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So who actually imports the stuff???

Hannams are main importers for a few items like Lapua, Vihtavuori, Lee, etc.
They may be the ones that bring this in to the UK - I can find out.

I missed the last lot they had as my FAC was not varied for 7.62 in time to buy some, and I never knew they were getting low on stocks of it.
Now they have it in again I have a couple of crates aside waiting for me...better too much rather than none!!

saddler wrote: Now they have it in again I have a couple of crates aside waiting for me...better too much rather than none!!

True, ooman, so true. You can never have too much ammunition unless you are on fire or drowning...

saddler wrote:Russian military at about 30p a pop is back in stock at the importers.

Get your local RFD to get some, or arrange with someone passing Leeds to collect some for you (If they have 7.62 on ticket)
Comes in wooden chests: 10-rd paper packs, in tins of 440-rd, two tins per chest.

20-round paper packs Tovarisch

Corrosive primers yuk. I would not let any of it any were near my milsurps I have to much respect for them. Reloading is the way to go.

Alpha1 wrote:Corrosive primers yuk. I would not let any of it any were near my milsurps I have to much respect for them. Reloading is the way to go.

As long as you clean properly then corrosive primers aren't a problem, the problems with it arise if you leave it too long before cleaning...I respect my Dragunov (over £2000 worth) and have no problem shooting milsurp through it and whilst I am going to reload for it my Mosins, AKM and SKS will still be fed a steady diet of Russian milsurp.

I reload for all my firearms I don't feed any of them with shop bought. Why would you when re loading is so easy to do and the process is so enjoyable. I shoot so I can reload.

Much as I love my hand loading it isn't an either or situation.

Sometimes when there is cheap ammunition around it is worth laying in a few thousand rounds just to be able to pull a gun or two from the racks and spend a cheap days shooting blasting away, ideal for the field firing ranges.

Hygroscopic primer residue is a non issue, a couple of Aquoil soaked patches, dry the bore with a couple of dry patches and oil as normal. Aquoil and dry the bolt face and you are good to go. Only a tad more involved than cleaning after lead bullets.

There is always the copper fouling but then that is part of the high price we pay feeding our guns with jacketed ammunition, shop bought or hand loaded.

snayperskaya wrote:

Alpha1 wrote:Corrosive primers yuk. I would not let any of it any were near my milsurps I have to much respect for them. Reloading is the way to go.

As long as you clean properly then corrosive primers aren't a problem, the problems with it arise if you leave it too long before cleaning...I respect my Dragunov (over £2000 worth) and have no problem shooting milsurp through it and whilst I am going to reload for it my Mosins, AKM and SKS will still be fed a steady diet of Russian milsurp.

Exactly

This is my rifle, my rifle is my friend.....

We put thousands of tons of corrosive rack salt on our roads every year and you know what? People wash their cars, or they rot. Genius clapclap

That said, I reload for my rifles because it is usually cheaper and produces better results as a rule, but, if ammo is available I take it...rather like that batch of nasty delinquent tracer that would not light for love nor money that I gave to chris B

steveveets wrote:Thanks but I don't have any reloading equipment.

Steve, consider it long term mate. Its a good way of stock piling as the components dont count as an allocation until assembled, and it usually works out cheaper and better suited to your rifle once you get going.

There is lots of cheap gear about second hand as those with more money than sense move from one piece of sliced bread to the latest piece.