7.62 ammo question

[turbocat]

I picked up some 7.62x51 ammo today. Headstamp TW, 68, nato cross. It is on links. Any Idea about origin? Safe to delink and shoot in FAL, G3, CETME? TIA. E.

[John Garand]

Assuming the Chinese or Vietnamese have not copied the 7.62 as the Chinese did the .30 Carbine ammo (and I haven't heard of it) then it is Twin Cities Ammunition plant production. Boxer, NC, standard USGI ammo.

[EMDII]

ALL NATO-spec cross-in-circle ammo is safe to shoot in FAL/G1/G3, yadayada.
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[Aifwikir]

On the 223(5.56) this round wasn't NATO Standard until the British & the Germans changed over to the SLR & HK93 in the late 80's Early 90's. The headstamp won't reflect NATO status until '90's lots.
Aif

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TW is Twin Cities Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, Minn.

1968

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[Double Tap]

That is incorrect the German Bundeswher never adopted the 93 they were using the G3 in fact up till about 2 years ago when they adopted the G36. Also I have Lake City 5.56 brass with Nato headstamps from as early as 83.