RIP 7.62x54mmR - Page 2

tahunua001 · January 30, 2016, 10:55 PM

not surprising. it always happens. the ammo comes over in droves, price gets set low, millions of guys rush out and buy guns so they can waste thousands of rounds for a penny a shot and then the import stops and price goes up.

5.45mm used to be 13 cents a round, then importation ban drove that up to about inline with steel cased 223.

7.62x25mm used to be 9 cents a round, barely above the cost of 22lr, then all the import ammo dried up, now it's about the same as 45ACP.

7.62x39 used to be 5 cents a round, then Bill decided he hated china and banned imporation of that stuff, drove prices up to about 15 cents a round, last nail in the coffin there was when the M67 yugo dried up and basically left everyone with wolf/tula/bear and now it's about 25 cents a round, could be much worse but could still be better as well.

nothing is permenant, especially in the import world. I picked up 1600 rounds of HXP 303 brit ammo on stripper clips in bandoleers in spam cans for $100 at one point in time... now that stuff goes for close to a dollar a round.

Model12Win · January 30, 2016, 11:18 PM

Just checked the prices.

.308 is a dime cheaper per round than 7.62x54, unbelievably. This is for the least expensive steel cased rounds in both option.

kcub · January 31, 2016, 01:43 PM

Time for all the Browning 1919 owners to convert back to 308.

January 30, 2016, 10:55 PM	#26
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 7,839	not surprising. it always happens. the ammo comes over in droves, price gets set low, millions of guys rush out and buy guns so they can waste thousands of rounds for a penny a shot and then the import stops and price goes up. 5.45mm used to be 13 cents a round, then importation ban drove that up to about inline with steel cased 223. 7.62x25mm used to be 9 cents a round, barely above the cost of 22lr, then all the import ammo dried up, now it's about the same as 45ACP. 7.62x39 used to be 5 cents a round, then Bill decided he hated china and banned imporation of that stuff, drove prices up to about 15 cents a round, last nail in the coffin there was when the M67 yugo dried up and basically left everyone with wolf/tula/bear and now it's about 25 cents a round, could be much worse but could still be better as well. nothing is permenant, especially in the import world. I picked up 1600 rounds of HXP 303 brit ammo on stripper clips in bandoleers in spam cans for $100 at one point in time... now that stuff goes for close to a dollar a round. __________________ ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar. I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin

January 30, 2016, 11:18 PM	#27
Model12Win Junior member Join Date: October 20, 2012 Posts: 5,854	Just checked the prices. .308 is a dime cheaper per round than 7.62x54, unbelievably. This is for the least expensive steel cased rounds in both option.

January 31, 2016, 01:43 PM	#28
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 3,318	Time for all the Browning 1919 owners to convert back to 308.