7.62X54r ammo drying up?

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I have literally hundreds of pounds of 30/06 brass simply because in a pinch I can turn it into brass for several different calibers like 8 mm mauser, 7.62x51 as well as many more but the oddballs like 7.5x55 or 7.5x54r french 8x56r Styer etc.
That "but" is what you missed. He states that the oddball sizes can't use the brass. 8x56r Steyr is rimmed, that should tip you off. Thought 7.62x54r can be formed to 8x56r if no commercial brass can be had.
 
Harley,

That would be the case head. The diameter of the case head in both 7.5 X55 Swiss and 7.5 MAS is larger than that of 30'06. Thats why you need to use a different size(wider) shell holder when reloading for 7.5 X55 of 7.5 MAS.
 
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As kunfuhippie already pointed out........ ya CAN'T form 30/06 into those calibers ya can form .284 Winchester brass into 7.5x55 swiss and I'm working on an American case that can be reformed for 7.5x54 french as the MAS 36 is one of my favorites to plink with if the Mas 36 had been Made in the USA, Russia, china, or Mexico it woulda been perfect ;) but one advantage of the french manufacture......... at least they usually dropped em gently while surrendering LOL
 
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Anyway, back on topic. Do any of you guys know who still has 54r is stock? My list of usual places is not panning out for me. I would like to pick up another 800-1200 rds. I have had good luck with Czech silver tip, although the sticky bolt problem is prevalent with it. Bulgarian heavy is ok for accuracy too, kicks a bit harder.

Thanks!
 
JonB

After much searching, the only current supply of surplus I found was SOG.
250 rd tins @$39.95 plus s/h.
corrosive
 
VPC is a nasty group of misinformation. I'm aware of them already. Thanks for all the info, DStorm.

Browsed their site.... haven't seen that much spin since my last frisbee golf tournament.
 
when I called grafs the other day they had plenty of light ball.

I got 880 rounds for 108 shipped with c&R Discount.
 
there is a small quantity of the 7N1 ammo at outdoor marksman.
I found it at www.buyammo.com
the price was $250 per 880 round case. This is much cheaper
than most sellers. You can research this ammo; as it is reported
to be among the most accurate 7.62x54R. This is more expensive
than the 10 cents per shot we are used to; but when you care to
send the very best...
 
Well, I just got my 1750 rounds from SoG. That was really quick. The ammo is in really nice condition. It is sealed in tins, 10 rounds wrapped in paper and has a really nice brass case. All are on really nice stripper clips. No rust or any corrosion. The head stamp has a star in the 12 o'clock position, a "10" at 3 o'clock, a "53" at 6 o'clock, and a "3" at 9 o'clock. So it is Bulgarian and made in 1953. I'm not sure what the "3" signifies. I can post pics of it if anyone wants to see it. It's some of the nicer surplus ammo that I've seen, but I guess if the seal kept tight for all those years that it should be in very good condition.
 
Still plenty available around DFW, Texas. I stocked 6000-7000 rounds some time ago. I have a ROMAK III so I have to use light ball. And I need to buy a gas adjuster for the SVT-40, it doesn't cycle well with the light ball. I know people afraid to get an SVT because of fear of corrosive primers. It IS difficult to fully disassemble an SVT, however, it is very easy to clean the gas system. I like the Czech light ball the best and it seems to work well. It has gone up in price about $20 for 800 rounds. To tell the truth, I bought a ROMAK III specifically because of the cheap 7.62 x 54R. I became concerned about future availability of surplus ammunition. With a total of around $1500, and three months time, i had a rifle and 5000 rounds of ammunition. All I still need is a few hundred rounds of tracer.
 
Interesting response

I've been following this thread for a couple of weeks and thought I'd try a little experiment.

I went over to Centerfire and found that they're advertising a good price on 91-30s, but they didn't have any surplus 7.62x54R on their website. So I sent an email telling them that I'm interested in the 91-30 but they didn't have any ammunition to go with it. What would be the sense in buying a rifle if there was no ammunition available for it? That would be plain stupid, wouldn't it? Since they didn't have any milsurp ammon listed I asked if they're getting anymore in stock, if so when and how much?

I received a reply fairly quickly that I was wrong, they did have 7.62 in stock, lots of it, what kind and how much did I want? I replied that I'd like to have a quote on a case and gave them my zip code. Got another email real quick after that saying that there was a mistake and that they had sold out of every bit of 7.62 just that morning. Sorry 'bout that. No further details concerning restocking or prices.

Wonder how long it's going to be before dealers/importers realize that we realize there's an acute shortage of ammunition and rifles will begin to gather dust in their warehouses?
 
All hope is lost. AIMsurplus 440rd Hungarian......

Two months ago: 44.95
Today it is back in stock: 79.95

AIMsurplus seems to be "fairest" of all...meaning they seem to price their ammo to sell quickly so they can move sell lots of it, so this is bad news indeed. Only Century has prices that are as good as AIMs typically.
 
Thank god, I have 6 un-opened tins + about 1600 loose rounds. (polish, hungarian, bulgarian)

1st rule of milsurp ammo. Get it while you can cause it will be gone tomorrow.
 
Wonder how long it's going to be before dealers/importers realize that we realize there's an acute shortage of ammunition and rifles will begin to gather dust in their warehouses?
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You can't really put any blame on the importers for the current shortage of milsurp ammo. They would love (really love) to sell you a gazillion cases of it. But if the gov't won't process/approve any of the federal forms needed for the ammo's importation, there's not much they can do except continue to press for approval of the import. I'm sure there's still tons upon tons of this ammo sitting in bunkers and caves somewhere. It's not that there's none out there, it's just that the gov't does'nt want you to have any large quanities of cheap, powerful ammo. :scrutiny:
On the upside (if you load) is that those cheap Mosins might be getting a lot cheaper.
 
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