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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:27:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: For just a minute, let’s pretend you’re a kid who just turned 19 or 20, and wants to get into the AK game. Is repeating “ I bought it cheap years ago” helpful for those guys? Wait til the guys that bought out Walmart during their ammo liquidation sale enter chat |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:30:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:30:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Link it Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Brass case is available for <45cpr Why?  OP has an SKS, not an RPD.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:30:22 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @C-4 Nope. Got rid of those when the $79 tins ended at AIM. Only one I have now is a 5.56 Krink Just not cost efficient like it once was Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sold all of mine,no cares @FlyLeaf Do you have 5.45 rifles? @C-4 Nope. Got rid of those when the $79 tins ended at AIM. Only one I have now is a 5.56 Krink Just not cost efficient like it once was @FlyLeaf Got it. I have Yugo Zastava M90 and M85 krinks in 5.56, and an M-5 in 5.56. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:31:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait til the guys that bought out Walmart during their ammo liquidation sale enter chat I got fifteen cases of tula at the Walmarts for a dick wiggle and a sprinkle of pocket lint. Suckers. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:35:30 PM EDT
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A few weeks ago I dumped about 400 rounds through the ak like it was still worth pennies. Now I'm thinking I should sell and use that cash for more 556 and another ar
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:35:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wait til the guys that bought out Walmart during their ammo liquidation sale enter chat You rang? Walmart guy checking in. Wish I would have saved the receipts.. shopping carts full for a surprisingly reasonable price. Didn’t hear you.. I was in the tub..  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:54:07 PM EDT
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Somewhere in Ukraine there is a red neck on AK.com laughing saying I have xx cases of 7.62x39 and 30k of primers.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:56:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Somewhere in Ukraine there is a red neck on AK.com laughing saying I have xx cases of 7.62x39 and 30k of primers. Boxer or berdan primers? |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:56:59 PM EDT
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I LOVE shooting my WASR-10 and the way I have it set up I’m actually really proficient with it. Such a bummer that it’s just no fun to shoot anymore due to this very discussion..I have like 2500rds which is basically none..
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Posted: 5/26/2024 7:58:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I LOVE shooting my WASR-10 and the way I have it set up I’m actually really proficient with it. Such a bummer that it’s just no fun to shoot anymore due to this very discussion..I have like 2500rds which is basically none.. Yeah it sucks. I always liked the fireballs that dracos made. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:08:33 PM EDT
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Geez, PSA is having a sale on it right now. Tula, $9.99 a box of 20. Igman, brass cased for $12.99 .
Tactical Shit has 1000 rounds for $492.50 with free shipping. Stock up. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:23:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Where the hell are you, Calif or NY?? 762x 39 is one of the cheapest rounds out there. It's a cheap gun and a cheap round. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:23:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: True, but there are other former block countries producing that are not subject to sanctions. When things settle in the region, the price will moderate. Ukraine will replace Russia as the new combloc cartridge maker post war. I doubt it will be as consistent or as quality as Barnaul, but good enough. When the war started I went to our local academy in Laredo and bought a dozen of the spam cans. I only have one 7.62 rifle, a Sam7sf. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:28:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Several East EU countries also manufacture x39...my guess ... Ukraine is buying it by the Not even just Ukrain...wars popping up all over the globe. If we happen to get a lull in that you'll see it come down in price a bit.. bettee take that chance to stack it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Uh, Russian sanctions drove cost up since they were the major source of cheap cartridges. Several East EU countries also manufacture x39...my guess ... Ukraine is buying it by the Not even just Ukrain...wars popping up all over the globe. If we happen to get a lull in that you'll see it come down in price a bit.. bettee take that chance to stack it. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:31:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looking at SGammo. 600 a thousand now for steel case, yikes. I think I have between 3 and 4K still lying around. Guess I won't be shooting my Arsenal Saiga anymore. Also a banned Russian item now. Good God... Glad I stocked up |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:32:38 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:49:27 PM EDT
