skizzums said:You will NEVER save money reloading 54r or x39. It costs me more than triple to reload for my mosin. Your range ammo will be really cheap. Less than 20c a round for either. If you plan to ever hunt with it, then grabbing a couple boxes of hunting ammo in either caliber to sight in and take a deer isn't going to hurt any.
I don't think that is what he was suggesting. I think he was saying, if the OP is so focused on ammo cost that he is limiting himself only two potential rifles, maybe he should consider reloading.
Powder is about 16¢/round (using ~45gr charge and $25/lb), primer is another 3¢, lots of bullets available for ~25¢ each, you can definitely load good quality ammo tailored to your gun for 50¢/round or less.
You can buy blasting ammo in .308 for less, but it won't shoot as well as properly developed handloads.
That would be a cool little rifle. If his heart is set on those two calibers, he can get both the M85 and a Mosin 91/30 for about the same price as the CZ.Mosin-Marauder said:Why not a Zastava M85 Mini Mauser?