PPU Ammunition
Authorized Dealer • Užice, Serbia Since 1928
Prvi Partizan Užice (PPU) is the Serbian ammunition manufacturer that has been producing brass-cased centerfire rifle and pistol ammunition since 1928 — founded in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and continuously operating through the Second World War, the Yugoslav socialist period, the 1990s wars of dissolution, and into the modern privatized Serbian state. PPU's distinctive position in the global market is volume production of obscure surplus rifle calibers that domestic American manufacturers stopped making decades ago. Keep Shooting carries the PPU SKUs that surplus rifle owners need most: 8mm Mauser for K98 / Yugo M48 / Czech vz.24, 7.5 Swiss for K31 and Schmidt-Rubin straight-pulls, .30 Carbine JSP for M1 carbines, 7.62x51 NATO 200gr subsonic for suppressed M14 / FAL / AR-10 shooters, plus the blank-cartridge set (7.62x39, .30-06, and 5.56 M200) for re-enactment, training, and ceremonial use.
PPU Ammunition at Keep Shooting
Prvi Partizan Užice (PPU) is one of the Balkans' oldest continuously-operating ammunition manufacturers, founded in 1928 in the Serbian town of Užice (then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and producing centerfire rifle, pistol, and specialty cartridges through seven decades of regime change and warfare. PPU's distinctive position in the global civilian market is the breadth of its catalog: where American manufacturers tend to drop calibers as soon as their parent military stops using them, PPU continues producing virtually every rifle caliber that has ever been issued by a NATO or Warsaw Pact military — over 400 different cartridge specifications across the full line. For surplus-rifle owners who are tired of paying boutique reloader prices for ammunition that domestic manufacturers abandoned in the 1960s, PPU is often the only brass-cased, factory-loaded, Boxer-primed source available.
8mm Mauser — The Surplus Bolt-Action Caliber
The PPU 8mm Mauser 198gr FMJ feeds the entire family of 8x57 Mauser bolt-action rifles — the German K98 Mauser (the canonical Wehrmacht service rifle), the post-war Yugoslav M48 (built at the Kragujevac arsenal on captured / licensed German tooling), the Czechoslovak vz.24, the Spanish 1893 and 1916 series, and a long tail of European-issue 8mm Mauser-pattern rifles. 8mm Mauser was abandoned by domestic American manufacturers (Federal, Winchester, Remington) decades ago, and the few US-made production runs that occasionally surface carry boutique pricing well above the PPU cost-per-round. For surplus K98 / M48 owners, this is the canonical brass-cased Boxer-primed factory load. Pair with our German Army surplus catalog for matching K98 accessories and period-correct kit.
7.5 Swiss — K31 and Schmidt-Rubin
The PPU 7.5 Swiss 174gr FMJ is the cartridge for the Swiss K31 straight-pull rifle (1933–1958 Swiss service issue, widely considered one of the most accurate military bolt-actions ever produced) and the earlier Schmidt-Rubin K11 and 1889 series. Like 8mm Mauser, 7.5x55 Swiss has effectively zero domestic American factory production — surplus K31 owners have historically relied on either the dwindling supply of Swiss military GP11 surplus or the small number of European factory loads. PPU is the most consistently-available brass-cased Boxer-primed factory option for K31 shooters, priced well below the GP11 surplus spot market when GP11 is even available. Pair with our Swiss Army surplus catalog for K31 cleaning kits, slings, and period-correct accessories.
.30 Carbine — M1 Carbine JSP
The PPU .30 Carbine 110gr JSP is the soft-point hunting / defensive load for the M1 Carbine, the lightweight US-issue carbine produced in massive numbers during WWII (over 6.2 million produced) and used through Korea and Vietnam. .30 Carbine is a middle caliber — not as powerful as the .30-06 from a Garand or bolt-action, but more capable than a pistol-caliber carbine of equivalent platform weight. The 110gr jacketed soft point is the premier hunting / personal defense load (FMJ ball is the canonical military spec). Pair with our M1 Carbine parts and M1 Carbine magazines catalogs.
7.62x51 NATO 200gr Subsonic
The PPU 7.62x51mm Subsonic 200gr FMJ is the heavy-bullet 7.62 NATO / .308 Winchester load designed for suppressed shooting. The 200-grain bullet weight (vs. the 150gr / 168gr / 175gr range of standard supersonic loads) keeps muzzle velocity below the speed of sound (~1,125 ft/s) when fired from typical 16″–20″ barrels — eliminating the supersonic crack that defeats a suppressor's noise reduction. Subsonic 7.62x51 is in particular demand among shooters running suppressed M14 / M1A, FN FAL, AR-10, and SR-25 platforms. Compare against the Fiocchi and Sellier & Bellot 9mm subsonic lines for pistol-caliber suppressor work.
Blanks — 7.62x39, .30-06, and 5.56 M200
Blank ammunition is wadded or crimped cartridges that produce muzzle flash and report without a projectile, used for film and theater production, military re-enactment, ceremonial firing (21-gun salutes, funeral honors), starter-pistol signaling, and dog / livestock training. The PPU 7.62x39 Blank is the AK-47 / SKS blank for Soviet-era re-enactment and AK platform training. The PPU .30-06 Springfield Blank is the canonical M1 Garand blank used in WWII re-enactment and the ceremonial 21-gun salute (the M1 Garand has been the standard US-military funeral-honors rifle since WWII). The PPU 5.56x45 M200 A1 Blank is the modern M16 / AR-15 / M4 blank in the US-military M200 specification — used for force-on-force training with blank-firing adapters, military re-enactment, and signaling. Blank cartridges still produce dangerous wadding ejection at close range and should never be fired at a person without a proper blank-firing adapter and minimum safe distance.
Pairing & Cross-References
For shooters comparing the PPU surplus-rifle catalog against the broader European ammunition market, see our Sellier & Bellot catalog (Czech heritage, Warsaw Pact calibers, less-lethal 12 gauge), the Fiocchi catalog (Italian heritage, subsonic + less-lethal), the Magtech catalog (Brazilian budget brass), and the PMC catalog (South Korean Bronze + X-Tac). Browse by use case via the rifle ammo category for the broader bolt-action and semi-auto rifle catalog. Pair with our military surplus parts catalog (M1 Carbine, K98 / Mauser-pattern small parts) and the military surplus magazines catalog for matching kit.
Frequently Asked Questions — PPU
Yes, we maintain inventory of the most popular PPU products. Each product listing shows real-time stock status. If an item is temporarily out of stock, you can sign up for back-in-stock notifications on the product page.
Yes! All orders over $49.95 qualify for free shipping, including PPU products. Orders typically ship within 1–2 business days.
Keep Shooting offers hassle-free returns on PPU products. If you're not completely satisfied, contact our customer service team for a return authorization. All products must be in original, unused condition.
Yes, Keep Shooting is an authorized PPU dealer. All products are sourced directly and include full manufacturer warranty coverage.