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If so, why is it so cheap?
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The "match" wording can mean a lot. In the case of Georgia Arms, since I have used their product, I would take it to mean that the deviation of bullet weight and powder charge is likely to be much less between rounds so that you should, in theory, get tighter groups.

It is cheaper because the brass is once fired, not new and because Georgia Arms is working on a lower profit margin probably. Also the bulk packing saves a little.


Also, Ammoman has just put up some Lithuanian surplus on his website. I ordered some of this, it's very good ammo.

It's probably better than the Igman becuase it also has reloadable brass but it's actual NATO headstamped brass which means it's thicker.

Well I am assuming it's NATO stamped. The ad says "full NATO spec". I ordered some, we'll see in a few days.

Take into account that this brass, being reloadable, is worth a dime each so you really can take $100 off the cost of this ammo if you reload to sort of soften the blow of buying it. 1000 rounds of NATO stamped once fired brass isn't exactly easy to find these days either.
 
While it is available I would buy the Lithuanian from ammoman or elsewhere. It's going to be very good ammo and the brass is brand new and sealed in factory boxes if you intend to store it for a while.

Canned Heat will be around, surplus may not always be available.

It's $275/500 so it's a bit more.

I would say if you reload or are thinking about it buy the Lithuanian, if you don't reload buy the Canned Heat, that's what I am doing anyway.

I usually go to the Canned Heat when I just can't find stuff anywhere else. Having brand new NATO brass that I can use to reload is appealing to me.

The Canned Heat is .308 and the Lithuanian 7.62x51 too which might matter to some folks if you want to get into the nitpicky stuff.


I have completely stopped buying guns now and I'm focusing on ammo. My fear is that we won't see much legislation around gun control but we might see more import restrictions on ammo, and the weak dollar is driving ammo to a place where we may have a safe full of guns but no ammo to shoot in them.
 
You got that right, Marshall.

Federal Gold Medal Match and black hills are both good, but you can go infinately farther with reloads.

It seems that the federal is real good at cold barrel shot once you get dialed in. Followed by the black hills. But I can get the reloads to match the Gold Meadal Match's accuracy time after time.

the sierra 168 gr matchkings are excellent
 
One more minus with the Wolf stuff is non reloadable steel cases.
I believe soon that the military NATO rounds will be very scarce
unless a change in caliber is in the future, or an end to the catch
up in ammo for our present conflict. Like many others, I believe
it is easier to use ammo control rather than gun control. The UN
and gun haters will never give up unarming we the people.:evil:
 
I believe soon that the military NATO rounds will be very scarce
unless a change in caliber is in the future, or an end to the catch
up in ammo for our present conflict.
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Thats why I went ahead and bought milsurp instead of new factory ammo...The factory stuff will always be around, but the milsurp will dry up(I think I heard that somewhere, Tex?:))

Now that I think about it, I should have just sprung for 1000 instead of 500 rds.:rolleyes:
 
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