when can we get more surplus 8mm mauser and 7.5 swiss?
- Thread starter deanyang
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OP, you just have to look back in history to see what happens to surplus ammo after it's all shot off or destroyed by respective governments.
History keeps repeating itself.
WWII and later firearms which were surplussed up to the 90s in Canada are now mostly unobtanium of have been prohibited.
The ammunition for those firearms has mostly been shot off and now the only shootable quantities are stashed in forward looking firearms enthusiasts lockers.
Same goes for 303Brit, 30-06,7.62x51, 8x57, 6.5x55 and 6.5x54.
Some of it was plentiful for 35-40 years. Then it was all gone.
7.62x54R is next to go. 7.62x39 and maybe 5.56 Nato may be around for a while.
Even surplus ammo is no longer cheap.
The folks that can only afford 15-100 rounds at a time are the first ones to notice it's no longer available, unless they start handloading commercial Boxer primed brass or the more tedious Berdan type.
History keeps repeating itself.
WWII and later firearms which were surplussed up to the 90s in Canada are now mostly unobtanium of have been prohibited.
The ammunition for those firearms has mostly been shot off and now the only shootable quantities are stashed in forward looking firearms enthusiasts lockers.
Same goes for 303Brit, 30-06,7.62x51, 8x57, 6.5x55 and 6.5x54.
Some of it was plentiful for 35-40 years. Then it was all gone.
7.62x54R is next to go. 7.62x39 and maybe 5.56 Nato may be around for a while.
Even surplus ammo is no longer cheap.
The folks that can only afford 15-100 rounds at a time are the first ones to notice it's no longer available, unless they start handloading commercial Boxer primed brass or the more tedious Berdan type.
Don't bet on it.
If those nations comply with the UN Agenda, they signed onto, their surplus munitions will be destroyed, just like that of Canada's surplus ammo.
When they become available again, if you can afford them, buy several boxes. Most local gun shops will give you a discount, equivalent to at least taxes, if you purchase 500-1000.
It's the one box at a time guys that get charged through the nose and end up running out at a time they least should be.
Depends were you are. Things Military in Calgary has it (well, the last time I was in there, which was a week ago), but he doesn’t ship.
Eaglelord17
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Two issues with surplus ammo.
1) There isn't nearly as much of it left out there as there once was.
2) With our rules for importing it, it makes it very difficult to actually import. The USA doesn't have those same rules so if it is purchasable guess who is getting it.
1) There isn't nearly as much of it left out there as there once was.
2) With our rules for importing it, it makes it very difficult to actually import. The USA doesn't have those same rules so if it is purchasable guess who is getting it.
Many folks already complain that its now become a rich person's sport again.
There seems to be lots of cheap surplus 8mm available in the US.
I remember a few years ago when surplus 7.62x54 was virtually unobtainable here because nobody had jumped through the new NRCAN import approval hoops yet. I wonder if it is the same for 8mm, although in this case the regulation may be a blessing in disguise, because I hear the Turk 8mm can be very sketchy stuff.
I remember a few years ago when surplus 7.62x54 was virtually unobtainable here because nobody had jumped through the new NRCAN import approval hoops yet. I wonder if it is the same for 8mm, although in this case the regulation may be a blessing in disguise, because I hear the Turk 8mm can be very sketchy stuff.
Reloading is the surest answer. Neck sizing makes the cases last longer, and drop 10% from service velocity to take it easy on the case and the rifle, and improve accuracy. When you see components, buy them, don't mess around.
