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Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Jul 11th, 2012 at 5:05pm
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I was given 2 boxes of ammo from a friend who inherited them from his grandfather. 

Any help indentifying and perhaps value?

Cartridges are marked:
*FNM*7.62*58*

Thanks in advance
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Re: Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Reply #1 - Jul 12th, 2012 at 12:46am
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FNM is a headstamp used by 2 different ammunition producers; Fabrica National de Municiones in Mexico and Fabrica Nacional de Municoes e Armas Legiras, Moscavode, Portugal.

My guess is that the cartridges cases are military .30-06 ammunition made in Mexico in 1958.  What the loads might be is anybody's guess. 

The cartridge cases might be 7.62 NATO, but 1958 is pretty early for that.

  
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Re: Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Reply #2 - Jul 12th, 2012 at 3:50pm
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Any chance it could be 7.62 CETME? (Which would be dimensionally more like .308 / 7.62x51 NATO.)
Or, does it look more like .30-06?
  
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Re: Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Reply #3 - Jul 13th, 2012 at 4:38am
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A picture would help.  Especially if it's of the cartridge, not the box.  Coincidentally, 7.62x58R would be the proper metric designation for the 30-40 Krag.  Just like 7.62x63 is metric for the 30-06.  Are the cartridges rimmed?
  
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Re: Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Reply #4 - Jul 14th, 2012 at 1:32am
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I was pretty sure myself that 30-06 was 7.62x63 also...   7.7 Jap is actually 7.7x58.  Could this be a cartridge that was chambered to feed in a Type 99?   The case dimensions for 7.7x58 and US M2 Ball (30-06 or 7.62x63) are very similar... and before Norma started mass production of 7.7 jap ammo, most Arisaka shooters made cases by trimming and re-sizing 30-06 cases.  Also, .30 caliber jacketed bullets are typically .308 diameter, while 7.7 (and brittish .303) bullets are .312 diameter, so technically, a .30 caliber bullet could be fired in a Type 99 Arisaka if the case dimensions were correct.  Food for thought????
  
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Re: Ammo Question 7.62 X 58
Reply #5 - Jul 14th, 2012 at 1:58am
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The Mexican Army adopted the .30-06 as standard after WW2, after they retired their 7x57 rifles & MGs.  Their M1954 (Mexican) Mausers were .30-06.  And I have quite a bit of FNM .30-06 brass.  Most of it is headstamped "FNM" and a 2-digit year, just like the US military stuff, and uses regular Boxer primers.  I think the "58" is just the year of manufacture.
  
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