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Frequently when this discussion comes up, large quantities of .22 are mentioned. Which would make perfect sense except that .22 ammo, particularly the cheaper bulk fodder, starts failing to fire after about a decade in storage, according to many reports. Something to do with the rimfire...

WASR10/63 for $380 is a good functional AK, or if you want one that's really top of the line and close to the current issue Russian type, Arsenal SGL21 for $700. The Yugo M70s also tend to be good deals for the money but before purchasing one I'd recommend research to find out more about them...

Soviet/Ukranian M44s used to be available at AIM and other vendors for $89 as of a couple years ago, but about a year ago the supply dried up. Now they tend to go for $100-150ish. They were mostly in "very good" condition. Romanian M44s probably won't go for quite as much as Polish (some of...

The openers that come with the spam cans work just like the GI can opener (P38). They're just a lot bigger! Anyway, the easiest method I've found is to use the issue opener to get it started and then switch to the tin snips. No risk of damaging contents from dremel, little risk of cutting...

It does last longer, but the only corrosively primed 7.62x39 around in quantity these days is Yugo surplus. All the Russian 7.62x39 is non-corrosive (and non-surplus). This includes Wolf, the various Bears, Monarch (Academy), Golden Tiger (may be the best of these). The Yugo surplus gets...

How did box decomposition damage the ammo?

What is the basis for the oft-repeated claim that WASR's contain "military/arsenal reject" parts? It may be true but I've never seen any corroboration for the claim. And I particularly doubt it's true of the WASR10/63s now sold.

Double stack WASR's do indeed have their magwells widened after importation, but the importer, Century, does a better job of it in recent years than when they were first sold. The magwell is certainly one thing to check when buying a WASR, but isn't likely to be the mess they once were. WASR's...

Even though it's still out of stock much of the time at many stores, that's not likely to continue for much longer. There's no rational reason for a shortage of .380, other than that it's become a much more popular caliber in recent years and it being out of stock adds to the panic buying. The...

Little doubt of that. The vast majority of the population during the Dark Ages was capable of foraging, some form of agriculture, and used to hard living. Even the tiny proportion of society who are engaged in most agriculture today are still dependent on fertilizer, parts, electricity and...

+1 My choices, assuming they can be transported, are: 1. Handgun of established reliability and familiarity of use, revolver or pistol, in 38sp or better. I think the 9mm is the best option for the kind of situation under discussion, and I selected a Glock. 2. .223 carbine, Mini...

Don't have experience with the Beretta, but have G17 and like it a lot. If it's comfortable to hold and shoot, they're light, reliable, and as easy to maintain as it gets. I can definitely recommend the G17.

Well, that is informative, thanks. I'm not sitting on a stockpile, nor storing powder. What I do have is a couple tins of '50s Bulgarian 7.62x54r. Since that's what I'm responsible for, I guess I'm most concerned about the long term (or short term, for that matter) safety of keeping a tin...

That's certainly good to know, up to this point I've been among the "many folks" who believed that the shelf life of ammo, though not "infinite," is in the range of 50-100 years for corrosive primer ammo. And more importantly, that the main concern would be more hangfires as the ammo aged, not...