Trying 57 years old 9mm ammo

[52gunny]

What you bought, I suspect, is very hot 9mm smg ammo with really hard primers. Western Europe was never short of such weapons. Extensive shooting of that stuff will shorten the service lives of your handguns, but then, you would already know that.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@52gunny

Those are definitely not for extensive shooting, the unreliable primers alone would make that seem like a bad idea. I got that batch for cheap and it was more of a just-for-fun experiment, to see how such old ammo would perform.

[MrVoorhees88]

You look awesome :) lol

[bddc201]

Is it possible this is submachinegun ammo with hard primers?

[techdeckdude245]

if my round wouldnt go off i would wait a few seconds then eject the bullet and leave it alone.

[liebre4x4]

nice shooting range. i have a question, im a rifle guy and im starting to use pistols, do i have to use gloves for the pistols?

thank you

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@liebre4x4

No, you don't have to. Some grips and some calibers are more comfortable to shoot with gloves but they normally do not affect the shooting performance. Safety glasses are more relevant, which I occasionally forget to take with me...

[40calfmj]

i think its cool to bike :-)

[skateordiepat]

damn dont you own a car

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@skateordiepat

No I don't, and I'm saving lots of money that way.

[lakeb0dom]

never seen this vid until now :P Nice Video!

[Cytacon]

Personally I would wait a few seconds before clearing dud rounds. A hangfire round going off during or after ejection could ruin your day bro.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@Cytacon

Yes, I know. It's just that the habit of clearing jams and misfires as fast as possible has stuck from the competitions.

[mrfiux]

@Cytacon Specially when firing old ammo. I fired some old Russian 7.62X54R one time and cleared the round, only to have it explode near me 20 secs later.

[marcelloviscardi]

Ive got a couple vids up shooting 25+yr old Israeli 9mm ammo. Looks like yours fared a little better then mine. I liked the unkown part of shooting it, gave me some good failure to fire drills.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@marcelloviscardi

Yes, that's what I like about it, it's good practice. I also like the idea of putting rounds through my firearm that were made so long ago and still work, for the most part.

[josephd27]

is that an m&p compact

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@josephd27

Yes, it's the M&P9c.

[GoreBastard]

Pow pow pow!!

Nice weapon, cheers for using my tune!

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@GoreBastard

Yeah, your music is totally awesome, both your remixes and original songs! =)

[Riflemanm16a2]

I liked the Killer Instinct music. This reminds me of some old 8mm Mauser ammo I was shooting a while back. Probably 65% or so were duds, and another 10% had delayed ignition. Needless to say, we stopped shooting it. What kind of price did you get on that 9mm btw?

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@Riflemanm16a2

I got it for 1.87 kr per round, which is 30 cents. A little more if considering the shipping as well.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@Riflemanm16a2

I just saw that I was mistaken about the price... I actually got the ammo for 1.25 kr per round, that is 20 cents. If including the shipping, the price was 26 cents per round.

[PattyMMelt]

marf.

i like guns.. but im not connoisseur or anything~ so forgive me if i dont leave good comments on videos like this x3

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@PattyMMelt

No problem. =)

[matthewkayjohnson]

where are your safety glasses at?

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@matthewkayjohnson

At home. Most of the time I'm forgetting one thing or the other, no matter how hard I try to remember putting everything into the bag. And this time it was the glasses...

[kahah2]

RANGE DAY!!!!!!!!!!

[HONORGUARD308]

hey mate. i seen that when the rounds did not go off you extracted and picked up the round. you should never do that the round can still go off. iv seen it at the range once it was a 9mm around 15 seconds after the primer was hit it went off. no one was hurt we lurn to leave to rounds in for 20 seconds then extract and face the projectile down range

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@HONORGUARD308

Yes, I'm aware of that. Through the competitions I developed the habit to clear malfunctions as fast as possible, but you're right in pointing out the risk.

[tetsubo57]

Older than me!

This is why you drive a car... Plus I am lazy. And I don't know how to ride a bike.

