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johnwilliamson062 · December 10, 2012, 05:38 PM

Surplus ammo not accurate?

The most accurate factory ammo I have ever fired was 7.5 Swiss GP 11, by far. Fifty cents a round, but that is just about the cheapest match quality ammo you can find.

I have shot fair amounts of other surplus ammo and never found it to be inaccurate compared to the inexpensive commercial ammo being discussed here. Aim surplus had a load of 556 government contract seconds a few years ago and everyone in my CMP club ended up with as much as they could afford. Way way better than anything commercial on the market at near the price.

Don't think of it as second hand. Think of it as government subsidized.

December 10, 2012, 05:38 PM	#24
johnwilliamson062 Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 9,995	Surplus ammo not accurate? The most accurate factory ammo I have ever fired was 7.5 Swiss GP 11, by far. Fifty cents a round, but that is just about the cheapest match quality ammo you can find. I have shot fair amounts of other surplus ammo and never found it to be inaccurate compared to the inexpensive commercial ammo being discussed here. Aim surplus had a load of 556 government contract seconds a few years ago and everyone in my CMP club ended up with as much as they could afford. Way way better than anything commercial on the market at near the price. Don't think of it as second hand. Think of it as government subsidized. Last edited by johnwilliamson062; December 10, 2012 at 05:47 PM.