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That's 40 year old ammo. I can get new Men for about <10 cents more per round, and have brass to reload or sell. Is there any difference in accuracy?
 
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Surplus Hirt is great ammunition at a great price. It is flawless out of my "Loaded" SA M1a. I routinely shoot irons at steel from 300-600 yards and find it to be be accurate enough for my liking (minute of man). As for the brass, I just shoot it and leave it for others. Hirt, MEN, GGG; it all goes BANG and will put a smile on your face!

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I don't shoot at a range, usually in a field or similar, so policing brass in grass and weeds is a nuisance. So the Berdan primers save me the headache of trying to hunt it down (I have an OCD problem, so if I know it's there, I'll just keep looking). I've got some other Boxer-primed Hirt as well, along with a good quantity of the ZQI, so I'm pretty good on reloadable brass. I've never known of any Hirt failures, other than some corrosion on the battle pack ammo (360rd packs).
 
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Thanks for the update. I believe the $124.99 is cheaper than my employee discount cost. I think the buyer's club price is about $1 over cost. Great deal for 240 rds and free shipping till 12/1/2016. Luckily I've got some 1980 dates stashed for myself, but none in the warehouse for fulfillment of orders. I don't expect our inventory to last very long at those prices.
 
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At this rate, there shall be no end to my card getting hit with the 4-pay charge every month.
 
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Sportsman's Guide states it's FMJ bullet which is not true. It's a bi-metallic bullet (steel cased bullet with brass coating and a lead core). Most indoor ranges ban any steel cased or cored bullet ammo because they can create sparks when hitting metal and causing a fire or worse. Most outdoor ranges have no such ban, but best to check with your range before hand. I submitted a description change to our web marketing staff.
 
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A German military ammunition manufacturing plant that used the MEN headstamp on all it's ammunition production. Plant sold to CBC (Brazil) some years back. Now manufactures commercial ammunition without military contacts so far...

German, '59, [ MEN ], Berdan, three star crimp with no primer sealant visible. (+)
German, '69, [ MEN ], Berdan, three star crimp with green primer sealant. (+)
German, '88, [ MEN ], Berdan, three star crimp with green primer sealant. (+)
German, '94, [ MEN ], Berdan, three star crimp with green primer sealant. (+)

http://m14forum.com/ammunition/23464-mil-surplus-ammunition-manufactures-7-62x51mm.html

DI5
 
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The 10 Golden Rules of Ammo:​

1) You can never have too much ammunition on hand. 1k rounds per battle rifle is a good minimum to start with (fubar).
2) Supplies of good surplus run out before you know it, and usually when you're running low on ammunition, so buy plenty while its available.
3) When in doubt about how much ammunition you should buy, refer to rule #1.
4) Ammunition is meant to be shot, so shoot often.
5) Because of rule #4, ammunition must be replenished often as well.
6) When replenishing supply of ammunition, refer to rules #1 through #3.
7) You must buy at least twice as much ammunition as you shoot (fubar).
8: Always store ammunition in a cool dry place (TEA). Or the only time you have too much ammunition is when your house is on fire (Slick).
9) If you don't have room in your house to store ammunition per rule #8, build a bunker or a cellar in your back yard for storing ammunition (TEA).
10) Friends don't let friends buy Indian surplus ammunition (TEA). Or Never buy surplus ammunition from a country where you wouldn't drink the water (midrat).
I can think of a couple reasons why...

DI5
 
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SGAmmo must have done that in response - good price. I have to have it shipped to family in a neighboring state, or else I pay sales tax, which kills some of SGA's deals for me, so I typically just go Sportsman's Guide. Odd that I didn't get SGAmmo's email.....I'm on their list.

How long before this stuff dries up? It's got to be getting thin.
 
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Can anybody tell me is Bright and Shiny 1970 is OK?
Just received them yesterday.
 
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People think that just because this Hirtenberger is 40 years old automatically makes it bad. That's not true. This ammo was made to win a war against Russia, The STG58 means it was made for the FAL. All the NATO members were using the FAL.

It's sealed in a plastic sleeve protected by a cardboard package. Sealed primer, Crimped Primer,Tar sealed case mouth, and a crimped case mouth to prevent bullet set back.
This ammo was made so when you crossed a creek it would still go bang.

Commercial ammunition lacks some of those key features.
 
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I have shot a lot of the Hirtenberger in my M-1 Garand .308 CMP Special and my M-1A's, I couldn't be happier with the results.

IMHO, It is on par with the 7.62X51 HXP that I have as well, which I can no longer get, but I will continue to order the Hirtenberger as long as I have the money to do so.
 
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