Best Surplus Ammo?

[GunLvrMD]

So what is the best and cheapest surplus .308 ammo out there? I am tempted by Century's offer of German .308 since they have free shipping.

GunLvr

[Stg 58]

Dag stuff. good price,good ammo. I have both the battle packs and the 250rd cans and have had no problem with either. i want to order more but running out of space to store all my gun stuff. The wife is really getting upset. Order it before they run out.

[BUFF]

STG 58:

Does Century still have the battle packs? Are they in 1,000 round crates?

I have some of the loose, de-linked stuff.

[BUFF]

GunLvrMD:

Read the posts from the last 5 days here in the ammo section. Lots of good choices. Lots of good vendors.

[Aifwikir]

Check with Dan' Ammo http://www.dansammo.com

His Singapore is great stuff and a case is $130. Clean burning!

:D
Aif

[GunLvrMD]

Originally posted by Stg 58:
<STRONG>Dag stuff. good price,good ammo. I have both the battle packs and the 250rd cans and have had no problem with either. i want to order more but running out of space to store all my gun stuff. The wife is really getting upset. Order it before they run out.</STRONG>

Thanks for the info. I am starting to think I need a case of DAG and a case of Singapore (and I don't even have my L1A1 yet!). I still have sotrage space, I made an entire room in the basement a "gun room" and have it lined with shelves.

GunLvr

[FNnuts]

GunLvrMD-

Century is out of the battle packs of DAG .308. I just received 2000 rnds of the loose packed DAG, same ammo, just packed loose 250 rnds per can. I paid $262.93 for my two cases, with free shipping. So far, it is really good stuff. A little hotter than the South African stuff I had, but I have been told that the loose ammo is de-linked MG ammo, so this is normal. I like it alot. It runs through my R-1 on a gas setting of 5. I will get more, hopefully soon.

[stimpsonjcat]

FNnuts,

Do the cans come with it for that price?
What headstamp is on this ammo?
The DAG I have in battlepacks is pretty nice stuff.

peace!

[OZ]

I am waiting for my Porto FNM 308 from Sportsman Guide, ordered 2400 rounds (in battlepacks) and total with shipping came to around $300 ..... that's a little more than 12c a round !! .. I used the 20% discount code from American Rifleman of course ....

I heard the Porto is very accurate and clean .... looking forward to try some at the range.

[BUFF]

Stimpy:
The delinked DAG from Century is from several different batches, and has different headstamps. I bought 1,000 rounds and got 500 of one, and 250 of each of two others. They are headstamped:

1- DAG 10-65 then the NATO 'cross-in-circle' mark.

2- DAG 7.62 X 51 then the NATO mark.

3- DAG 67-25 then the NATO mark.

Ted Danmiller got some without the NATO mark, I think in battle packs.

It is loose, but all the rounds in each of my cans had the same headstamp.

The cans are odd, the width of a 7.62X51 cartridge inside, tall and thin. I don't know what they are, but I was never in the military.

Mine is all clean. Been too busy to shoot any but being German and NATO spec, it should be fine.

[TopSec29]

Is there a new discount code? That one has run out.

[Blackmore]

The new deal is $10 off on a $100+ purchase. SPG134, exp. 9/1/01. The 20% off was over with on May 20th. Guess they can't do it forever. ;)

[ May 23, 2001: Message edited by: Blackmore ]

[OZ]

Blackmore,

thanks for the code for 20% discount. I am a new NRA member but my American Rifleman magazine subscription did not show up till April. I used the discount and 2400 rounds or Porto 308 and 2400 rounds of SA 556 ammo are on their way, probably arrive today.
Thanks !! :cool: