surplus 308 ammo??????????????

sksguy68 · September 22, 2001, 22:37

is the mil. surplus ammo you see in shotgun news any good???????????????

Blag · September 22, 2001, 22:46

Some of it is excellent, some is not. It's generally fine ammo, overall. Check the Ammunition forum, go back a month or two, read the discussions. Lots of info there.

Briefly, people seem to do well with Hirtenberger (Austria), Radway Green (British), Portuguese, and South African. Also DAG (Germany), Singapore and Malaysia.

Be wary of the South American stuff.

**MK ULTRA** · September 23, 2001, 17:06

How could it not be good. most of it was made int the late 80's to early 90's. It's made to NATO specs. It's what the countries troops used when they went to war. Much of it is left because they didn't go to war and they have now swithced to .223 rifles.

Ammo today is the best deal going. Buy as much of it as you can. You can get even better deals by buying in quantities of
5k-10k. That may seem like alot but it won't go bad and may never be this cheap again.

I think I'll buy more next week.

Ditto on what Blag said. Hirtenberger, FN/Portugese, Radway Green, South African, are all great ammo. I havent tried the others. Don't buy the ammo from Chile.

Also read FREDS article in SGN every week. He really likes the S. African, and always has a great read.

MK ULTRA........OUT.......

**EMDII** · September 23, 2001, 19:26

Moved to AMMUNITION

ricochet · September 25, 2001, 06:35

Most of the NATO surplus ammo started life as decent ammo. Most still is. The problems of some stem from the quality (or lack of) in storage. RG 84 is considered risky, yet I have quite a few rounds that have given me zero problems and I will rely on this particular batch, but will not buy more. It's problems supposedly stem from storage. Some of the Chilean ammo is OK, some is not. Same reason. Dunno about the Israeli ammo of certain years, but usually Israeli stuff is desirable. Not so with some of their surplus ammo, maybe storage?

September 22, 2001, 22:37	#1
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MK ULTRA Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 2382 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,247	How could it not be good. most of it was made int the late 80's to early 90's. It's made to NATO specs. It's what the countries troops used when they went to war. Much of it is left because they didn't go to war and they have now swithced to .223 rifles. Ammo today is the best deal going. Buy as much of it as you can. You can get even better deals by buying in quantities of 5k-10k. That may seem like alot but it won't go bad and may never be this cheap again. I think I'll buy more next week. Ditto on what Blag said. Hirtenberger, FN/Portugese, Radway Green, South African, are all great ammo. I havent tried the others. Don't buy the ammo from Chile. Also read FREDS article in SGN every week. He really likes the S. African, and always has a great read. MK ULTRA........OUT....... __________________ O $HIT MK ULTRA.....OUT..... They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin, Statesman and Inventor: 1759 Improvise, Adapt, Overcome.....

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EMDII Evil Moderator Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 6 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 13,971	Moved to AMMUNITION __________________ "The Spartans do not enquire how many enemy there are. The SPartans merely enquire WHERE they are." E.M. (Ted) Dannemiller II 1*

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ricochet Registered FALaholic #: 1684 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: next door to my neighbors, in Texas of the the USA Posts: 1,426	Most of the NATO surplus ammo started life as decent ammo. Most still is. The problems of some stem from the quality (or lack of) in storage. RG 84 is considered risky, yet I have quite a few rounds that have given me zero problems and I will rely on this particular batch, but will not buy more. It's problems supposedly stem from storage. Some of the Chilean ammo is OK, some is not. Same reason. Dunno about the Israeli ammo of certain years, but usually Israeli stuff is desirable. Not so with some of their surplus ammo, maybe storage? __________________ It is what it is... ... NRA Endowment Lifetime Member-

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September 22, 2001, 22:46	#2
Blag Registered FALaholic #: 1148 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,527	Some of it is excellent, some is not. It's generally fine ammo, overall. Check the Ammunition forum, go back a month or two, read the discussions. Lots of info there. Briefly, people seem to do well with Hirtenberger (Austria), Radway Green (British), Portuguese, and South African. Also DAG (Germany), Singapore and Malaysia. Be wary of the South American stuff.