Bad Skall, no glasses.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@tetsubo57

Yep, and you are obviously more reliable. =)

A car sure is comfortable, but damn expensive and not exactly environmental-friendly. Yes, I admit, money is the more decisive factor of the two...

But you're kidding me, right? About not knowing how to ride a bike?

I know, no need to rub it in. ;-p

[tetsubo57]

@SkallagrimNilsson Nope. I never learned to ride a bike as a child.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@tetsubo57

I see. I'm so used to the tendency that teaching how to ride a bike is a mandatory part of child rearing, at least in Europe. On the other hand, in the US driving a car seems to be much more usual and self-evident than even walking.

[tetsubo57]

@SkallagrimNilsson I didn't learn to ride a bike because I had an alcoholic father. He couldn't deal with training a child to do anything. Too much stress. In the US, bike riding is part of every child's life. I am an exception in that regard, here as well.

I didn't get my driver's license until I was 36. I walked a lot.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@tetsubo57

Ah, ok, I was under a false impression then. I kept hearing (or rather reading) about the lack of bikeways and the messed up traffic structure which makes going by car easier than by foot.

I guess it depends a lot on the individual city, doesn't it?

[tetsubo57]

@SkallagrimNilsson Yes it does. Remember, many parts of the US are suburban & rural. Lots of open spaces. Lots.

[eje1079]

So what were the final numbers of rounds that fired to rounds that didnt?

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@eje1079

Of 32 rounds, three didn't fire at all. 2-3 others fired on second primer strike.

[eje1079]

@SkallagrimNilsson Sweet. Not too bad for ammo that old.

[Bl0odVomit]

lol Battle Toads

[TheOsawa666]

damn that Ammo works pretty good for being 57 years old! did you think it would miss fire a lot more then that, due to being an old Ammunition? because i did, nice video man : }

[Alphalug]

I am just glad it shot for you man some of that shit can be really unpredictable.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@Alphalug

Yeah, three of 32 did not fire at all, no matter how often I tried. A few others fired on second primer strike.

[MrWer1138]

Dude,,,You would love my home town of Roswell NM We have hundreds of box canyons on public land you can go to and be completly isolated and shoot all day,or camp out and shoot all week if you like and never see another person.Its great!

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@MrWer1138

That sounds awesome. =)

[macwild1234]

1:50

hahahaha

[someguy001001]

Nice to see how green you are.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@someguy001001

Yeah, it's both green and cheap. The only disadvantage is that it costs more time and effort, but that's okay.

[neonshoji]

Very cool video. I love the first person shots...that'd look killer with some Hi-Viz or tritium sights. Anyway, I got a hold of some WW2 German 9mm last summer and put a bunch through my Glock 17 and AR15 in 9mm. Not a single primer failure. Them Germans knew how to make ammunition! I'll give 'em that.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@neonshoji

Yep, I'd love some tritium or even better TruGlo sights. Just can't afford them at the moment.

[Marine052191]

Did you see any .45ACP 57 year old ammo?

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@Marine052191

Not recently at least.

[Marine052191]

That is my kind of bike ride!!!

[27dcx]

hey skall, not trying to be a "safety sally" but i have heard that you should wait 30 secs to eject the round after a failure to fire because there could be a delayed reaction. I am sure you know what you're doing but i wouldn't want you to get hurt. I just heard that recently, but in the past i have immediately ejected the round as well.

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@27dcx

Yes, that is correct. In theory there is a very small chance of delayed fire, so waiting is actually safer. However, I don't do it regularly because that would lead to the habit of doing it every time, automatically. In a competition or self-defense situation (though highly unlikely here) such a habit costs precious time.

[unknown1730]

Does the police come to your house to inspect that you lock up your guns? And do you have to participate in competition to keep your hand guns?

[SkallagrimNilsson]

@unknown1730

They can, but they rarely do so. It has not happened so far.

In order to keep them it's sufficient to be member in a shooting club. If I want to buy a new one I do indeed have to participate in competition.

[creedman4400]

Oh hell yeah killer Instinct music :D