Where’s the ammo?

grymster2007 · December 30, 2007, 05:40 PM

For years I’ve been reading about all this milsurp 7.62X54R that could be had for cheap and now that I have two Mosin rifles, can’t seem to find much of any of it. I did buy a few boxes of 20 new ammo from Midway, but couldn't find much milsurp.

So, where do you find it? And what is good ammo for these things? Russian? Albanian? Yugi?

Thanks,

RedneckFur · December 30, 2007, 05:45 PM

All the cheap ammo is going to Iraq, from what I've heard. Our govt. is buying it to arm the Iraqi's with.

When i got my mosin, you could buy good milsurp ammo for about $70 for a case of 440 rounds. The stuff was clean (although corosive) and shot well. Now all I can find is antique russian stuff made at the height of WW2, and I'm not sure I want to shoot it.

Manedwolf · December 30, 2007, 06:13 PM

It's everywhere here, in tins and cans. Old stuff, Soviet, corrosive, probably from the 50's through 70's or so.

grymster2007 · December 30, 2007, 07:51 PM

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It's everywhere here, in tins and cans.

OK MW; where's here? Have any links?

fourrobert13 · December 30, 2007, 08:15 PM

www.aimsurplus.com

grymster2007 · December 30, 2007, 09:11 PM

Thanks fourrobert13. I'll order some right away.

Manedwolf · December 30, 2007, 09:50 PM

Locally, I meant, NH. I tend to buy milsurp from local sellers so I can inspect the rounds.

Online, yeah, Midway is a good bet.

CGSteve8718 · December 30, 2007, 09:52 PM

Go to gun shows and bring a good luck charm.

grymster2007 · December 30, 2007, 11:27 PM

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Locally, I meant, NH.

Nothing in the three local shops here in CA. I ordered a spam can from aimsurplus on fourrobert13's suggestion. I'll check it out and order more if it's OK.

How 'bout those Rooskie can openers I've seen? Anyone tried one?

Manedwolf · December 30, 2007, 11:47 PM

I have no idea where my favorite shop gets it, but they get Wonderful Things. Wooden crates with Cyrillic lettering on them full of boxes of ammo from the height of the Cold War, and sometimes black lunchboxes of Swiss GP-11 that I grab.

If you ever find a shop like that, give them as much business as you can. Usually, it's the sort where the people running it do so for love of the hobby, often a "collectors" shop instead of a high-volume-in-EBRs sales location.

Slopemeno · December 31, 2007, 12:33 AM

I picked up some recently from J&G Rifle Ranch for a good price. Looks like they dont have that price anymore. Have you tried a Google search?

TEDDY · January 2, 2008, 05:44 PM

Just how much of this ammo do you think there is???you better get used to making your own.some of that ww2 stuff was made with powder that was not washed enuf to get the acid out and corrodes from inside out.russian I 'm talking about.
Its time to wake up and get setup to reload.and with cast bullets.

grymster2007 · January 2, 2008, 05:53 PM

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and get setup to reload

Yup...put some dies in the shopping cart this morning.

Meanwhile, I have 1240 rounds (mostly milsurp, but some new also) on the way.

Andrew93 · January 2, 2008, 06:09 PM

Shipped to Iraq? I think your thinking of 7.62x39.

Manedwolf · January 2, 2008, 07:14 PM

They are not shipping old surplus to Iraq. If they're buying ammo for Iraq security force AKs, I'd expect it's all new, QC-assured lots from Barnaul, Wolf, whomever got the bid.

prime8 · January 2, 2008, 08:30 PM

Wow what have we come to? |I havnt bought any 54r in years. I had no idea. I always wondered what the cartridge could do with a 150-165 gr bullet. I may just have to find out..

December 30, 2007, 05:40 PM	#1
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Where’s the ammo? For years I’ve been reading about all this milsurp 7.62X54R that could be had for cheap and now that I have two Mosin rifles, can’t seem to find much of any of it. I did buy a few boxes of 20 new ammo from Midway, but couldn't find much milsurp. So, where do you find it? And what is good ammo for these things? Russian? Albanian? Yugi? Thanks, __________________ grym

December 30, 2007, 08:15 PM	#5
fourrobert13 Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: South West Ohio Posts: 336	www.aimsurplus.com __________________ Be aware of yourself and everything around you.

December 30, 2007, 09:11 PM	#6
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	Thanks fourrobert13. I'll order some right away. __________________ grym

December 30, 2007, 09:52 PM	#8
CGSteve8718 Senior Member Join Date: May 14, 2007 Posts: 798	Go to gun shows and bring a good luck charm. __________________ "You are fighting for what you can never obtain, and we defending what we mean never to part with." Thomas Paine

January 2, 2008, 05:44 PM	#12
TEDDY Junior member Join Date: December 10, 2006 Location: MANNING SC Posts: 837	surplus ammo Just how much of this ammo do you think there is???you better get used to making your own.some of that ww2 stuff was made with powder that was not washed enuf to get the acid out and corrodes from inside out.russian I 'm talking about. Its time to wake up and get setup to reload.and with cast bullets.

December 30, 2007, 05:45 PM	#2
RedneckFur Senior Member Join Date: January 14, 2007 Location: Central NC Posts: 1,424	All the cheap ammo is going to Iraq, from what I've heard. Our govt. is buying it to arm the Iraqi's with. When i got my mosin, you could buy good milsurp ammo for about $70 for a case of 440 rounds. The stuff was clean (although corosive) and shot well. Now all I can find is antique russian stuff made at the height of WW2, and I'm not sure I want to shoot it.

December 30, 2007, 06:13 PM	#3
Manedwolf Junior member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Posts: 3,266	It's everywhere here, in tins and cans. Old stuff, Soviet, corrosive, probably from the 50's through 70's or so.

December 30, 2007, 09:50 PM	#7
Manedwolf Junior member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Posts: 3,266	Locally, I meant, NH. I tend to buy milsurp from local sellers so I can inspect the rounds. Online, yeah, Midway is a good bet.

December 30, 2007, 11:47 PM	#10
Manedwolf Junior member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Posts: 3,266	I have no idea where my favorite shop gets it, but they get Wonderful Things. Wooden crates with Cyrillic lettering on them full of boxes of ammo from the height of the Cold War, and sometimes black lunchboxes of Swiss GP-11 that I grab. If you ever find a shop like that, give them as much business as you can. Usually, it's the sort where the people running it do so for love of the hobby, often a "collectors" shop instead of a high-volume-in-EBRs sales location.

December 31, 2007, 12:33 AM	#11
Slopemeno Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2007 Posts: 2,663	I picked up some recently from J&G Rifle Ranch for a good price. Looks like they dont have that price anymore. Have you tried a Google search?

January 2, 2008, 06:09 PM	#14
Andrew93 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2007 Location: sneaking up on you Posts: 106	Shipped to Iraq? I think your thinking of 7.62x39.

January 2, 2008, 07:14 PM	#15
Manedwolf Junior member Join Date: May 28, 2007 Posts: 3,266	They are not shipping old surplus to Iraq. If they're buying ammo for Iraq security force AKs, I'd expect it's all new, QC-assured lots from Barnaul, Wolf, whomever got the bid.

January 2, 2008, 08:30 PM	#16
prime8 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Location: In a tent in Iowa Posts: 434	Always wanted to reload for my.....nagant...???? Wow what have we come to? \|I havnt bought any 54r in years. I had no idea. I always wondered what the cartridge could do with a 150-165 gr bullet. I may just have to find out.. __________________ X

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