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Where to get some cheap ammo?
Dangerous T
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Hi, folks.
Looking to buy cheap ammo: surplus, Barnaul, Silver Bear, etc.
Anyone can tell me a good mail order store?
Looking to buy cheap ammo: surplus, Barnaul, Silver Bear, etc.
Anyone can tell me a good mail order store?
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Hi, folks.
Looking to buy cheap ammo: surplus, Barnaul, Silver Bear, etc.
Anyone can tell me a good mail order store?
Well, you can forget about any more cheap Norinco 7.62.
What happened to this stuff. I used to by it at Walmart for less than $2 a box and now it is about $2 per round!
The answer is the same.
There is NO CHEAP AMMO GOING TO BE AVAILABLE!!!! GET USED TO IT.
Copper, lead, brass, petrochemicals and labor prices are through the roof. China is buying huge amounts of these precious commodities. Add to that fact there is a war going on and it all means that the only CHEAP ammo you are going to find is SURPLUS old USSR. The list of calibers that surplus is available for is small and does not include 7.62X39.
If you do not reload now; you better learn how! That is the only way shooting large amounts of ammo is going to remain affordable.
I think if you spend a lot of time, you might be able to find some surplus ammunition at a "cheap" price but it's going to take some hard looking. Others are way ahead of you. The source of cheap ammunition has basically dried up and manufacturing is currently dedicated to the wartime efforts.
The US went from 16 operational ammunition production plants during WWII to 1 (one) plant operating currently under the direction of the Gubment. They are running 3 full time shifts/day, 7 days/week and they can't keep up. Several other private manufacturers have been tapped to take up the slack with most efforts today being directed at supplying the Iraq and Afganistan theaters. Besides supplying our own troops we have also received the ammunition request list from the Iraqi Gubment for their needs which in case you weren't aware, includes 7.62 x 39. They are not asking for a few hundred thousand pieces of ammunition but 100's of millions of rounds.
There is a shortage of ammunition in general because China has reported mining problems in their lead mines (cheap supply) so world prices have gone up. Our lead mines and smelting operations are under the watchful eyes of the EPA and the production is lagging due to restrictions. If you look at the cost of basic metals on the stock market, you'd be aware that all of the prices have gone through the ceiling.
Try to find primers at reasonable prices with some brands (Federal Gold Medal Match) disappearing from shelves with no mention of re-supply for the homefront until the war effort if ended. Federal has no comment. The other manufacturers have hiked prices at least 40% currently. Brass in the military flavors has dried up as well or are in steadily decreasing supply.
In case you're still thinking that the cheap ammo will make a come back, think again. Those days are gone and you have shot up all of the cheap stuff already. My suggestion is to learn how to reload.
Good luck.
What I saved in Ammo cost has paid for the reloading equipment.
I buy 11 boxes a week [;)]
Its not going to cheaper, and if you have MULTIPLE guns in that caliber you really should start stocking up.
Just my 2 cents
7.62x39 For my NORINCO HUNTER
7.62x54 For my SVT-40
7.62x51 for SMLE and, hopefully in the future PTR 91 and FN/FAL
5.56x45 for my Saiga, and, hopefully in the future V-93 and AR-180
357 Sig for my Glocks
357 Magnum for Taurus 608
7.62x25 for my Cz52, TT-33 and, hopefully in the future PPSh.
9x19 for my CZ-75 and Taurus
9x18 for my CZ-83
10mm for my Tanfoglio Witness.
I know there is Wolf ammo, I know there is Bear Ammo, I know there is Barnaul, just would like to know where I can get them and where I can get good surplus ammo for 308 and 7.62x39 R.
From my experience, the prices for any and all ammo at gun shows has JUMPED quite a bit over the past two years. Wolf 7.62x39 FMJ used to sell for around $85 per 1000, now it's running $89 per 500. For all the reasons stated above.