Ammo prices

[militant]

Why is 7.62x54r so cheap compared to like powered cartridges?

 

[Brian Pfleuger]

"r" = Russian... most of the ammo is cheap commie surplus, or at least that's what keeps the demand met?

 

[TexasJim]

True, most is surplus, much of it is Russian. But "r" = rimmed.

 

[tahunua001]

As brian said the market has been flooded for decades with cheap commie surplus. The russians used it for close to 100 years to some extent and the chinese, finns, romanians, czechs, and any other 2bit steel curtain nation used it so there were literally trillions of rounds sitting around. If you look at hunting or match grade ammo the prices are identical to 8mm or 3006

 

[Brian Pfleuger]

"r" = rimmed

Technically.

I always thought it should be 7.62x54rr