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"Not speaking of anyone in this thread, but most have a very limited understanding of the market as a whole. Take a look at the 7n6 panic thread and notice how many didn't know that commercial 5.45 even existed."

Very true.  Still have WBB N/C purchased 1999ish at $150 per K.  For rifles bought in '97.  Wondered at the time why it wasn't more popular.

"In the next few weeks, I'm going to start an attempt to shine a light on what is available (company, history, performance, construction)."

Should prove to be of interest.  Suspect it might be some months before things arrive at new "normal".  Much depends on the importers, but I have to imagine certain former Warsaw Pact countries are still quite hungry for $ ........

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The 7.62x39 market is a bit of a oddity in comparison to other calibers. Read any other ammo section on this site and the conversations are broken out between practice/plinking and defensive/accuracy. With 7.62x39 it is all about cost savings (which has been the traditional placement of all things AK), with almost no mention of performance beyond anecdotal responses. Granted, the AK (or most 7.62x39 guns) isn't going to be the right tool to shoot groups...but there are some interesting varieties of ammo that suit its capabilities (and they are all made in the USA).

reading the new sanctions and I believe that Ukrainian made Wolf and RAS ammo is now a thing of the past per the text below it would be sanctioned since it is a product made in "Luhansk People’s Republic". I may be wrong about this but I think this means any exports to the USA from Luhansk Ukraine would now be prohibited. If that is the case now Washington only needs to sanction the other Russian ammo manufacturers and there is no established source in the world that can offer the US commercial sales market with 'cheap' 762x39 or 5.45x39

http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/jl2572.aspx

"The Treasury Department has determined that the Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) has asserted governmental authority over a part or region of Ukraine without the authorization of the Government of Ukraine. The self-proclaimed LPR has asserted governmental authority through a number of actions, including issuing a declaration of martial law; banning the sale of corporate rights, production facilities, companies, and other assets; controlling the border guard checkpoints of Izvarino, Dolzhanskoye, and Krasnyi Partizansk on the Ukrainian-Russian border; and, shooting down a Ukrainian military transport jet as it attempted to land in Luhansk. The LPR also elected a leader and passed its own constitution on May 11, 2014."

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For the love of Christ, don't start panic buying over it AGAIN.

Ammo comes from ALL OVER.

Please stop.

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I'd love to see more of the Yugo surplus come back into the country.

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Do not want brass

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Do not want brass

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I'm through panic buying. I am tired of working OT to pay for my ammo addiction.