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Mbaker78
03-09-2014, 03:49 AM
I heard at work that there is going to be a shortage of Russian ammo (Tula, wolf, brown bear, and surplus stuff) due to the current situation over there... After giving it some thought I could see how it would be very plausible. Anyone else want to weight in here?

gandog56
03-09-2014, 05:49 AM
My gunsmith says that it isn't likely. And if they do, they would sell it to other countries and we could buy it from them.

Besides I always see crates and crates of it at gun shows. We have large stocks of it already here. But I but the price would go up!

Mbaker78
03-09-2014, 12:12 PM
Yeah, any excuse to gouge on prices.

DukeInFlorida
03-09-2014, 01:40 PM
I have reloaded all my own 7.62X39 and 7.62X54R FOREVER. Have never bought a single factory round, from anywhere.
Shortage? I know not of what you speak.
Do yourself a favor, and invest in some reloadable brass cases, and reload the heck out of it.

btw, I even CAST my own bullets for those two chamberings. I'll never run out or worry what is at the store.

Mbaker78
03-09-2014, 01:55 PM
I was just asking out of curiosity, I don't own anything in either of the chamberings you mentioned and I also reload all of my own that I do shoot, so I'm personally not worried.

tawastom
03-10-2014, 04:23 PM
I started doing conversions for my use, i just have the Moisons, so i dont go through much, although ive posted a want for boxer brass

gandog56
03-14-2014, 05:37 AM
Too bad, methinks I just traded some boxer 7.64X54R cases.

But since I have 14 Mosin Nagants, like 3 1/2 spam cams of milsurp, and am dying to get to about 600 brand new Lapua cases I bought and already reloaded, and the fact I do not like the Winchester brass I have a ton of, more may be soon available.

Also have a Winchester 95 factory chambered in 7.62X54R. Next range trip SHE'S going out!

Point-Man
03-18-2014, 12:32 PM
There may be alot of 7.62x54r spam cans of ammo already here. But every supplier I buy it from are out of stock. They may be sitting on it until the panic hits and the price goes up. I have a couple of mosin nagants I shoot, but I use most of it for components for my 303`s and 7.7

gandog56
03-18-2014, 05:52 PM
I found 40 some people with it in stock online before I quit looking.

What shortage?

Point-Man
03-18-2014, 06:20 PM
Take a look at ammoseek. None . No surplus 7.62x54r 440 tins. Usually everyone has it.

DukeInFlorida
03-19-2014, 03:26 AM
Corrosive, berdan primed, non-reloadable?

Waste of money, in my opinion.

gandog56
03-19-2014, 05:36 AM
Take a look at ammoseek. None . No surplus 7.62x54r 440 tins. Usually everyone has it.

http://gun-deals.com/list/ammo/7.62x54R

Lots of it, surplus and not.

Point-Man
03-19-2014, 09:10 AM
http://gun-deals.com/list/ammo/7.62x54R

Lots of it, surplus and not.Thank you for the link. Its been a while since Ilooked at them. But, Aim is taking pre orders and the others have already raised the price 20 to 30 dollars per tin. Just last month I purchased a tin from sgammo 100.95 to my door.

gandog56
03-23-2014, 05:22 AM
and the others have already raised the price 20 to 30 dollars per tin.

Thank Obozo for that, not the Russians!