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I feel pretty stupid about this as well. Then again, I had to make sacrifices somewhere. Buying a house is expensive.
if x54r continue to grow in popularity (and tens of thousands of rifles bought in the past decade should be conducive to that happening) eventually Hornady will come up with the load of their own and/or other bullet manufacturers will step in.
if nothing else, Ukraine will eventually establish their own production facilities either for NATO ammo in which case they will sell-off their stockpiles of commie ammo or
if they continue to use commie ammo for a decade or so then we will have reliable source of commercial ammo. it won't be cheap as surplus but it would be cheaper than brass cased S&B and PPU.
another thing i can not predict with 100% reliability, but i can see that as a possibility. CNC machines get cheaper and cheaper every year. right now mini-cnc lathes are already within a reach of most people. that means that one day CNC bullets from solid brass or copper or maybe even some completely diferent and inexpensive alloy may become a common place and affordable option for many reloaders. We might even see small portable bullet turning table top machines created for this explicit purpose. they will probably cost a few grand but precision shooters and wildcatter will gladly pay that for a chance to roll their own.
Well, I ordered the Lee classic loader for the 7.62x54r. I just gotta find some bullets, powder and primers and we should be good to go.
This could,be a strong possibility, the push to ban lead is not over.
Right now I can't find much for .312" bullets except Barnes and Sierra at 30-60 cents per bullet only worth it if your Morin shoots well....
Grab the pulled 180 grain Federal Powershoks from N__ __&__ __ for 21 cents before they go "out of stock"...
.312 diameter 180 grain soft points pulled from Federal's Powershok ammo. Very clean, almost no marks at all, perfect for any 303 british, 7.62 x 54 R, 7.7 Jap, ect. These projectiles make a great hunting bullet as they feature a jacket that is locked into its lead core for superior weight retention upon entering soft tissue. As always the pictures are an accurate representation of the entire lot.
They also have the .310" Hornady 123 grainers...
I was blown away at Collectible in Merrimack on Monday. Grabbed some more Golden tiger food for the AK and looked at the spam tins of x54r. $250!! Sweet Jesus it was only a few months ago I was seeing them at $130-$140 and saying, nah too high. Oh well, I guess I should have grabbed a few more tins 6 months ago.
i stopped buying surplus x54r once price mark went past $90/tin