mcb
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I don't have a suppressor. I don't reload. I already have 7.62x39 for my AK. For me, .300 blk is unnecessary and expensive.
Seriously, though, factory ammo in .300 blk costs 2-3x more than 7.62x39 or 5.56.
You're comparing a relatively old and very widely used military cartridge with tons of mil-surplus and overseas cheap (steel cased or otherwise) suppliers in the market place to a relatively new cartridge with minimal military use and thus almost no surplus in the market to drive the price down. I bet the profit margin on 7.62x39 is pretty thin in today's market. For better or worst the hype/performance is making the 300 BO a relatively high margin cartridge. Demand is high, and apparently the market is bearing the price. The price will go down as demand goes down and/or supply goes up.
As a reloader, that wanted (and now has) a suppressor and a heap of AR parts lying around 300 BO made more sense for me than 7.62 x39.