14.5x114mm bullets?

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I'm looking for russian 14.5x114mm bullets but never saw them anywhere...not even sure if they are legal. A friend of mine bought a russian anti tank rifle years ago and is looking for that kind of ammo.

Anyone knows were to find this ammo?
 
Long story short, ALL modern ammo of this caliber is either API, or APIT, which is prohibited in Canada. There are only 3 ways that you could get a sizeable quantity of ammo of this caliber in the country (legally).

Method one : discover a large, long-forgotten Russian/Soviet ammo dump with crates of the stuff dating back to WW2, when the most common round was the typical AP/ball. Such a dump probably exists, as the Russians/Soviets have always been notorious for "misplacing" arms caches, getting it approved for sale in Canada by NRCAN is another story however.

Method two : purchase a lot of surplus virgin brass from a current ammo manufacturer that makes the stuff and get it here, but then again, ain't got no primers, nor powder, nor bullets. So you pretty much would purchase a couple million paperweights. I can't see anyone in their right mind experimenting with powder loads of that scale, with rifles of questionable metallurgy.

Method three : Find a 5th world metal recycler who disassembles these things for the brass and purchase said brass from them, but you're stuck with the problems listed above.
 
Bullets or ammo? Ball ammo runs $25 US each, Stateside. Primed brass runs $12 US each.
If your buddy can find brass, unlikely, he'll have to make the bullets on a lathe. They're .586" diameter.
 
sunray said:
Bullets or ammo? Ball ammo runs $25 US each, Stateside. Primed brass runs $12 US each.
If your buddy can find brass, unlikely, he'll have to make the bullets on a lathe. They're .586" diameter.
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Sorry, in the title I should of wrote ammo not bullet but thanks for the specs!

Unfortunately, Brass seems to be as rare as the ammo.
 
Me neither.
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The one round in the photo is a Chinese drill round.
 
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One of my comrades had a PTRS just like that one. He says it's great fun sniping water filled 45 gallon metal containers from afar. The things kind of balloon up when the cover doesn't split!
He also said he ate a lot of dirt every time he fired the beast...
PP.
 
You can make an auxillary cartridge to fire .577 Sniders blown straight using a sot lead hollow based bullet or something machined to fit. The gun could prolly make a bang at new years with said auxillary cartridge and 24 guage shotshells. The best place to find caches of this ammo would prolly be Finland. They captured a lot of them and they were cheaper to shoot than the 20mm Lahti because the ammo was free.
 
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