Ammo availability in the Dirt?

[Josh Aston]

I've been over there a couple of times but the only gun I ever saw in a caliber other than the standards (9mm, .45ACP, 5.56mm, 7.62x51mm, 7.62x39mm) was a Webley .455. So I was just wondering are any other calibers readily available?

 

[MatthewVanitas]

Which "Dirt" are we talking about? Iraq? Afghanistan?

In Iraq, besides the standards you mentioned I've also seen 9mm Mak, .32ACP for the Iraqi Tariq ripoffs of Beretta, and .38 S&W for the Enfield revolvers. For rifles, have found entire crates of milsurp 8mm and Soviet-production 7.62x25mm for the Shpagin buzzguns (PPSh-41, etc.)

Also found rifles in .303, 8x56 Austrian Steyr, and the Czech 7.5x45mm, but never found ammo for them.

But that was a couple years back, and just in Anbar province, so it may vary a lot depending on proximity to bordering countries, local culture, etc.

-MV

 

[Josh Aston]

Which "Dirt" are we talking about? Iraq? Afghanistan?

Either one.