peacebutready
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Ah, prices for 7.62X54R ammo went through the roof. I wish I got when the gettin' was good.
Did importation from Russia end?
Did importation from Russia end?
Except that since its still in front line use all over the world, that doesn't really apply.Being surplus there's only so much...
thats a greater difference than what ive been finding, ive been seeing brass cased ZQI within a few cents per round of 7.62x54R surplus.. i do believe this will kill mosin nagant "value", not everyone but a considerable amount of people who were interested in this rifle was interested due to the low cost of the ammunition that could match .308 ballistics.. i certainly wont be buying anymore ammo for mineWith the price of corrosive surplus within 10 cents of new production ammo, surplus should be a hard sell.
It's the war in the Ukraine that's causing it.
i do believe this will kill mosin nagant "value"
Swampman, The ammo were talking about IS in finite supply. The czech, bulgarian, russian, and other x54r ammo that has tradtionally sold for about 90 bucks a can is indeed dwindling. Sure, theres new stuff being made. But thats not the MILSURP stuff were talking about. The new stuff would be far more expensive.Because some people will pay the prices asked...
Except that since its still in front line use all over the world, that doesn't really apply.
American shooters have shown over the last few years that they're willing to pay ridiculously high prices for ammunition.
Why would a "for profit" company charge less than what buyers are willing to pay?
"The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to satisfy all those who want it, The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics."If people understood economics these types of questions wouldn't be posted.......
.308 is inferior in at least 1 aspect... it doesnt function in my Finnish Mosin's.wolf and tula at full production wont be any cheaper than .308 and theres absolutely zero reason to go woth x54R over 308, its inferior in every aspect
theres absolutely zero reason to go woth x54R over 308, its inferior in every aspect
I would argue that they can no longer be gotten for cheap. They will likely not be going down in price ever again so now is as cheap as you will find them.Anyone have any recommendations how long to wait before buying a Mosin or two in order to get them for cheap?
That's baloney.Low pricing and historical interest drew me to the Mosin-Nagant, but mediocre performance (even with the few Finn rifles I owned) drove me away. I cashed out all my Mosin-Nagant rifles and ammo a while ago. The uptick in ammo pricing makes me glad that I did so.