snakep
Ultimate Member
...other than the forces of supply/demand why is 7.62x39 brass case so darned expensive?
...other than the forces of supply/demand why is 7.62x39 brass case so darned expensive?
I've got a couple thou of the Yugo surplus brass-cased stuff, plus probably 750 or so Wolf.
I have .310 projectiles, brass, and dies to reload as well....just no real desire at this point.
...other than the forces of supply/demand why is 7.62x39 brass case so darned expensive?
Yugo is reload able with the right primer which wolf brigs in
...other than the forces of supply/demand why is 7.62x39 brass case so darned expensive?
7.62x39 brass is out there. It can be found if you look.
But the economy of reloading 7.62x39 isn't really in the cost or availability of cases. It's in the cost of the components:
If you can find brass for, say, 20 cents each and reload it 5 times (assuming you can find it), there's 4 cents. Add another 3 cents for a primer and maybe 18 cents for a bullet plus a 8 cents for powder that's pushing 33 cents per round not including time invested.
When you can get steel case (which my AK's & SKS's love) for < a quarter per round...why reload the round?
Don't get me wrong, I can and do reload 7.62x39. One day the "tipping point" will arrive. In the meantime I have my reloads stashed away.
I saw a guy use a wood block to deprime
I saw pakistanis building guns using electrical conduit for barrels. Doesn't mean it's wise.