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Boutique actual at almost buck-a-round ;
https://wilsoncombat.com/300-ham-r-125gr-sierra-ph-20-box.html |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:49:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yea but I haven't seen a person post that a 7.62x39 made it into their AR-15 and blew up either. That comes across to me as the gun equivalent of pumping gasoline in to your boat’s rod holders. I guess if that’s the kind of thing you’re prone to doing, you might want to stick to 3rd world conscript guns |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:53:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you are not stocked up currently you are out of luck and can include 5.45x39 too the list as well Ayup, I stocked up my ammo fort in '18. I'm glad I did. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 8:57:12 PM EDT
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It's like how bars charge more for Mexican beer because it's imported.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:00:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Somebody forgot to stack it deep when it was cheap. I wouldnt say its a boutique round just yet. The russian supply is cut off. We're still waiting for other options to rush in and fill the vacuum. The reason you aren't seeing much at academy is because their monarch house brand was russian barnaul. They need time to replace it in their pipeline. Meanwhile, it doesn't do anything better than other options that either are already cheap, or are becoming so. Add to this, the AK platform is no longer cheaper to buy than other comparable platforms. In fact, the cheapest AKs to be found are crawling all over double the cost of budget ARs, and use ammo that's at least as expensive, if not moreso. You can't even get an SKS for what you can find an AR for anymore. If you've got a .300blk rifle with an 8-10" barrel, you can duplicate 7.62x39 ballistics using supers, while still getting good silencer performance with subs, and all out of a pistol length barrel in a platform that's cheaper to acquire. PSA sells AAC .300 for around $0.50, IIRC. I think 7.62 is on the way to joining 7.62 nagant, 7.62x25, and 6.5 Carcano as formerly popular rounds that have become (or are becoming) oddities. They all shared one thing in common, and all suffered a similar fate because of it. I'm still regretting not stacking 7.62 nagant deep enough when it sold for dirt. Nobody who's already invested in the caliber has any particular reason to divest just yet, but there's no real reason other than 'wants' to get into it anymore. That situation is the gateway to boutique land. And I'm saying this as somebody who used to be a hardcore Fuck ARs -- AK master race type. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:00:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Somewhere in Ukraine there is a red neck on AK.com laughing saying I have xx cases of 7.62x39 and 30k of primers.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:01:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:03:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @FlyLeaf Got it. I have Yugo Zastava M90 and M85 krinks in 5.56, and an M-5 in 5.56. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Sold all of mine,no cares @FlyLeaf Do you have 5.45 rifles? @C-4 Nope. Got rid of those when the $79 tins ended at AIM. Only one I have now is a 5.56 Krink Just not cost efficient like it once was @FlyLeaf Got it. I have Yugo Zastava M90 and M85 krinks in 5.56, and an M-5 in 5.56. @C-4 Nice picks,forgot about the 5.56 Yugos. Nice fireballs I'm sure Had over 12 AKs at one point,traded or sold them off once x39 went above $300 case |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:04:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ayup, I stocked up my ammo fort in '18. I'm glad I did. I should have also. I waited until later to do it which is ironic because I started out as an AK guy here on arfcom. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:04:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It never sold well when I was an FFL. I always kept a case or two of the 20 round boxes on the shelf, but never had any requests to stock it in bulk and even the 20 round boxes sold very slowly. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:18:18 PM EDT
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I have been reloading 7.62x39mm since the late 80's.
You can safely use .308 diameter bullets which are commonly available. Speer TNT 125/130 grain .308 diameter bullets work great. Hornady .310" and .311" Sierra's will always be my first picks, but you don't have to wait for them to become available or pay the premium price. H4198 H322 300 Blkout AA2200 RE-7 and a host of other fast burning rifle powders are ideal for this round. Having purchased brass in bulk whenever it was on sale over the years, has me well stocked today. PMC used to sell crates of 7.62x39mm with reloadable brass, IMI brass and ammo was available in bulk. I never purchased any U.S. manufactured brass in this caliber. I suspect the big names will start making more in this caliber if foreign options dry up. IMO we will never see Russian ammo in bulk and cheap for the rest of our lives. Even when the war is over, the animosity will linger for decades. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:18:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryThanks, swamp creatures. 
