Bulk 308 ammo

**Pope** · 14-05-2022, 16:35

Has anyone seen bulk 308 ammo for sale recently? Please share info if you have.

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**curious george** · 14-05-2022, 17:57

Europtics has PMP in boxes of 920 I saw yesterday.

**momo_** · 14-05-2022, 18:05

What about the bulk 308 ammo that camdix used to sell. I think it was made by nobletech. Used to come in the plain white boxes?

**Vaal** · 14-05-2022, 18:11

Originally Posted by curious george

Europtics has PMP in boxes of 920 I saw yesterday.

At about R16 per shot. Ouch

**SoldierMan** · 14-05-2022, 18:40

What happened to all the Norinco stuff that was available for ages in SA. Bought up during the ammo drought?

**Mark357** · 14-05-2022, 20:44

Originally Posted by SoldierMan

What happened to all the Norinco stuff that was available for ages in SA. Bought up during the ammo drought?

Norinco 308 sold out long ago
Only small amounts of 7,62x39 coming in at over R10,000 per 1500 and selling out in a few days each time.

Importers are having difficulty getting any newly made 308 ball ammo due to USA demand and low production volumes due to COVID causing raw material shortages.
Orders for new and surplus are in, but nothing is shipping

Even handgun ammo is in short supply if not 9mm

**Mark357** · 14-05-2022, 20:46

Originally Posted by curious george

Europtics has PMP in boxes of 920 I saw yesterday.

Spartan Arms also has them at R370 per 20

**shooty** · 14-05-2022, 21:36

Well if you work it out.

308 case you wont get for under R10-00 a case.
Bullet R7-00 cheapest if you lucky.
LP Primer R1-00 if lucky.
Powder even Somchem at R600 a tin is R2-50 per round.

So thats +-R21.

So you will struggle to find factory ammo for under that amount each.

**glenn.watson** · 15-05-2022, 10:06

but the next time you reload it the cost of the brass is spread over each load so it becomes cheaper

**Grobbie** · 15-05-2022, 13:19

Originally Posted by shooty

Well if you work it out.

308 case you wont get for under R10-00 a case.
Bullet R7-00 cheapest if you lucky.
LP Primer R1-00 if lucky.
Powder even Somchem at R600 a tin is R2-50 per round.

So thats +-R21.

So you will struggle to find factory ammo for under that amount each.

I reload for both 308 and 223. For both I have a “premium” and mil surplus load.

If you anneal, case lifespan are closer to 15-20 times before issues start. At worst the cost per case uses is less than R2. And using a Hornady bullet that is R7 is correct, but there are quite a few deals for cheaper bullets when loading mil surp quality.

But overall with case cost I am reloading below R5.50 for 223 and R13.30 for 308 and using Lapua cases for the 308.

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