steel core . Can't be positive but possibly Turkish manufacture ?. Headstamp FS ,does anyone else recall that ammo ?. What looks to be a crescent between the T C ,7.9 ,F.S ,1947 with slash marks between every place I've put comas .
Also might have been Ball M2 Cal. .30?. I have some which I researched on the internet ,let Me see which one that is ; OK , Lot PS-2-134 Headstamp PS 75 Poongsan Metal out of Korea . I borrowed the Below from another site . Looks as IF mine escaped problems !?. I'm gonna bang a couple without the opt rod ,JUST to be sure . Then I'll pull the copper washed steel jacked bullet and look for a penetrator core ,IF it has one. Pull all check powder type and charge weight ,then replace bullet with suitable Lead core and cycle them . They're boxer primed and cases appear to be in Good condition . I got them for peanuts ,as the guy selling them didn't know they were Armor Piercing . When I pulled out a magnet and two popped up out of the Box ,he nearly fainted . Being at a Gun show selling armor piercing ammo which had been BANNED years earlier ,gave Me full advantage in purchasing them .
PS ammo survey
Here is the survey of Korean ammo showing the lots that had problems:
Here is the data I have on the bad lots of Korean PS:
PS 2-027 (one positive report based on unknown number of rounds fired)
PS 2-033 (BAD? - one report - unspecified problem)
PS 2-035
PS 2-083 (one positive report based on less than 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-088
PS 2-089 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-090
PS 2-093
PS 2-094
PS 2-096 (some black corrosion, otherwise positive report on very few rounds fired)
PS 2-097
PS 2-098
PS 2-100
PS 2-101
PS 2-102 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-103
PS 2-104 (two positive reports based on a few hundred rounds)
PS 2-105 (one positive report based on a few hundred rounds)
PS 2-106
PS 2-108
PS 2-122
PS 2-123 (report of one dud round out of 400 rounds fired)
PS 2-124
PS 2-127
PS 2-128
PS 2-134
PS 2-135
PS 2-138
PS 2-142
PS 2-144
PS 2-145
PS 2-146
PS 2-147
PS 2-148
PS 2-149
PS 2-151 (maybe OK - based on VERY limited information)
PS 2-152 (VERY BAD - DANGER - numerous reports of ruptured heads!)
PS 2-154 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-155 (BAD - one report of splits 3 out of 352 rds)
PS 2-156 (BAD - multiple reports of serious splits)
PS 2-157
PS 2-158 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-159 (one positive report based on 400 rounds fired)
PS 2-161
PS 2-162 (one positive report based on 300 rounds fired)
PS 2-165 (maybe OK - multiple positive reports - one report of infrequent and minor gas leakage
around primers...NOT blown primers)
PS 2-169
PS 2-171 (one negative report of blown primers)
PS 2-172 (one positive report based on approximately 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-173
PS 2-174 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-177
PS 2-179
PS 2-181
PS 2-183
PS 2-184
PS 2-185 (one report of blown primer and one unspecified negative report)
PS 2-186
PS 2-187
PS 2-189 (one positive report)
PS 2-192
PS 2-193 (some of this lot badly corroded, otherwise positive reports)
PS 2-194
PS 2-195
PS 2-198
PS 2-202
PS 2-204
PS 2-205
PS 2-152 (VERY BAD - DANGER - numerous reports of ruptured heads!)
PS 2-153 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-154 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-155 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-156 (BAD - multiple reports of serious splits)
PS 2-158 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-161 (reports of leaking primers, one blown)
PS 2-165 (Bad – multiple reports of leaking primers and one report of serious split case from mid-case into head, but not through rim)
Also might have been Ball M2 Cal. .30?. I have some which I researched on the internet ,let Me see which one that is ; OK , Lot PS-2-134 Headstamp PS 75 Poongsan Metal out of Korea . I borrowed the Below from another site . Looks as IF mine escaped problems !?. I'm gonna bang a couple without the opt rod ,JUST to be sure . Then I'll pull the copper washed steel jacked bullet and look for a penetrator core ,IF it has one. Pull all check powder type and charge weight ,then replace bullet with suitable Lead core and cycle them . They're boxer primed and cases appear to be in Good condition . I got them for peanuts ,as the guy selling them didn't know they were Armor Piercing . When I pulled out a magnet and two popped up out of the Box ,he nearly fainted . Being at a Gun show selling armor piercing ammo which had been BANNED years earlier ,gave Me full advantage in purchasing them .
PS ammo survey
Here is the survey of Korean ammo showing the lots that had problems:
Here is the data I have on the bad lots of Korean PS:
PS 2-027 (one positive report based on unknown number of rounds fired)
PS 2-033 (BAD? - one report - unspecified problem)
PS 2-035
PS 2-083 (one positive report based on less than 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-088
PS 2-089 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-090
PS 2-093
PS 2-094
PS 2-096 (some black corrosion, otherwise positive report on very few rounds fired)
PS 2-097
PS 2-098
PS 2-100
PS 2-101
PS 2-102 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-103
PS 2-104 (two positive reports based on a few hundred rounds)
PS 2-105 (one positive report based on a few hundred rounds)
PS 2-106
PS 2-108
PS 2-122
PS 2-123 (report of one dud round out of 400 rounds fired)
PS 2-124
PS 2-127
PS 2-128
PS 2-134
PS 2-135
PS 2-138
PS 2-142
PS 2-144
PS 2-145
PS 2-146
PS 2-147
PS 2-148
PS 2-149
PS 2-151 (maybe OK - based on VERY limited information)
PS 2-152 (VERY BAD - DANGER - numerous reports of ruptured heads!)
PS 2-154 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-155 (BAD - one report of splits 3 out of 352 rds)
PS 2-156 (BAD - multiple reports of serious splits)
PS 2-157
PS 2-158 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-159 (one positive report based on 400 rounds fired)
PS 2-161
PS 2-162 (one positive report based on 300 rounds fired)
PS 2-165 (maybe OK - multiple positive reports - one report of infrequent and minor gas leakage
around primers...NOT blown primers)
PS 2-169
PS 2-171 (one negative report of blown primers)
PS 2-172 (one positive report based on approximately 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-173
PS 2-174 (one positive report based on 200 rounds fired)
PS 2-177
PS 2-179
PS 2-181
PS 2-183
PS 2-184
PS 2-185 (one report of blown primer and one unspecified negative report)
PS 2-186
PS 2-187
PS 2-189 (one positive report)
PS 2-192
PS 2-193 (some of this lot badly corroded, otherwise positive reports)
PS 2-194
PS 2-195
PS 2-198
PS 2-202
PS 2-204
PS 2-205
PS 2-152 (VERY BAD - DANGER - numerous reports of ruptured heads!)
PS 2-153 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-154 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-155 (VERY BAD - DANGER - multiple negative reports splits and ruptured head)
PS 2-156 (BAD - multiple reports of serious splits)
PS 2-158 (VERY BAD - DANGER - Nasty split cases...all the way to the head of the case)
PS 2-161 (reports of leaking primers, one blown)
PS 2-165 (Bad – multiple reports of leaking primers and one report of serious split case from mid-case into head, but not through rim)
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