Best Surplus Ammo?

GunLvrMD · May 19, 2001, 23:24

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 · May 20, 2001, 00:29

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** · May 20, 2001, 01:41

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** · May 20, 2001, 01:43

GunLvrMD:

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

Aifwikir · May 20, 2001, 05:59

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

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

Aif

GunLvrMD · May 21, 2001, 09:38

Quote:

Originally posted by 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.

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 · May 22, 2001, 01:30

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** · May 22, 2001, 09:05

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 · May 22, 2001, 09:23

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** · May 22, 2001, 21:42

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 · May 22, 2001, 23:26

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

**Blackmore** · May 23, 2001, 04:35

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 · May 23, 2001, 09:51

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 !!

May 19, 2001, 23:24	#1
GunLvrMD Registered FALaholic #: 1059 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Greenbelt, MD USA Posts: 17	Best Surplus Ammo? 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

May 20, 2001, 01:41	#3
BUFF Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 789 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 7,141	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

May 20, 2001, 01:43	#4
BUFF Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 789 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 7,141	GunLvrMD: Read the posts from the last 5 days here in the ammo section. Lots of good choices. Lots of good vendors. __________________ BUFF

May 20, 2001, 05:59	#5
Aifwikir Registered FALaholic #: 2187 Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Magazine, Arkansas Posts: 3,061	Check with Dan' Ammo http://www.dansammo.com His Singapore is great stuff and a case is $130. Clean burning! Aif __________________ Cosmo the Lene,,, Smeller of old grease! http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m...ber3575new.jpg

May 22, 2001, 01:30	#7
FNnuts Registered FALaholic #: 3161 Join Date: May 2001 Location: East Wenatchee Posts: 183	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. __________________ "Concedo Nulli"

May 20, 2001, 00:29	#2
Stg 58 Registered FALaholic #: 3023 Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Wash Posts: 579	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.

May 22, 2001, 09:05	#8
stimpsonjcat Windoze free since 1-2010 Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 470 Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Dawsonville, GA Posts: 4,206	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! __________________ peace! Happiness=UPS+ORMD "Your 8mm FAL is like a deuce coup with a Ferrari pancake 12 under the hood and a Jaguar rear end. It just kinda transcends cool into fantasy."- USMC 0341 "The stimpgewehr is the reason Waldo is hiding."- Kotengu Cause I can still hear his voice when I put it to my shoulder, "A guns like a woman son, it's all how you hold her."

May 22, 2001, 09:23	#9
OZ Registered FALaholic #: 3117 Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 426	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.

May 22, 2001, 21:42	#10
BUFF Old Fart Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 789 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 7,141	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. __________________ BUFF

May 22, 2001, 23:26	#11
TopSec29 Registered FALaholic #: 2831 Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 69	Is there a new discount code? That one has run out. __________________ "The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson

May 23, 2001, 04:35	#12
Blackmore Curio & Relic Silver Contributor FALaholic #: 2690 Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: West Central New Hampshire Posts: 4,384	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 ] __________________ A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn't feel like it.

May 23, 2001, 09:51	#13
OZ Registered FALaholic #: 3117 Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 426	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 !!

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