Good Deal?

SuckLead · 02-05-2008, 10:17 PM

Ok, so being new to AKs and all, I'm not as up on the ammo prices as I should have been. So here's the deal: 700 rounds for $113. Should I take it or leave it? It's in one of those tins you need to crack open with the supplied can opener.

Mooseman684 · 02-05-2008, 10:43 PM

Grab it fast...
Rich

meatloaf · 02-06-2008, 02:32 AM

grab as much as you can at that price, my dealer has 700 for $175.00

just_a_car · 02-06-2008, 02:52 AM

If it's 7.62x39, grab it fast...
If it's 5.45x39, that's about the going rate, but still a good deal.

mike63 · 02-06-2008, 10:08 AM

Yea,thats a good price. Like everyone has said, grab it.

ArkansasHunter · 02-06-2008, 10:09 AM

Get it !!!

nighthawk80 · 02-06-2008, 12:34 PM

Here is JG sales price. They are one of the cheaper price ones too.
I'd say grab it!!!
7.62x39 HotShot 123gr FMJ 700 rd sealed metal tin.

SuckLead · 02-06-2008, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nighthawk80

Here is JG sales price. They are one of the cheaper price ones too.
I'd say grab it!!!
7.62x39 HotShot 123gr FMJ 700 rd sealed metal tin.

Cool, this is that Hotshot stuff, too.

I'll be grabbing one of the remaining two cans when I get paid on Friday. Thanks!

nighthawk80 · 02-07-2008, 11:21 AM

I'd say get both cans.

SuckLead · 02-07-2008, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nighthawk80

I'd say get both cans.

Wish I had the cash to do it. I can pull one, but not both. I considered getting all three earlier. Got a buddy to buy one of them. LOL!

win308 · 02-08-2008, 08:01 PM

Make sure it's non corrosive.

just_a_car · 02-08-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by win308

Make sure it's non corrosive.

Or, if it is corrosive, just clean it like a mosin nagant.

Rinse with water (preferably warm/hot and/or soapy and/or ammonia-added) to rinse out the salts. Plain old water will do, but the other additives help; the first two help with the salts, the third with the copper-fouling.
Run dry patches down barrel until dry.
Now you have two choices: A)Run a patch with oil on it down the barrel and clean at home. or B) Clean with bore solvent (such as Hoppe's No. 9) and then oil the barrel.

Personally, I clean it all the way at the range, as long as I have time to do so. Especially since the barrel's already warm and it comes out nice and clean that way.

I treat all my ammo as if it's corrosive, that way I'm never surprised.

SuckLead · 02-08-2008, 10:46 PM

Someone peeled one of the last two cans open and the boxes claim the ammo is non corrosive. I am usually a stickler about that (especially with the ammo for my precious K31) but try to keep the guns clean anyway. Don't always succeed, but I do try! LOL!

Anyway, as an update, I managed to lug one of these tins home tonight. Keeping it sealed until I am ready to hit the range. When next payday rolls around, if the other tin is still with us, I may lug that one home, too.

02-05-2008, 10:17 PM	#1
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 656	Good Deal? Ok, so being new to AKs and all, I'm not as up on the ammo prices as I should have been. So here's the deal: 700 rounds for $113. Should I take it or leave it? It's in one of those tins you need to crack open with the supplied can opener. __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

02-05-2008, 10:43 PM	#2
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 10,532 Images: 2	Grab it fast... Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

02-06-2008, 02:52 AM	#4
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,639	If it's 7.62x39, grab it fast... If it's 5.45x39, that's about the going rate, but still a good deal. __________________

02-06-2008, 10:08 AM	#5
mike63 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Philadelphia, MS. Posts: 378	Yea,thats a good price. Like everyone has said, grab it. __________________ Do it today, tomorrow it may be illegal.

02-08-2008, 10:46 PM	#13
SuckLead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USA Posts: 656	Someone peeled one of the last two cans open and the boxes claim the ammo is non corrosive. I am usually a stickler about that (especially with the ammo for my precious K31) but try to keep the guns clean anyway. Don't always succeed, but I do try! LOL! Anyway, as an update, I managed to lug one of these tins home tonight. Keeping it sealed until I am ready to hit the range. When next payday rolls around, if the other tin is still with us, I may lug that one home, too. __________________ "Ruin a liberal's day; recite historical fact." - found on a bumper sticker

02-06-2008, 02:32 AM	#3
meatloaf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: lakewood CO Posts: 956 Images: 3	grab as much as you can at that price, my dealer has 700 for $175.00

02-06-2008, 10:09 AM	#6
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,984	Get it !!!

02-06-2008, 12:34 PM	#7
nighthawk80 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just south of Central Indiana Posts: 408	Here is JG sales price. They are one of the cheaper price ones too. I'd say grab it!!! 7.62x39 HotShot 123gr FMJ 700 rd sealed metal tin.

02-07-2008, 11:21 AM	#9
nighthawk80 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just south of Central Indiana Posts: 408	I'd say get both cans.

02-08-2008, 08:01 PM	#11
win308 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13	Make sure it's non corrosive.