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Rugerno1shooter · June 10, 2008, 09:17 PM

So I thought the whole Idea behind surplus ammunition was like this...

Factory ammo=most expensive
Reloading ammo=less expensive plus lots of choice every which way
Surplus ammo=cheapest and sometimes the prettiest!! (ever seen surplus 6.5x55....or swiss 7.5x55....=pretty_

But now it seems that it goes like this a lot of the time
Surplus 7.62x51=almost as much and sometimes more than factory ammo
factory ammo=usually second most expensive
Reloading=cheapest with the most flex

anyone else amazed by this??
What does
South African 7.62x51 run per round these days?
Portuguese 7.62x51???
I have trouble even finding those!!!

Pat

June 10, 2008, 09:17 PM	#1
Rugerno1shooter Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2007 Location: VA Posts: 144	.308/7.62x51 costs these days So I thought the whole Idea behind surplus ammunition was like this... Factory ammo=most expensive Reloading ammo=less expensive plus lots of choice every which way Surplus ammo=cheapest and sometimes the prettiest!! (ever seen surplus 6.5x55....or swiss 7.5x55....=pretty_ But now it seems that it goes like this a lot of the time Surplus 7.62x51=almost as much and sometimes more than factory ammo factory ammo=usually second most expensive Reloading=cheapest with the most flex anyone else amazed by this?? What does South African 7.62x51 run per round these days? Portuguese 7.62x51??? I have trouble even finding those!!! Pat Last edited by Rugerno1shooter; June 10, 2008 at 10:03 PM.