The above was internet-translated from a 1600-round crate of Bulgarian 7.62x25 ammo. The top was an instruction sheet pasted on the lid of the crate, and the bottom was the label on the 16-round cartridge packets.
[I am very sorry the picture is unreadable - if you right click and save the picture, and then view your copy once downloaded, you should be able to zoom in and read it.]
There is a myth on the internet that there are different lots of Tokarev ammo, one for pistols and the other for submachine guns. While this may be true for other specific types of ammo, the Tokarev package labels say otherwise. There is also a myth that while most the packets are tan colored, the pink packets are dangerously over-pressured. If I recall correctly, my 1600 rounds contained mostly tan packets with a few pink, and no difference in either. However, if there is any truth to the myth, the ammo crates should be well marked with powder information showing a specific dangerous source.
I fired my rounds through a CZ52, and had numerous failures-to-fire, which were usually remedied after attempting to fire them 2-3 more times. The problem was probably both hard/deep set primers, and a weak firing pin strike. The rounds often had split cases, and made a tremendous muzzle flash at night.
[I am very sorry the picture is unreadable - if you right click and save the picture, and then view your copy once downloaded, you should be able to zoom in and read it.]
There is a myth on the internet that there are different lots of Tokarev ammo, one for pistols and the other for submachine guns. While this may be true for other specific types of ammo, the Tokarev package labels say otherwise. There is also a myth that while most the packets are tan colored, the pink packets are dangerously over-pressured. If I recall correctly, my 1600 rounds contained mostly tan packets with a few pink, and no difference in either. However, if there is any truth to the myth, the ammo crates should be well marked with powder information showing a specific dangerous source.
I fired my rounds through a CZ52, and had numerous failures-to-fire, which were usually remedied after attempting to fire them 2-3 more times. The problem was probably both hard/deep set primers, and a weak firing pin strike. The rounds often had split cases, and made a tremendous muzzle flash at night.