Notice from Lapua regarding limited product availability

[Laurie]

As a slight aside I would be very interested to know the size of orders that are being placed in 5.6, 7.62x39 and 7.62x51 ball ammunition - they must be enormous!

You've forgotten 7.62X54R (7.62X53R as the Finns call it on their side of the border). Most Ukrainian machineguns will use this cartridge, it's on the 'suspended' list, and few Western (especially US) companies make this brass / ammo.

7.62x39 / 6.5 Grendel Would be awkward but they’re not exactly common.

7.62X39 is so common and made by so many companies that I'd be surprised if supplies dry up - note, Lapua hasn't suspended it. Americans have been making 6.5 Grendel from it for some time thanks to a shortage of Grendel cases there that predates the war. Size and fireform using either the jammed bullet or false shoulder methods. The trouble is that it doesn't make a great Grendel case thanks to the use of large primers and resulting weaker case-head. Early PPU Grendel brass was LR primed and gained a reputation for short case-life thanks to case-head/primer pocket expansion. (Which is slightly surprising in that the SAAMI MAP is set at only 52,000 psi, and it's said to be important not to exceed that in the dominant US rifle type chambered for the cartridge, the AR-15.)

 

[25 Sharps]

Yes there are a few exceptions but not commonly used ones.

Agree on the Grendel, one of my buddies shoots Grendel and forms brass on occasion. Cracking little round, (as you know) would have built one instead of the 25-45 if I had my time again.

 

[antsa]

Just checked the cupboard. Have two unopened boxes of .222 and three of .260. On top of these a 100 of each in "circulation". Should see me out.

Cheers

 

[Harry mac]

I could imagine that. My perception of the USA (no offence meant) is the more religeous the area, the more guns and ammo they have!

In reality though in any city in the world, even so called civilised ones, I reckon it would only take about 3 days with no power before there was chaos and looting! And that would just be the deliverroo types with no orders comming through, not even the main population sat wondering why theres no food or coffee arriving at their door.

It is said that the most civilised of countries is only ever 6 missed meals away from revolution/insurection.

 

[Steff]

I‘ve just bought 400 .222 Rem. Lapua cases at EUR 1.01 per case. They were actually the cheapest in the shop. This will keep me going for a while.