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Posted: 4/9/2014 1:28:03 PM EDT
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Thats too bad; I remember ordering a Russian tin of 300rds on stripper clips from AIM in 2012 for $70
http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=A76254SC&name=Russian+7.62x54R+on+Mosin+Chargers+300rd+can&groupid=40 |
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Posted: 4/9/2014 6:50:17 PM EDT
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Too pricey after shipping.
Glad i bought 5 crates last month at sportsmans guide for $157 per crate shipped to my door 
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Posted: 4/10/2014 4:03:12 AM EDT
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Lucky I got my stash of x54R for ~$40/tin
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Posted: 4/10/2014 8:22:19 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/10/2014 8:57:37 AM EDT
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Lucky I got my stash of x54R for ~$40/tin Yes, still have six 50 Cal. cans with 440 rds of that wonderful Czech Silvertip from back in 2004. I think it was $44.00 a can. |
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Posted: 4/10/2014 9:00:27 AM EDT
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Dan sold hungarian silver tips for 39$ a tin with my m44 purchase.... way back when...
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Posted: 4/10/2014 9:43:46 AM EDT
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Yep me too. the good old days of $40 cans of 54R and $50 crates (760rds) of 8mm Mauser.
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Posted: 4/10/2014 12:33:00 PM EDT
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Too pricey after shipping. Glad i bought 5 crates last month at sportsmans guide for $157 per crate shipped to my door Ditto |
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Posted: 4/10/2014 5:27:42 PM EDT
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Dan sold hungarian silver tips for 39$ a tin with my m44 purchase.... way back when... I started buying for $32/can from AIM. That's also not the cheapest they went for. I had an AIM flier (remember those?) that advertised it for $29/can and I was pissed that I was paying $3 more. I kid you not! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/10/2014 5:28:42 PM EDT
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Let's just hope that this all blows over and it goes back down to $77 a can if you order by the crate. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 4/10/2014 5:32:29 PM EDT
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Too pricey after shipping. Glad i bought 5 crates last month at sportsmans guide for $157 per crate shipped to my door Ditto Damn, where was that deal posted? 
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Posted: 4/11/2014 2:47:33 AM EDT
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$50 shipping for one tin and $72 shipping for a crate...F that..sorry, i need it , but not at that price
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Posted: 4/11/2014 3:09:35 AM EDT
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Too pricey after shipping. Glad i bought 5 crates last month at sportsmans guide for $157 per crate shipped to my door Ditto Damn, where was that deal posted? When I read these posts and $157 is a "deal" it makes me glad I had it foresight to stack it to the celling for $80 a crate years ago. I haven't bought any since '04 and have no need to. I guess being old does have some perks 
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Posted: 4/11/2014 5:32:42 AM EDT
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When I started buying it in 2009 I paid $135 per crate, mostly Bulgarian factory 10 and Russian 188. I thought that was an
unbelievably cheap price compared to commercial which was about 50¢ per back then. My friends refused to shoot it because it was corrosive. 
Got some Polish one time from AIM, free shipping and on chargers. I figured the chargers were worth 75¢ to $1 each so my CPR was about 10¢. I don't remember seeing all the silver tipped back then. Seemed everything being sold was not LPS. Haven't seen any that wasn't LPS in a while. Reading about those $29 Albanian tins dives me crazy, but we'll see where things are in another 5-10 years. Todays' prices might not seem so bad. |
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Posted: 4/11/2014 8:09:29 AM EDT
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Too pricey after shipping. Glad i bought 5 crates last month at sportsmans guide for $157 per crate shipped to my door Ditto Damn, where was that deal posted? It was a deal where you had to have the correct SKU# and then the free shipping code.It was on akfiles forum. Not a steal deal like some of the guys here getting it for $40 a tin back in the day, but the best deal i have seen shipped in several years anyway on a crate.Made a nice corner in my ammo fort. I did find a tin of Bulgarian that i paid $60 for from AIM several years ago.Didnt know i had it. 
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Posted: 4/11/2014 4:27:38 PM EDT
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When I started buying it in 2009 I paid $135 per crate, mostly Bulgarian factory 10 and Russian 188. I thought that was an unbelievably cheap price compared to commercial which was about 50¢ per back then. My friends refused to shoot it because it was corrosive.
Got some Polish one time from AIM, free shipping and on chargers. I figured the chargers were worth 75¢ to $1 each so my CPR was about 10¢. I don't remember seeing all the silver tipped back then. Seemed everything being sold was not LPS. Haven't seen any that wasn't LPS in a while. Reading about those $29 Albanian tins dives me crazy, but we'll see where things are in another 5-10 years. Todays' prices might not seem so bad. Personally, I would never trust or buy Albanian. I simply don't trust their QC. Story time: I ordered 2 crates of Russian light ball from Sportsman's Guide years ago. They clearly had a picture of Russian 54R cans on the website. I get the crates and it's Albanian. They have a "no returns on ammo" policy but I'd be damned if they weren't going to take it back. I called and made my case. They sent me a shipping label/RMA# and I shipped it back to them on their dime. They also changed the picture on their website. They did have some Russian and shipped me two crates. 
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Posted: 4/11/2014 10:21:45 PM EDT
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My inventory sheet shows $35 for a can of Albanian as my lowest cost. Then a couple of different Hungarian for $40 and $47, plus Russian for $44 and 45. Goes up to $95 a can for some Bulgarian and the 2012 Russian on chargers at 300 for about $75. My average cost per round (not counting Russian match) is 15 cents. Not as good as it could be because for some reason I felt the need to add some fairly expensive Russian last year at $175 for a crate (and that Bulgarian in 09). Mix of light and heavy ball, BTW.
Some day I hope to get my DP-28 kit built to shoot this stuff (I sold the Maxim kit and parts un-built). Rob |
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