7.62X54R @$41 a box of 20rds?!?!?!

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Satanta

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Went to the gunshop today-was gonna pick up a few boxes to go plinking with...they carried some brand 'Norma' or similar-$41 a freakin box!!!!!!!! Hell, the rifle only cost me $55!
 
Norma ammo is always expensive, but they make some oddball stuff you can't get easily (7.62 Nagant revolver).

I usually buy surplus at $3/20 to feed the M-44.
 
Yeah...been pricing at Auction Arms and it runs for about $20 for 100rds or so...

Maybe the old guy misread the price and it was like $4.10 or something :lol
 
I ordered some (880 rounds I think) for about $100 from J&G Sales in Arizona. It came sealed in two metal cans in a wooden crate. Came with its own giant can opener. It was Russian ammo, but had Nicaraguan Sandinista stickers on the crate. This price didn't include shipping, which was pretty expensive. But still a good deal I think.

Doug
 
Norma's good stuff, though! At least, it's non-corrosive and boxer-primed . . . I've got to say that some of the cheap Russki FMJ I've bought in tins is wonderfully accurate. But then you've got to clean, clean, clean!
 
Lol, I had the same sticker shock yesterday - Got a Mosin Nagant 91/59 and I wanted to get it headspaced by the gunsmith. Have one of those Russian tins of 440 rounds (paid $79), but the range would not let me test fire the weapon with them cause it's indoor and they contain steel. So I go to the local gunstore - Seller&Belliet (sp?) was $14 for 20 rounds.

Whatever. I'll go to the outdoor range this weekend.

Freaking gunsmith wanted $20 to check the headspace!! Whatever again - I'll just tie a string to the trigger and give 'er a tug....
 
Norma is premium priced imported hunting ammunition. It is not marketted to be used for plinking or informal target shooting. For many years Norma was the sole source in this country for many European metric caliber cartridges and their prices still reflect this.

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