Johnnyorganic
Well-Known Member
You are correct, Med. And I agree that soviet-era designed weapons which chamber the 7.62 x 39 are extremely fine firearms.That's one reason I opted for an AK/SK47 type weapon, Ammo availability. It is very available from all over the world, the peoples weapon. In Nam, grunts would pick up AK's and ammo from dead charlies and stash their M-16 in their tent. The russians make a real nice hollow point round for the AK, real cheap also. about 1/3 the price of .223 ammo. You can buy 500 rd. bricks at gun shows for about $100.00, sometimes cheaper. May have gone up in the last few years, havent bought any in a while.
The ammo is abundant and inexpensive, yes. However, one point you may have overlooked is future availability here within the U.S. Anytime the government wishes it can put a stop to the import of foreign made ammunition. And such a move would be tolerated far easier than any frontal assault on the production of U.S. made ammunition.