[ak shooter762]

Published on Monday, May 22, 2006 by the Telegraph / UK
US Sets up £215m Deal for Afghan Arms - from Russia
by Thomas Harding

American defence officials have secretly requested a "prodigious quantity" of ammunition from Russia to supply the Afghan army in case a Democrat president takes over in Washington and pulls out US troops.
The Daily Telegraph can disclose that Pentagon chiefs have asked arms suppliers for a quote on a vast amount of ordnance, including more than 78 million rounds of AK47 ammunition, 100,000 rocket-propelled grenades and 12,000 tank shells - equivalent to about 15 times the British Army's annual requirements.

The Bush administration is said to want the deal because of worries that the next president could be a Democrat, possibly Hillary Clinton, who may abandon Afghanistan.

White House insiders fear that Afghanistan could "drift" and consequently, they want heavily to arm President Hamid Kharzai's government before the 2008 US presidential election.




did price go up around may 2006?

[srt 10 jimbo]

Dunno, but I just bought some Brown Bear 7.62x39 for my AK for the cheapest price I ever seen it. $109 for 500 rounds

[ak shooter762]

i wish i had $109 to spend but i got a shotgun i got to pay for that i put on layaway , then the next day i got a great deal on a mossberg...

[.22guy]

That might be part of it, but I think it is simple supply and demand from people stocking up.

[Paper]

Quote:       Originally Posted by srt 10 jimbo

Dunno, but I just bought some Brown Bear 7.62x39 for my AK for the cheapest price I ever seen it. $109 for 500 rounds

I know it's dropped and actually is available for once, but it's still far from cheap.. Just a few years ago I was buying 1000 rounds for $100, and people were telling me that that was a crazy price (too high)..

I too just picked up a 1000 rounds of Tula for $200 from AIM..

[Burke]

I remember when it was .75 for a box of 20...geesh

[srt 10 jimbo]

It's a Capitolist plot to take over the AK's of America.