7.62 Nato ammo

[thexrayboy]

For those who are interested Aim surplus has a limited amount of SA 7.62.
140 rd battle packs at 49.99 each = about .35 a round. Probably won't last long.

 

[Roccobro]

Wow, they still have some now. Last month when they had some more listed online and I saw a post like this, it was already gone in an hour! Didn't know SA was THAT great, but for the price of ammo now days...

Justin

 

[hso]

It's the milsurp/battlepack mistique.

 

[SlimeDog]

Just as a point of reference, the last time I grabbed some of that SA locally (SE Washington) back in 2005, it was $24.99/140 rounds. Almost as bad as $4/gallon gas...

-SlimeDog

 

[Lone_Gunman]

Thats a pretty good price these days, but the brass is Bearden primed, and cannot be practically reloaded.

 

[Sam Adams]

No thanks. I'll buy Graf's .308 brass at $0.17/case, Hornady 150 FMJ's at about $0.12/round plus bulk primers and bulk powder, and be able to make ammo that shoots better than the SA stuff for well under $0.25/round.

Surplus just ain't worth it anymore, except maybe for 7.62x39.

 

[nwilliams]

No thanks. I'll buy Graf's .308 brass at $0.17/case, Hornady 150 FMJ's at about $0.12/round plus bulk primers and bulk powder, and be able to make ammo that shoots better than the SA stuff for well under $0.25/round.

Surplus just ain't worth it anymore, except maybe for 7.62x39.

But for those of us who don't reload.......

 

[Plink]

But for those of us who don't reload.......

Maybe it's time to consider starting. The investment doesn't need to be high and it pays for itself very soon. The other reward is higher grade ammo.

 

[Roccobro]

Those BP's have been selling for $60 on AR15.com.

Justin

 

[10 Ring Tao]

Gotta feed the new toy. Picked up a couple packs. From what I've seen, anything under $.40 a shot is a decent price. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[goon]

The great thing about South African stuff...
Since it has shot up so much in price I was able to trade some of it off toward a new AK.

 

[kfranz]

No thanks. I'll buy Graf's .308 brass at $0.17/case, Hornady 150 FMJ's at about $0.12/round plus bulk primers and bulk powder, and be able to make ammo that shoots better than the SA stuff for well under $0.25/round.

I ain't no genius, but using the prices you listed, you've got 29 cents a round in just cases and bullet. If you use the brass twice, it'll drop to 21 cents for case and bullet

 

[evan price]

$.29- Not including cost of powder and primers.

The upside is you can load for more accuracy or consistency I guess.

Heck, even once fired .308 Lake City milsurp brass is going for $.15/case and up!

 

[MechAg94]

I figured AIM still had some. I got an email offer a month ago or so. They were selling the Enfield .308 rifles with a free ammo pack. I guess they wanted to unload a few more rifles.

 

[DMK]

sorry. somehow posted in the wrong place.

 

[Sam Adams]

Maybe it's time to consider starting. The investment doesn't need to be high and it pays for itself very soon. The other reward is higher grade ammo.

I agree. The breakeven point for reloading equipment is quite low in general, but in particular for rifle ammo. When you factor in the high quality ammo that you can produce (match quality) without too much expertise (which costs roughly $1.00/round, and sometimes more in the stores), then this time shrinks even more. Once you've reached breakeven, now you have the equipment for nothing and you're saving big bucks...well, except for the fact that you're now shooting a lot more

I ain't no genius, but using the prices you listed, you've got 29 cents a round in just cases and bullet. If you use the brass twice, it'll drop to 21 cents for case and bullet

Most rifles will allow you to reuse the case at least twice, though doing it more than 4 times on an autoloader is usually not a good idea. Of course, ALWAYS inspect your brass closely, no matter what gun you're shooting or how strong your loads. However, given only 3 uses per case, you're at about $0.18/round not including powder & primers. Primers will be less than $0.02 in bulk (1,000 or more), so if you buy powder in bulk your at or near $0.25/round. Even if that's off by a few cents, it still pays to reload - and that's not counting the higher quality rounds that you can produce for your rifle. If you use the case 4 times, the cost dives another couple of pennies per round. Oh, adding a match bullet to the mix will up your price by anywhere from $0.05-$0.10/round, but then you'll be producing match ammo for well under $0.40/round (vs. $1.00 or more per round already made).