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Trouble finding 7.62x54r
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All the C&R sites had it for cheap money just like the guns. I have 2, I paid $99 for one and $79 for the other. There were a lot of really good C&R deals back then, I wish I had bought more Nagant revolvers. They were less than $100 now they go for close to 400 if you can find one
Last time I saw one in a shop it was either $250 or $275, and that seemed crazy high to me.
i paid 125$ea shipped for the last 2 cans i picked up for someone else. Then they proceeded to not pay me.
A year later they wanted me to sell them to him.... I told him 200 tin but not to you.
so im sitting on some 54r i will most likely never shoot but at this rate it will be worth 1$ round in another year or so...so i might un load it then for a slightly lower price.
A year later they wanted me to sell them to him.... I told him 200 tin but not to you.
so im sitting on some 54r i will most likely never shoot but at this rate it will be worth 1$ round in another year or so...so i might un load it then for a slightly lower price.
Andreas
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Good for you. ***holes who back out on deals deserve that.
Warming relations with Russia and Trump EOs canceling BOs EOs should mean prices return to normal. At least I hope, since I've never paid more than $80/can.
I thought BOs EOs included import restrictions of surplus? That's what I attributed the extreme cost rise to...
I don't know of a broad ban on "surplus" ammo only the Russian imports and the Russian companies BO targeted?
Surplus 54r is all over the world...
Not to mention it's still used in war torn countries in the general area.
Buy new Prvi ammo and don't worry about anything.
Nope, I think most of the recent surplus was coming out of Ukraine and they realized they could get more for it.
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Where are you located? I’m in Salem and have a bunch you can have if you meet me around here.
that's not terrible. The last of the 54r spam cans I was seeing was $175 for 440 rounds or about .40 cents per rnd. I doubt we will see spam cans for much less again so might as well shoot non corrosive for just a tad more. Or start to reload?
The local Wal-Marts always seem to have the Tula 54R for about $12 a box. You might as well forget the old pricing and figure 54R will be on par with other .30 caliber ammo these days.
Like mentioned earlier, spend a few more dollars, buy the reasonably-priced Prvi ammo and build a supply of boxer-primed brass.
Start reloading, if you shoot this caliber often and in quantity. You needn't get an elaborate press, since a hand press can make decent ammo with little capital outlay. Save your dollars for dies, bullets, powder and primers and have fun at the range.
FWIW, I must have accumulated a few hundred 54R reloads and I don't even shoot this caliber. Can't seem to turn down brass when I find it reasonably-priced. Also, grab any of the Albanian brass, since these use the previously-available .217" diameter berdan primers (Murom KV-7,62N or LRB).
Like mentioned earlier, spend a few more dollars, buy the reasonably-priced Prvi ammo and build a supply of boxer-primed brass.
Start reloading, if you shoot this caliber often and in quantity. You needn't get an elaborate press, since a hand press can make decent ammo with little capital outlay. Save your dollars for dies, bullets, powder and primers and have fun at the range.
FWIW, I must have accumulated a few hundred 54R reloads and I don't even shoot this caliber. Can't seem to turn down brass when I find it reasonably-priced. Also, grab any of the Albanian brass, since these use the previously-available .217" diameter berdan primers (Murom KV-7,62N or LRB).
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There's a fella on another forum (SW CT) selling 3/10/51 Bulgarian in 300 round tins for (was $140 or $420) $130 each or $360 for all 900 rounds.
Can anyone here verify that this headstamp utilizes the .217" diameter berdan primers. Using a scale comparison on the pics in the 54Rnet website, sure seems to indicate use of the smaller primer (1952 and following appear to have the 6.47mm primers).
If you are interested, take me with you and I'll buy it legally in CT. You can purchase it from me in RI (I live a stone's throw from the border) as RI just requires being of legal age and not a felon.
We can browse through Hansen's in Southport while we're down that way.
Hansen & Hansen Arms & Antiquities - Call 203.259.5424
Can anyone here verify that this headstamp utilizes the .217" diameter berdan primers. Using a scale comparison on the pics in the 54Rnet website, sure seems to indicate use of the smaller primer (1952 and following appear to have the 6.47mm primers).
If you are interested, take me with you and I'll buy it legally in CT. You can purchase it from me in RI (I live a stone's throw from the border) as RI just requires being of legal age and not a felon.
We can browse through Hansen's in Southport while we're down that way.
Hansen & Hansen Arms & Antiquities - Call 203.259.5424
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A shop near me (North Stonington, CT) has a tin plus of what I believe is Albanian ammo (brass cased and has the .217" diameter berdan primer). I didn't notice the headstamp nor the price, sorry. I know he'll ship.
Chevy 2 65
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Wally world in Raynham rte 138 always seems to have some.
That ammo (post 267) is 86/3 and 87/3. All brass-cased.
FWIW, I grabbed most of it, so don't expect to find much more at the shop.
Albanian 7.62x54r
If you come and pick it up, I'll throw in my private range to test fire any ammo purchased. Not shipping.
$7.50 per 20 rounds. $33 per 100 rounds.
I do not guarantee surplus ammo.
Don't expect to see these prices much longer...
FWIW, I grabbed most of it, so don't expect to find much more at the shop.
Albanian 7.62x54r
If you come and pick it up, I'll throw in my private range to test fire any ammo purchased. Not shipping.
$7.50 per 20 rounds. $33 per 100 rounds.
I do not guarantee surplus ammo.
Don't expect to see these prices much longer...
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