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:31:47 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:34:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Several East EU countries also manufacture x39...my guess ... Ukraine is buying it by the pallet. Not even just Ukrain...wars popping up all over the globe. If we happen to get a lull in that you'll see it come down in price a bit.. bettee take that chance to stack it. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Uh, Russian sanctions drove cost up since they were the major source of cheap cartridges. Several East EU countries also manufacture x39...my guess ... Ukraine is buying it by the pallet. Not even just Ukrain...wars popping up all over the globe. If we happen to get a lull in that you'll see it come down in price a bit.. bettee take that chance to stack it. Maybe Ukraine mostly uses 545x39 and they're using as many ARs as they can get it seems. Not sure how much 762 they would be buying. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:36:05 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate looking at those things! I've always wanted an underfolder, but they were an extra $50 over the fixed stock so I was waiting for a sale. All of a sudden, they were $600+, and I never could justify that much. So I Don't have one. And now the kits without barrels are selling for what I once refused to pay for a complete rifle. Thanks, swamp creatures. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:44:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate looking at those things! I've always wanted an underfolder, but they were an extra $50 over the fixed stock so I was waiting for a sale. All of a sudden, they were $600+, and I never could justify that much. So I Don't have one. And now the kits without barrels are selling for what I once refused to pay for a complete rifle. Thanks, swamp creatures. Quote HistoryQuoted: I hate looking at those things! I've always wanted an underfolder, but they were an extra $50 over the fixed stock so I was waiting for a sale. All of a sudden, they were $600+, and I never could justify that much. So I Don't have one. And now the kits without barrels are selling for what I once refused to pay for a complete rifle. Thanks, swamp creatures. They’re super ugly and belong in a trashcan  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:46:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Maybe Ukraine mostly uses 545x39 and they're using as many ARs as they can get it seems. Not sure how much 762 they would be buying. They have a ton of 7.62 rifles, more than 5.56. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:52:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sam warned you all when he was begging you to buy Golden Tiger @ $199 per 1,000. Most laughed. Who’s laughing now… I got my GT stash for .10 per round. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 9:53:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Last time I bought 7.62x39 by the case it was $95/1000 and I felt like I was getting ripped off. I was used to the $69/1000 sales and got spoiled. Ahhhh yes...the late 90's were fun. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:01:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sam warned you all when he was begging you to buy Golden Tiger @ $199 per 1,000. Most laughed. Who’s laughing now…  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:06:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Sam warned you all when he was begging you to buy Golden Tiger @ $199 per 1,000. Most laughed. Who’s laughing now… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/128054/_72ea31f1-e783-4c6c-8599-6d3f83bd62e4_jp-3224428.JPG I'm not laughing, I am almost done with an unplanned/unexpected move....that shit is heavy! I may have stacked it cheap and too deep. 
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:06:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ahhhh yes...the late 90's were fun. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Last time I bought 7.62x39 by the case it was $95/1000 and I felt like I was getting ripped off. I was used to the $69/1000 sales and got spoiled. Ahhhh yes...the late 90's were fun. Still got the dolly |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:10:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That comes across to me as the gun equivalent of pumping gasoline in to your boat’s rod holders. I guess if that’s the kind of thing you’re prone to doing, you might want to stick to 3rd world conscript guns Cartridges have long been designed to prevent dangerous situations like this. It's why you can't chamber a .357 mag in a .38 special. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:25:15 PM EDT
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Pretty lousy timing the AK super Safety was recently released for public consumption
https://x.com/s3igu2/status/1766267820008931802 |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:31:02 PM EDT
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Don't forget in addition to the wars you have Bidenflation reducing the value of a dollar. I am glad I stocked up on my 7.62x39
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:38:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I got my GT stash for .10 per round. I missed the salad days by being born |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 10:54:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I always wanted to get my hands on some Lapua 7.62x39 to try in my 527. I loved that rifle but that mag did not inspire confidence. Youn would loved this one...  The only functional ten round mag for a CZ 527M ever made, two 5 rounders mashed together by a master gunsmith. It worked flawlessly. |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:01:24 PM EDT
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.50ish a round for 7.62x39 just angers me. I am living in the past when it was $90 a case.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:13:23 PM EDT
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I was doing other things. Shooting 5.45 and not being able to keep up with it. 7.62x39 wasn’t on my mind. And when I decided I might want some more, ??
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:32:25 PM EDT
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I have an absolute metric shit ton of 7.62x39. It was so cheap for so long. I also have an RPD and three RPKs that like to eat if the need arises. I loved it when Sam got the 1400rd wood crates of spam can Barnaul. I made furniture out of those. I still like my AKs, but I would go 5.56 AR if I had to start over since the prices have changed so much.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:36:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cartridges have long been designed to prevent dangerous situations like this. It's why you can't chamber a .357 mag in a .38 special. The french 7.5x54 was originally going to be 7.5x57 until they realized you could "danger noodle" an 8mm mauser round in it! |
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:40:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Pretty lousy timing the AK super Safety was recently released for public consumption https://x.com/s3igu2/status/1766267820008931802 I'm sure that won't last long.
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Posted: 5/26/2024 11:45:01 PM EDT
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Last gun show I went to in April.
9mm- 1000 rounds for $289 762X 39 1000 rounds for $550 5.56 1000 rounds for $650 Prices aren't from the 90's but they are not outrageous considering inflation. But there are people that will complain there is nothing to get at gunshows, but jerky and beanie babies |
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