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Monday, August 23, 2021

Shoot an AK? Prepare to dig deep for ammo

U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On 20 August 2021, the U.S. Department of State released a fact sheet announcing Russian firearms and ammunition importation will be banned for a minimum of 12 months starting 7 September 2021. From state.gov: 

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When I heard about this Friday night, I checked ammoseek.com for prices and the cheapest was 29 cents a round for steel cased ammo. Saturday morning, it was at 30.5 cents a round at the low end.
The lowest priced brass cased is Yugoslavian Military Surplus and is going for 47.6 cents per round as I'm writing this Saturday afternoon.