.308 Ammo

[Shooter]

Does anyone know what kind and where the cheapest .308 ammo is that I could Order??????? I would greatly appriciate the help

[Schmitty]

That's the million dollar question right there. I couldn't find any (inexpensive) .308 ammunition anywhere. I eventually ended up spending over $200 on 400 rounds of SP Wolf Gold. Sufficed to say, I won't be shooting much...

[tomoshenko]

Midway has Winchester 7.62 Nato "on Sale" for 99.99 per 200.
Expensive, but Boxer primed so you can reload it.

[okie shooter]

The pakistani was cheapest but I am not sure if any one has any left either. Just have to keep the eyes open for what ever is out there.

[jonboy20]

Does anyone know what kind and where the cheapest .308 ammo is that I could Order??????? I would greatly appriciate the help


http://rifle-company.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=431

[M1 Tanker]

There is now a sticky at the top of the Ammo Forum that shows 7.62 and 5.56 ammo prices/locations.

[Hoot]

There is now a sticky at the top of the Ammo Forum that shows 7.62 and 5.56 ammo prices/locations.

Speaking of which, anyone who loaded up on quality 5.56 back when it didn't compete with your car payment, I'm looking to trade some kinda rare 7.62x51 here:

http://www.militaryfirearm.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=341

Hope it's okay to do this?

Hoot

[Seattlefungus]

Darn Hoot, I'd trade but I spent all that time putting them back on strippers and in repacks... Beside, I'm not sure which round will work best when the Dawn of the Dead happens and zombies walk the earth again... lol

http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=140094

WX2-84587 - Federal® Lake City Mil.-spec. G.I. .223 62 Gr. FMJ 1,000 rds.$299.97 Club Price $284.97

[richl]

get a hold of me a have a deal on a few cases of sa 308....

[Deadheadmatt]

Cases or battle packs? What's the deal?

Matt

[SteelCore]

Check your PMs.



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Here's the guy fromt he Rifle company link's summation of the sotuation over that last 2 years (Bold added by me for emphasis):

"It's hard to believe the change that has happened to the Military Surplus ammunition in 7.62x51mm during the last 24 months that I have been reporting it here in the Ammo Dump. I started out reporting on 17 different suppliers/vendors and 13 countries to choose from for military surplus ammunition just a short 16 months ago.

Now look at it, we are down to just a couple of counties with military surplus ammunition that are pretty darn close to the bottom of the barrel in quality or accuracy. I didn't think that this day would get here so quickly without something on the horizon to look forward to in the short/long term. It's just a sad day for sure, with a lot of the USGI surplus being used up and the need for so much more new production. I don't think we will be seeing any large military surplus ammunition for quit a long time to come, maybe a decade or more before we see some light at the end of the tunnel. I sure hope that I'm 100% off base here folks.

I just read last month (Feb. Rifleman) that 69 different countries from around the world had manufactured the 7.62x51mm ammunition, it's hard to see it not coming here sooner or later. It's out there..."

[tomoshenko]

Check your PMs.



--------------ETA------------------

Here's the guy fromt he Rifle company link's summation of the sotuation over that last 2 years (Bold added by me for emphasis):

"It's hard to believe the change that has happened to the Military Surplus ammunition in 7.62x51mm during the last 24 months that I have been reporting it here in the Ammo Dump. I started out reporting on 17 different suppliers/vendors and 13 countries to choose from for military surplus ammunition just a short 16 months ago.

Now look at it, we are down to just a couple of counties with military surplus ammunition that are pretty darn close to the bottom of the barrel in quality or accuracy. I didn't think that this day would get here so quickly without something on the horizon to look forward to in the short/long term. It's just a sad day for sure, with a lot of the USGI surplus being used up and the need for so much more new production. I don't think we will be seeing any large military surplus ammunition for quit a long time to come, maybe a decade or more before we see some light at the end of the tunnel. I sure hope that I'm 100% off base here folks.

I just read last month (Feb. Rifleman) that 69 different countries from around the world had manufactured the 7.62x51mm ammunition, it's hard to see it not coming here sooner or later. It's out there..."
It is out there but hard to find and there is a lot of price gouging going on.

I have been buying the 173 grain long range PD Lake City stuff for $399 for
a case of 800 at the local Mom and Pop gun shop. I see the same stuff on Cheaper than dirt for $18 per box of 20.

Hate to pay what I did but I can reload the brass and the accuracy in my CAI Cetme is exceptional.

[SteelCore]

Wow...heavy bullet!

[Seattlefungus]

I think we are experiencing the US Munitions Companies using their lobby and PAC money. They sell to the US Military knowing only a fraction will be consumed in combat and training. When it reaches a certain age, it's taken out of active inventory. In the past, sold on the market as surplus and at fraction of the cost of commercial ammo. The company's use their clout and create laws being made that only allow de-milled ammo to be sold. puts the cost and quality more on par with the commercial ammo. The the ammo we see marked XM118 etc are actually production overuns, or ordnance not accepted by the military so sold by the manufacturer so it's their profit as they are making more on the civilian market than the Government contract price. It's their lobby that has increased the import cost and duties for imported ammo to keep cost competitive and of course, the cost of moving/shipping has to be passed to the buyers... Same reason you cannot buy a functional Hummer surplus. Detroit won that one in the last days of the jeep, didn't want these cheap mil surplus vehicles being sold on the market in direct competition with their car sales. :2pistol:

[Allwater]

Sorry, I know this is a little bit ...

:off_topic: :off_topic:

but after reading that statement above (from a fellow rusty Washingtonian) I just have to say that concept is so true. I ran across the role of surplus in direct competition with new/commercial sales a few years ago when I was really active in an offroad/jeepin' group. Where is all the "used" miltary stuff going??? Why not put in the hands of money-paying off-road enthusiasts?

Basically, it boils down to the idea that "Big Business" is always one step ahead of the little guy! We had some old timers talking about picking up old jeeps & 2.5 tons for a song and how now-a-days that would never be allowed to happen. The aftermarket and the Big Three have some major pull in Washington (yeah, D.C. - the "other" Washington).

I wonder if "Big 'Ammo' Business" has the same pull as detroit???

Political lobbying rocks... :thumbup: (not)!


Sean