poll: would you buy mil surplus 303?

bheiser · 03-01-2006, 10:26 PM

would you buy 400 rounds of military surplus ammo for 65.00?

.22guy · 03-01-2006, 11:21 PM

Sure I would, but would about shipping? Is it an online source?

bheiser · 03-02-2006, 12:13 AM

sportsmans guide. 8.00 shipping

Joey l mur · 03-02-2006, 02:32 AM

I have purchast hundreds espeshaly if their on striper clips.
At the gun shows they go for $1.oo to $2.oo hear in canada.:cheer:

NRAJOE · 03-02-2006, 01:20 PM

Not that stuff...its click bang stuff....

Only surplus I buy is the Greek HXP .303 when I can find some....

.22guy · 03-02-2006, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bheiser

sportsmans guide. 8.00 shipping

Really? For 400 rounds? That's not too bad.

FutureMarine · 03-02-2006, 11:13 PM

but there might be a reason its cheap, maybe highly corrosive
or
click..................................bang, like NRAJOE said

troy2000 · 03-02-2006, 11:32 PM

Who's surplus is it? If it's the old Pakistani stuff from the 'sixties, the primers tend to be bad. You could get a few misfires, and a few unnerving delayed fires.

If you're plinking, that isn't necessarily disasterous; just something to be aware of.

Mooseman684 · 03-03-2006, 12:27 AM

It is 40's to 50's British Made ammo, It is CORROSIVE , berdan primed ball 174 grain..Ok for plinking, Just have your bore cleaner (Windex)with you after you shoot it !
Rich

bheiser · 03-03-2006, 02:42 AM

I love to plink and i love to clean my guns. Dont ask me why i enjoy cleaning them but i just do. So if you clean your guns after every shoot, what does it matter if it is corrosive? Also what do you mean by click, bang?

Dallas · 03-03-2006, 06:39 AM

I sure would.

timberlord · 03-03-2006, 07:14 AM

The clic-bang is a round that does not fire right away....hangfire
South African ammo works well if you can find it .

Snuffalofogus · 03-04-2006, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bheiser

would you buy 400 rounds of military surplus ammo for 65.00?

I would.

I have yet to have any probs with my POF ammo.

Snuffalofogus · 03-04-2006, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bheiser

would you buy 400 rounds of military surplus ammo for 65.00?

just bought some

bheiser · 03-07-2006, 09:53 PM

just shot it today. not bad at all

Snuffalofogus · 03-07-2006, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bheiser

just shot it today. not bad at all

good.

mine gets here friday.

I'll be at the range saturday

ShooMac · 03-08-2006, 01:46 PM

It would depend on the country of manufacture and age. Still, $65 is not a huge investment.

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Heck yeah! good deal	10	71.43%
yeah just for target practice	4	28.57%
maybe just because its a good deal	1	7.14%
Heck no not a chance that stuff is old	1	7.14%
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03-01-2006, 10:26 PM	#1
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202	poll: would you buy mil surplus 303? would you buy 400 rounds of military surplus ammo for 65.00? __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

03-02-2006, 12:13 AM	#3
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202	sportsmans guide. 8.00 shipping __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

03-02-2006, 02:32 AM	#4
Joey l mur Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 334 Images: 1	Sure I have purchast hundreds espeshaly if their on striper clips. At the gun shows they go for $1.oo to $2.oo hear in canada.:cheer:

03-03-2006, 12:27 AM	#9
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness Posts: 9,632 Images: 2	It is 40's to 50's British Made ammo, It is CORROSIVE , berdan primed ball 174 grain..Ok for plinking, Just have your bore cleaner (Windex)with you after you shoot it ! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-01-2006, 11:21 PM	#2
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,137	Sure I would, but would about shipping? Is it an online source?

03-02-2006, 01:20 PM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,043 Images: 3	Not that stuff...its click bang stuff.... Only surplus I buy is the Greek HXP .303 when I can find some....

03-02-2006, 11:13 PM	#7
FutureMarine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PRK Posts: 1,946	but there might be a reason its cheap, maybe highly corrosive or click..................................bang, like NRAJOE said

03-02-2006, 11:32 PM	#8
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,402 Images: 9	Who's surplus is it? If it's the old Pakistani stuff from the 'sixties, the primers tend to be bad. You could get a few misfires, and a few unnerving delayed fires. If you're plinking, that isn't necessarily disasterous; just something to be aware of.

03-03-2006, 02:42 AM	#10
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202	I love to plink and i love to clean my guns. Dont ask me why i enjoy cleaning them but i just do. So if you clean your guns after every shoot, what does it matter if it is corrosive? Also what do you mean by click, bang? __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

03-03-2006, 06:39 AM	#11
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,595	I sure would.

03-03-2006, 07:14 AM	#12
timberlord Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 296	The clic-bang is a round that does not fire right away....hangfire South African ammo works well if you can find it . __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...LongStamp1.jpg

03-07-2006, 09:53 PM	#15
bheiser Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Parkville MD Posts: 202	just shot it today. not bad at all __________________ Walther PPK,RIA 1911, FN-FAL308 Mossy500:uzi:

03-08-2006, 01:46 PM	#17
ShooMac Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 354	It would depend on the country of manufacture and age. Still, $65 is not a huge investment. __________________ "Good. Bad. I'm the guy with the gun." - Ash