500 Rounds of 7.62x39mm Ammo by Tula – 122gr FMJ

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Summary

• Tula Ammunition dates back to 1880 when Emperor Alexander II approved the establishment of a new cartridge plant.

• Tula’s first contract was to produce 210 million rounds within the first seven years of their foundation -- today they are their country’s leading ammunition manufacturer.

• Although they originally made their cartridges with brass casings, Tula switched over to steel in the 1920s partly thanks to Russia’s staggeringly abundant iron reserves.

• This 7.62x39mm cartridge has such a casing with a Berdan primer, making it significantly less expensive than a brass cased cartridge for the trade-off of being non-reloadable.

• With 1,000 rounds to work through, though, you wouldn’t have thought about reloading for quite some time anyway.