price check 7.62 nato full can

stuckinthe60s · September 25, 2023, 06:55 AM

m852. 168gr bthp. lake city.
going price?
I use to shoot this in my m21 in the glory days.

stuckinthe60s · September 30, 2023, 08:18 AM

I found out elsewhere that 7.62 is going for 2.00 a round, 20 bucks for the can. figure 875 a can of 430count for the usgi stuff.

veprdude · September 30, 2023, 09:17 PM

I'm out of the loop on this. Why so expensive? Is it out of production?

**44 AMP** · October 2, 2023, 03:48 PM

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Why so expensive?

Factory (arsenal production) match ammo in a caliber that hasn't been the service rifle round since the early 60s is kind of a niche thing.

Covid, and all that went with it, and our current economic situation with everything costing more than it used to along with still extant shortages in many things, all this, and more brought us to the price levels today.

The current administration is claiming the success of its economic plan.

IF what we have today is success, I don't see it.

44caliberkid · October 2, 2023, 08:19 PM

Whenever a can comes up in an online auction someone pays crazy money for it, plus buyers premium, plus shipping. Just ridiculous. Just buy Privi Partisan 7.62 Match. It shoots great and isn’t insanely priced compared to the current market.

ocharry · October 3, 2023, 10:02 AM

i used to get that stuff all the time...NATO surplus 7.62

then a while back...way before covid...it started drying up and the price went through the roof....when i was getting it i was buying it in 50cal ammo cans..under $100 and 200rnd battle packs..less than $50..IIRC...still have a few...several sitting around...unopened

but yeah 44 AMP is right

and 44caliberkid is too...that privy stuff is pretty good for the money

heck 223-556 nato stuff is 400+ depending on where you get it...does seem to be creeping down some....but very little...last case i got of that stuff was $250...so there ya go..lol

ocharry

Ignition Override · October 20, 2023, 11:01 AM

These two current brands seem to be high quality:

In the last few months I've found Swiss-made ("CH": the official Swiss Latin abbrev.) .308 by using Ammo Seek, which supposedly is NATO 7,62, at about .65 per round. It has a green sealant , fwiw.

Also, for about .75/rd., GGG, a Lithuanian-made "NATO" flavor of 308. This also has a colored primer sealant.

These brands were actually produced inside the designated ccountres--Not outsourced.

So many people want very sealed containers of ammo, possibly because some of them watch far too many post-apocalyptic, fantasy movies on Amazon Prime.

**44 AMP** · October 20, 2023, 11:54 AM

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So many people want very sealed containers of ammo, possibly because some of them watch far too many post-apocalyptic, fantasy movies on Amazon Prime

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Or it might just be generations of "training" that factory sealed items don't deteriorate, or spoil (absent an expiration date) and so its one less thing to worry about.

This is not, strictly speaking, true and I have encountered more than a few things (that weren't food, or a chemical product" that was years old, still in the factory wrap, but had deteriorated.

Lots of things don't, but not everything.

Ammo can be one of the things that lasts and lasts, BUT it needs to be stored correctly, and a sealed can CAN go bad if subject to extreme conditions.

OR, if the ammo in it was crap to begin with.....

MTT TL · October 20, 2023, 12:19 PM

I just tried to do a price check on my stores of Greek and US Surplus 7.62X63 and came to the realization there wasn't any left any more. So I guess I can ask whatever I want for it and see what people are willing to pay. I seem to recall paying around $.20 a round for it back in the early part of the century from CMP until Cheaper Than Dirt bought them out and jacked up the price. I always thought that was dirty and never bought another thing from them ever again.

**44 AMP** · October 20, 2023, 03:38 PM

Cheaper than Dirt has a reputation for not being (cheaper than dirt), and for doing naughty tricks, too.

Ignition Override · October 22, 2023, 03:35 PM

Why bother with original NATO 7.62 if some modern .308 is 100% reliable? It's your hard-earned cash. Enjoy.

The Swiss and Lithuanian (current production) .308 I ^ already described

^ in this topic has been perfect in both my Springfield M1A and (Imbel SAR) FAL.

