German DAG .308 FMJ NATO (7.62x51)

[Wolfgang1952]

Has anyone used this stuff? Cheaper Than Dirt has some. I was wondering how it is?

 

[Tx_oil]

If it is the ammo in the 5 round links, with the tracer rounds removed...it was made for belt fed automatics and is a substantially hotter round than standard ball ammo. The full auto actions require really hot rounds to ensure proper cycling, due to the very rapid cycling of the action.
I have been told that this ammo, if used extensively in a sporter or semiauto rifle, can cause damage such as accelerated wear, throat erosion or stress fractures.

 

[Wolfgang1952]

This stuff is selling in sealed battle packs of 200 rounds......

 

[ulshop]

I've fired around 1000+ rounds through both my M1a's with no problems. Not sure on overall accuracy, my rifles shoot much better than I do.

Check m14tfl.com for more info. It's on sale on their boards from time to time.

 

[Pale Horse]

I bought some a while back in a battlepack. If it's marked "DAG LOS 93xxxx", there's a reason it's cheap. About 1/3 of the rounds are covered in green corrosion. Apparently the contractor who made the paper inserts inside the battlepack didn't use acid free paper on one lot. I had to go through 200 rounds with a scotchbrite pad and some brasso to clean the corrosion off. While it was a PITA, I only had 2 rounds sprout pinholes upon firing. YMMV