The Firearm Blog reports that a company called Tela Impex is beginning to import steel-cased 7.62x39 ammunition to the U.S. from a factory in Azerbaijan. According to the article (press release?) the company should also be importing 5.45x39 in the near future. The article has a couple links to sellers of the ammo. Price looks to be $429 for a case of 1,000 rounds plus $35 for shipping. Hopefully some increased competition will see prices go down. I have to admit, however, that the high prices caused me to get some brass to load my own rounds.
Yup, that stuff isn't going to get cheaper. Sadly.
ReplyDeleteIt isn't, and it is not as common as it once was.
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