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I recently got myself a b-day present, a Yugoslavian Mauser rifle. viewtopic.php?f=87&t=58187 I understand that the chambering isn't one of the most common anymore and that ammo prices will be quite a bit higher than say, 5.56mm or 7.62mm. But, I'd still like to find a source for reasonably inexpensive 8mm ammo. Specifically, I'd like to buy some quality FMJ to store for the future and soft-points to use at my local range, Quail Creek, as well as to put some of into storage in addition to the FMJ. I've looked around a bit, but it seems that everyone is selling the Privi Partizan for around the same price and decent military surplus seems pretty hard to find. I know some of you have your "go-to" sources if you don't mind sharing; I'd like to be able to buy some and have it shipped to my house while I'm down in Lake Charles for the next few weeks working. Any leads would be appreciated. Thank you all in advance.

Did a quick web search for you.

http://www.jgsales.com/ammo-for-rifles-c-12_45.html Don't know anything about this ammo but it is surplus.

Also my only experience with priv- partizan has been with some handgun calibers and the 7.62X39. It fired but nothing special.

For Eastern Euro ammo S&B is the best imo. High quality ammo in any caliber but it costs more.

I have ran random surplus ammo through my fathers AK and it worked every time but then again its an AK and eats everything. Hope this helps a little. Do a google search but all the ammo companies I know will cost far more then even S&B.

Military Gun Supply has some surplus last time I was there. SGAmmo has the Prvi and good shipping prices.

Ammunition to go has Privi Partasan and S&B in FMJ , Privi, S&B, and Federal in soft point and Hornidy in match grade. AIM surplus had Privi in Match, FMJ and Softpoint a buck or two cheaper than ATG. Widener's has surplus Yugo sniper ammo $8/15 or $450/900. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm? ... 18|830|854" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

MoJo wrote:Ammunition to go has Privi Partasan and S&B in FMJ , Privi, S&B, and Federal in soft point and Hornidy in match grade. AIM surplus had Privi in Match, FMJ and Softpoint a buck or two cheaper than ATG. Widener's has surplus Yugo sniper ammo $8/15 or $450/900. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm? ... 18|830|854" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I had forgotten about Widener...thank you. As far as the FMJ goes, that is EXACTLY what I was looking for...

EDITED TO ADD:

Thanks to all who replied...I'll hit those other sites when I get a little more time, and do more research for some soft-points.

Try this http://www.ammoengine.com/find/ammo/8x57mm_Mauser

I did indeed order some ammo from Wideners. It made it to my house in a few days (I haven't made it back to the Metroplex for a while now). I did some more looking around (past the normal sites I usually use) and found they had the Yugo ammo at Southern Ohio Gun Distributors, 15 to a box ON THE STRIPPER CLIPS for $3.99 a box. So, I ordered some more of it. We'll see how it goes. I'll update this once it makes it to the house and later once I'm able to make it home and check it all out. Thanks again for getting me looking in the right directions.