I noticed that these days you see a lot more brass cased ammo come up at prices that are comparable to steel cased ammo, mostly imports from Europe. I guess steel cased went up so much it's now worthwile importing more?
7.62x39 ammo prices
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I doubt there will be any. Maybe AK-74 parts kits eventually, but Ukraine is leaning more towards 5.56 now. You're seeing Brens and M4 rifles on the battlefield and they're going to start manufacturing Brens under licence in country. They're eating through all the old Soviet stocks of ammo pretty quickly.
Which leaves Russia as the only (major) user and producer of 5.45. And when's the last time an import ban or embargo was undone?
With regards to 7.62x39, The loss of steel case import and surge of PSA AK rifles has ensured demand for the ammo remains. This has made it more worthwhile for manufacturers to make the ammo. I’m just hoping the cartridge moves to small primers because I don’t like burning up LRPs for 7.62x39.
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PSA is supposed to be producing 7.62x39 as well as 5.45 soon.
They've had "soviet arms" boxes of 7.62 as a product for months if not over a year, perpetually out of stock.
They recently added a "sabre" branded box that I suppose is more "premium". That box has been there maybe a week or two. I'm hoping that means they are about to finally start selling the stuff.
They've had "soviet arms" boxes of 7.62 as a product for months if not over a year, perpetually out of stock.
They recently added a "sabre" branded box that I suppose is more "premium". That box has been there maybe a week or two. I'm hoping that means they are about to finally start selling the stuff.
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Hopefully it's soon. I've tried their 5.56 and .308 ammo, no issues.
I’ve noticed that too. I was buying Norma brass 7.62 for $0.50/rd while steel Wolf was $0.18/rd. The gap has definitely closed.
@Exspiravit don’t crush my dreams. Maybe orange man and Putin will strike a deal over a bare knuckle boxing match or bear wrestling tourney and import surplus.
Some people dream of silicone filled babes… I dream of cheap surplus. (Again)
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Hornady makes a SPP brass but I’ve never been able to find it anywhere in stock. If you come across other brass types LMK and I’ll look for them!
I can remember when 762x39 first started being imported. Chinese surplus was 2 cents a round. Yes it was corrosive.