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Thread: Ruger #1-A blued 7.62X39

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    762x39 is only cheap when it's surplus, as a "real" rifle round suitable for hunting it's not nearly as cheap. Feeding a great gun like this surplus would be like dressing a model up as a biker chic - you can do it, and it is fun, but it's kind of a waste.
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    Quote Originally Posted by enefgee View Post
    762x39 is only cheap when it's surplus, as a "real" rifle round suitable for hunting it's not nearly as cheap. Feeding a great gun like this surplus would be like dressing a model up as a biker chic - you can do it, and it is fun, but it's kind of a waste.
    A friend of mine, member at the same range, own one in 39, i tried it with the cheapest SKS corrosive ammo and this rifle was keeping easily all the shots in a 4 inchs circle at 200 yards, very precise out of the number one, i imagine with a better quality round, this could be a usable varmint round... JP.

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    I wonder if i would wear the barrel out before offsetting the rifle's cost with the savings in surplus ammo.

    WHY can't some one come out with a reasonably price single shot/bolt action that fires 7.62x39!!!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jparent View Post
    I wonder if i would wear the barrel out before offsetting the rifle's cost with the savings in surplus ammo.

    WHY can't some one come out with a reasonably price single shot/bolt action that fires 7.62x39!!!!!!
    Zastava M85 isn't a single shot but would work as one if you only wanted to feed it 1 round at a time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kawicrash View Post
    If you want to shoot cheap, crap ammo then buy an SKS. I saw them today on sale for $199. Russian laminate.
    If you plan to buy a quality, fairly rare gun get a useful high-performance caliber.
    What, are you going to shoot corrosive steel case ammo in a $1500 rifle? Duh!
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