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Originally Posted by jester
AMMO:
here is one problem with taking AKs.
What are you going to reload? The majority of PACT forces use soft steel cases that can not be reloaded. Whereas most Nato forces use brass cases that can be reloaded.
So, in the end AK ammo is going to run out with reloadable ammo being scarce.
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Steel cases can be reloaded. I've done it with 7.62x39mm ammunition for my SKS. The drawback with the steel casings is that they are much harder on the reloading equipment, if you use run-of-the-mill gear. You have to have carbide tools that are harder than the casings. Not everyone has them. I used an associate's reloading equipment when I reloaded used steel casings. In effect, reloaded 7.62x39mm ammunition is going to come from only those sources that have the right equipment to cope with the steel casings. Also, as steel is less malleable than brass, steel casings can be reloaded fewer times than brass casings of the same caliber.
In the US, on the other hand, you can find 7.62x39mm ammunition in brass. It's more expensive, but it's easier to reload. Cheaper Bloc 7.62x39mm ammunition flooded the market in the 1990's; I bought a bunch. However, anyone with a mind for reloading probably bought the more expensive brass. Certainly, anyone looking to keep a field force equipped for the long haul would give serious consideration to stocking up on brass as opposed to steel casings. Again, I'm thinking of a New America cell for which I have been developing ideas as I have been watching programs on the Holocaust and various White supremist movements in the US. (One must remain aware of the enemy's state.)
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