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Quoted: Yes, all .308 is drying up. It will never be here again. Buy it all now. Buy it. Buy it.
I've been around the milsurp market since the mid-80's. I've seen EVERY caliber come and go with availability....and some were obsolete to begin with.
.308 is not obsolete, so it's not going to dry up. It might become scarce for a short time, then flood back in country when countries let their stores go to the surplus market.
No reason to panic.
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This isnt about panicking. It is about being prudent. Financially, you are right.... it is better to invest your money, let it grow, and buy ammo as time goes on.
However - good quality .308 has rarely been less than $0.15 per round.
When the next stash comes in from somewhere, and prices have gone up to 0.25 per round, will you be subsidizing the rest of us? Will you be providing a written guarantee that something will be coming in before I run out and need it?
Sure, there is always something???? Like 5.56ammo, right? Oh wait... there is nothing on the market right now. I am out. If I would have been smart, I would have stocked up on South African when it was $0.11 per round.
That is all I am saying. Sure, there maybe somethng coming in the future.... but maybe not when you need it, or at the same prices.
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No need to get hostile, partner.
Buy all you want, stock up, loot the warehouses, have some fun. I was addressing the people who think this is the last .308 we'll see.
Like I said, I've been playing the surplus game for a long time, and I've seen .308 scarce and expensive, then come back into the country in droves. What will determine the price the next flood is how much comes in.
Look at 8mm. 15 years ago it was hard to find, everyone was out of quality ammo. At that time, .303 was everywhere and it was good stuff (and cheap). Flash to today, .303 is gone and 8mm is cheap....cheaper than its ever been. How is that possible? How is it cheaper than its ever been? Because it came into the country in huge numbers from mulitiple sources.
The same will happen to all surplus ammo, eventually. Like you said, imported .223 is hard to find. But that will change too....it's still a used cartridge so it will come in again, and be cheap again.