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Posted: 5/26/2003 6:54:26 AM EDT
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Cole Distributing (www.coledistributing.com) has the SA battlepacks (900-rds), but they are a bit of a ripoff at $150. When the M1A3 battle packs were available last year, Sportsman's Guide had them for $36 per 300 rds. Obviously, Cole is practicing Kensian Economics supply and demand elasticity fundamentals here. In the interim, you can get new PMP ammo for about $140 per 1,000, and they are the manufacturers of the older SA surplus stuff.
Tight Groups, phoenix27 |
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Posted: 5/26/2003 7:27:13 AM EDT
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KY Imports is advertising SA battlepacks at $52.99/300 or $149.99/900. This figures out to 17 & 16 cents per round, respectively.
I would suspect that this is not the new shipment of SA that everyone has been waiting on, but some leftover from the last shipment. In the spirit of free enterprise, they just decided to jack up the price to what they think the market will bear. Guess they want to get rid of it before another shipment hits the market & they have to lower their prices. |
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Posted: 5/26/2003 9:36:28 AM EDT
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I wouldn't hold your breath for any "other shipment". As we've been told from several different sources, SA has ended the surplussing of military ammo, much like Klinton did in '97.
For the (current) price of those 20+ year old battlepacks, you can get NEW PRODUCTION Q3131 and XM193. Seems like a no-brainer to me. Some folks will remember me warning people repeatedly that those plentiful battle-packs were going to dry up, but few wanted to hear that at the time... -Troy |
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Posted: 5/26/2003 1:41:27 PM EDT
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Thanks for all of the input. I guess I will buy something else.
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Posted: 5/27/2003 11:04:02 AM EDT
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For those interested, AIM now has the 308 SA battlepacks in.
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Posted: 5/27/2003 12:51:55 PM EDT
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Makes me glad I was buying 5,400 rounds a time. [hail2]
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Posted: 5/27/2003 12:57:31 PM EDT
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AIM has HAD the .308 all along.
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Posted: 6/8/2003 3:38:35 PM EDT
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AIM ? Help what is this?
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Posted: 6/8/2003 4:08:04 PM EDT
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www.aimsurplus.com
MM |
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Posted: 6/9/2003 9:03:11 PM EDT
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Thanx !
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Posted: 6/10/2003 9:40:44 PM EDT
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Were all the SA battlepacks of the same lot/quality? I bought one about a month ago with this printed on:
top of each 30 round box: 30 rd. 5,56x45 ball M1A2 and on the side: 698 A83Z the shell casings read: 83 (above primer) 12(below primer) I havent shot any of it yet since I have thousands of rounds of xm193, etc. etc. but I do remember people touting this SA ammo so I figured I would pick one up when I was at the gun shop! |
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Posted: 6/11/2003 2:22:55 PM EDT
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The flyer that www.centerfiresystems.com sends me has South African battlepacks advertised.
900 rounds/3 packs - $126.97 600 rounds/2 packs - $79.97 300 round battle pack - $42.97 |
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