Surplus military ammo

mauser9 said:
Don't use any surplus ammo anymore. Dealer had some 8 MM mauser for $25 per 100 rounds. God only knows how old or where they were from. Too many hangfires! Probably some junk from the 50s 60s
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I started reloading in 1971. Bullet prices back then were half the cost of a round, so in 1975 I started casting my own boolits. My cast lead projectiles work awesome fine.

In the early 1980's I got my 03 FFL and came across several deals at Century Arms for surplus Mauser and Mosin ammo for pennies a round. I put a bunch of spam cans in my locker. At the time I didn't know why.....LOL.

Now I know. That old **** dates from 1934 to the 1950's. It may kick a bit, but its all 100% fire. A patch of GI bore leaner followed by a patch of Hoppes and all is good.

I don't need no more stinking rifle primers. My rifle ammo supply will probably outlast me.....
 
Fessor said:
I bought cases of Portuguese surplus 7.62 in the early 90s from Century Arms for $134 delivered for my SA Supermatches. Have 2 full cases remaining.
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The HK 91's perfect diet. Mine are "'81" with the NATO cross. I still have 4 sealed green 200rd battle packs (out of many cases). Those "mild steel copper jacketed" bullets will go through a bank vault door. Joe
 
My Yugo 8mm that misfires quite often on the first hit dates from the mid 50s. I have some Romanian light ball dated 1953 that is sure fire. And some repackaged 198 gr Nazi 8mm that is from 1934-36 that is sure fire also.
 
I bought into the surplus NATO when it was available.....three cases of Australian....ammo cans with high quality canvas bandoleers/stipper clipped....and boxes of plastic trayed (five rounds per pocket) that were so accurate...that I saved to shoot in my M70.....and bought two cases of the South African....which I still have one case left...

the Australian shot so well in my Winchester M70 heavy barrel...I stopped reloading ...
 
thebolt said:
I used South African 308 for many years in M1A rifles. I have quite a bit left and it seems almost impossible to find to determine a fair selling price. I have it in my local gun store on consignment and the newer shooters don't have any knowledge or interest in this ammo. It's about time to bring it back home and shoot it or give it to my sons.
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The SA 308 surplus ammo is my go to ammo for testing new to me rifles for accuracy.
 
thebolt said:
I used South African 308 for many years in M1A rifles. I have quite a bit left and it seems almost impossible to find to determine a fair selling price. I have it in my local gun store on consignment and the newer shooters don't have any knowledge or interest in this ammo. It's about time to bring it back home and shoot it or give it to my sons.
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I purchased numerous cases of the SA .308 over the years, great stuff, sealed in battle packs. Was about .12 cents a round at the time. Still have a couple of thousand rounds of it left. At the shows I've seen it priced at .70-.80 cents a round, don't know what it is actually selling for.

I personally wouldn't buy any milsurp ammo at this time, I'm not willing to pay what guys are asking for it right now.
 
1990's surplus era:

50 round belt of 8MM = $4.00
71 round drum on 9MM = $2.84

Pre pandemic

50 round belt of 8MM = $22.50
71 round drum on 9MM = $11.34

Pandemic assuming you can actually find/get it

50 round belt of 8MM = $35.00
71 round drum on 9MM = $20.30

The days of a 3,000 round weekend are long gone.
 
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