Ive been wanting an ar for a while now (now that I have my m14 I think its time ) I was at my local gun shop and they said I should get one chamberd in 7.62 x 39 cause they had a tonne of ammo for supper cheap I'm not to familiar with the pros and cons can anyone full me in ?
should i get an 7.62 x 39 on an ar platform ?
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One con is the super cheap ammo will eventually dry up. It is all surplus ammo and once the cold war stocks are gone, they are gone.
Thats said, their are a few new production 7.62x39 ammo options out their (Norinco and MFS to name a couple), but they are not even close to the low price of the surplus stuff.
Thats said, their are a few new production 7.62x39 ammo options out their (Norinco and MFS to name a couple), but they are not even close to the low price of the surplus stuff.
True, I suppose even after the stocks dry up, and you have to buy new stuff, you would have saved a massive amount of cash.
Dlask has both 16" rifle and upper for sale and you can probably order any other length from them, since they make them in house.
No one will really know when the supply of surplus ammo will dry up, however considering there are more than 14 million AK out there, the amount of ammo should last awhile longer and we have really tapped into the Russian made factory loads yet, the worst case scenario they will be priced at the same as .223.
No one will really know when the supply of surplus ammo will dry up, however considering there are more than 14 million AK out there, the amount of ammo should last awhile longer and we have really tapped into the Russian made factory loads yet, the worst case scenario they will be priced at the same as .223.