These two rifles--based upon comments by very seasoned rifle builders--can use Nato 7.62 and .308 with equal safety and reliability.

September 25, 2023, 06:55 AM	#1
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 755	price check 7.62 nato full can m852. 168gr bthp. lake city. going price? I use to shoot this in my m21 in the glory days. __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner

September 30, 2023, 08:18 AM	#2
stuckinthe60s Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 2017 Location: Va., Ct., Mo.. Posts: 755	I found out elsewhere that 7.62 is going for 2.00 a round, 20 bucks for the can. figure 875 a can of 430count for the usgi stuff. __________________ Retired Military Aviation Former Member Navy Shooting Team Distinguished Pistol Shot,NRA Shotgun/Pistol Instructor NSSA All American, Skeet/Trap Range Owner

October 3, 2023, 10:02 AM	#6
ocharry Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2006 Posts: 672	i used to get that stuff all the time...NATO surplus 7.62 then a while back...way before covid...it started drying up and the price went through the roof....when i was getting it i was buying it in 50cal ammo cans..under $100 and 200rnd battle packs..less than $50..IIRC...still have a few...several sitting around...unopened but yeah 44 AMP is right and 44caliberkid is too...that privy stuff is pretty good for the money heck 223-556 nato stuff is 400+ depending on where you get it...does seem to be creeping down some....but very little...last case i got of that stuff was $250...so there ya go..lol ocharry __________________ The felon does not fear the police, and he fears neither judge nor jury. Therefore what he must be taught to fear is his victim." - Lt. Col. Jeff Cooper, USMC

October 20, 2023, 11:01 AM	#7
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,860	These two current brands seem to be high quality: In the last few months I've found Swiss-made ("CH": the official Swiss Latin abbrev.) .308 by using Ammo Seek, which supposedly is NATO 7,62, at about .65 per round. It has a green sealant , fwiw. Also, for about .75/rd., GGG, a Lithuanian-made "NATO" flavor of 308. This also has a colored primer sealant. These brands were actually produced inside the designated ccountres--Not outsourced. So many people want very sealed containers of ammo, possibly because some of them watch far too many post-apocalyptic, fantasy movies on Amazon Prime. Last edited by Ignition Override; October 22, 2023 at 03:30 PM.

October 20, 2023, 12:19 PM	#9
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	I just tried to do a price check on my stores of Greek and US Surplus 7.62X63 and came to the realization there wasn't any left any more. So I guess I can ask whatever I want for it and see what people are willing to pay. I seem to recall paying around $.20 a round for it back in the early part of the century from CMP until Cheaper Than Dirt bought them out and jacked up the price. I always thought that was dirty and never bought another thing from them ever again. __________________ Thus a man should endeavor to reach this high place of courage with all his heart, and, so trying, never be backward in war.

September 30, 2023, 09:17 PM	#3
veprdude Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 390	I'm out of the loop on this. Why so expensive? Is it out of production?

October 2, 2023, 08:19 PM	#5
44caliberkid Senior Member Join Date: May 15, 2017 Location: Iowa Posts: 964	Whenever a can comes up in an online auction someone pays crazy money for it, plus buyers premium, plus shipping. Just ridiculous. Just buy Privi Partisan 7.62 Match. It shoots great and isn’t insanely priced compared to the current market.

October 20, 2023, 03:38 PM	#10
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,105	Cheaper than Dirt has a reputation for not being (cheaper than dirt), and for doing naughty tricks, too. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

October 22, 2023, 03:35 PM	#11
Ignition Override Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2008 Location: About 20 nm from the Big Muddy Posts: 2,860	Why bother with original NATO 7.62 if some modern .308 is 100% reliable? It's your hard-earned cash. Enjoy. The Swiss and Lithuanian (current production) .308 I ^ already described ^ in this topic has been perfect in both my Springfield M1A and (Imbel SAR) FAL. These two rifles--based upon comments by very seasoned rifle builders--can use Nato 7.62 and .308 with equal safety and reliability.

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