Port is good. nobody can argue that, but some batches have been known to suffer from hard primers.
With all the Hirt gone so quickly, Port is back on top as the surplus .308 best bargain.
Don't be confused though, the Aussie is the surplus .308 best QUALITY available now.
www.dansammo.com has the best price at $125 per case of blister pack aussie (1990 vintage).
It goes indeed have copper jacketed bullets and berdan primers, although friends in OZ suggest that some batches post 90 might be boxer.
This stuff is STRAIGHT from Aust. Mil war storage, and is in fantastic condition. The aussies themselves used this ammo in everything from matches, snipers, L1As (FALs) to machine guns. They are quite sad that they cannot buy this stuff themselves down there.
It is 11 years fresher than the Port on the market, and is known to have been stored in optimal conditions. Can anyone tell me with any degree of certainty, the history of the Port on the market?
My FALs are all less accurate (and sometimes less reliable) with Port than any of my other surplus (Hirt 79, SA 84, and Aussie 83, 88, and 90).
Aussie quality is equal to Hirt (and fresher), but not reloadable.
CMP chose to resell the Aussie (if that means anything to you).
'78 Port @ 14¢ per round
- vs -
'90 Aussie @ 15.6¢ per round
No contest in my opinion.
alan