I bought the 7.62x39 tin and probably should have done a 54r as well. The panic has sunk that caliber already!
I am not sure it is so much panic as just demand. I mean, they have sold several million Mosin Nagants in recent years. I honcho'd a group buy a couple years ago where we sold 100 to a small group of guys. Most bought two, many, like me, bought 4-5.
And, because the ammo is cheap, people stock up. You get substantial discounts if you buy 440 to 880 at a time.
This is different. The stock list was full two weeks ago and now its sold out everywhere. People are talking about it on all the forums. Will 7.62x39 be next? I see that list is shrinking now too :o
http://www.gunbot.net/ammo/rifle/762x54/
And Widener's is actually sold out too. The site must take time to update.
One word, SANCTIONS. Weather one believes it or not there is the possibility. Nobody interested waiting around to see if it happens. They are hedgeing.
gunbot.net showing plenty still. It's if/when either full blown military conflict or additional sanctions.
Plenty there but .50 a round versus .18 it was about two weeks ago. I'm not buying at .50!
You missed .20 from Ammunition to Go yesterday.
It is demand that seems mostly due to possible sanctions from the Wuss in Chief. I was watching some online sites last week and when the initial sanctions were imminent, it seemed like the online sites pulled their Russia made products from inventory online. I saw SGammo 762x39 Russian made all go to zero. once it became clear that the sanctions would be so lame, the inventory numbers came back up. the 54r ammo from Russia is all surplus from what I understand, so it is really a matter of time when it dries up just like the surplus Yugo M67 ak ammo.
It is tough to swallow, but if you want 54r surplus ammo, it might be prudent to buy what you can because once it is gone the other producers will likely be more expensive and difficult to find. Nothing worse than a firearm with no ammo to use in it.
I have never bought anything from this place but they have the 54r surplus for .30 a round shipped. http://www.unammo.com/
you have to scroll down a bit.
they also have some 50 bmg AP rounds for sale.
Quote from: Intercooler on March 18 2014 07:04:43 AM MDT
I bought the 7.62x39 tin and probably should have done a 54r as well. The panic has sunk that caliber already!
Really? I went here and found 39 sources without trying too hard. Not to mention every gun show where I see cases and cases of the stuff.
http://gun-deals.com/list/ammo/7.62x54R
Aim is sold out, but get some from http://www.cajunammo.com/RUSSIAN-MILITARY-SURPLUS-762X54R-147-GRAIN-440rds-RUS76254R.htm while they still have some.
Good points HammerD.
I just ordered 2 spam cans from sportsmans guide, was 215 shipped.. Not to bad these days. Found a coupon code for $10 off and it worked. Sg2686 is the code.
This one?
http://www.slickguns.com/product/147-gr-762x54r-full-metal-jacket-ammo-880-rounds-165-or-157-fs
That's about as cheap as I have ever seen it!
Yeah, 7.62X54R I have 3 1/2 spam cans of, and I also reload it. I'm good, there.
Looks like 5.45x39 is going next.. rumors going around saying its going to get banned from import like steel core 7.62x39 did because of a handgun being made in the caliber.
http://www.thebangswitch.com/import-ban-on-7n6-5-45x39/
This is the company that made the 5.45 handgun. Fucking idiot
Horn'S Custom Rifles, Inc.
(928) 607-0234
Read earlier that 5.45 is now blocked from import.. thanks to that dolt