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zxcvbob · July 28, 2012, 10:45 PM

The cheap surplus ammo is not cheap anymore. It doubled in price last year, although it's come back down a little. The reason the round works so well against soft armor is the bullets are small diameter and steel-jacketed.

I'd like to pull some of the bullets and load them in .30 Carbine, which is a much hotter round, just to see what they'd do from a Blackhawk or Automag III.

Now I need to go check some cheap steel-cased Commie .30 Carbine ammo and see if any has magnetic bullets... If so, that's the way to go.

July 28, 2012, 10:45 PM	#75
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 3,657	Re: 7.62x25 The cheap surplus ammo is not cheap anymore. It doubled in price last year, although it's come back down a little. The reason the round works so well against soft armor is the bullets are small diameter and steel-jacketed. I'd like to pull some of the bullets and load them in .30 Carbine, which is a much hotter round, just to see what they'd do from a Blackhawk or Automag III. Now I need to go check some cheap steel-cased Commie .30 Carbine ammo and see if any has magnetic bullets... If so, that's the way to go. __________________ "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun"