South African Battle Pack ammo

[MudBugjr]

Just curious if its any good. I know someone selling 140 rds of it for a .308. Anyone have any dealings with the stuff.

[R1100R]

I have shot it alot through a G3,CETME, FAL and DPMS. It is loaded a little hot.

DPMS even comes with a warning against using it in there rifles.

[MudBugjr]

It would be through a rem 700 tactical. I'll stick to the good stuff to sight it in just was curious for plinking ammo.

Thanks

[Jasongar8]

Dude if you dont want it can I get a shot at it? It is prob the best surplus .308 out there. Thats all I run through my 1919a4 when I can find it.

-Jason G

[MudBugjr]

Is 100$ for 140rds good deal?

[Guest Revelator]

I think that's high. I got some SA .308 for a little under $.50 per round a few months back. But that was a few months back. classicarms.us and samcoglobal.com have some surplus .308 (some Czech and some Spanish, I think) for less than $.50 per round.

[R1100R]

I bought a bunch of SA when it was 29.99 a battle pack. The good old days!!

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/British_Radway_Green_NATO_.308__7.62x51__147grn_FMJ.html

This is really good ammo at a decent price.

Edited February 9, 2009 by R1100R

[Guest Mugster]

Its good stuff, chrono's out at 2600ish from a 16" barrel...about what you'd expect from full power ball. At least the lot we had. Real consistent. The GGG headstamped Lith is marginally better, imo, but in a service rifle i doubt you could tell any difference. They are both better than winchester white box ball, imo.

[rjmech]

I shoot it through a DSA FAL and a PTR91 with no problems to speak of. I just wish more was available at a decent price.

[Guest Traumaslave]

I too have shot alot of it through my PTR. For plinking it is fine, dirty but fine. Not sure I would try to reach out past a couple hundred yards with it.

[dralarms]

Just curious if its any good. I know someone selling 140 rds of it for a .308. Anyone have any dealings with the stuff.

Since I found a nice, very nice 308 today, how about telling me where this ammo is.

[MudBugjr]

I think he has it sold already.

[323ssplt]

I've used the SA ammo before and was VERY impressed with it. It performed as good as the 7.62 ball that I have "liberated" from Uncle Sam over the years. I'm running low now...like one battle pack left, so if anyone DOES know of a good source please share the wealth, especially since I have recently got a hankerin to get a CETME.....like I have room for it in the safe and hopefully the wife won't find out or else:bat:

Edited February 12, 2009 by 323ssplt

[Magiccarpetrides]

Aim is out of the British Radway...I think classicarms still has some other kind of surplus.

[rjmech]

I got an email from Copes Distributing. They have 500 rounds of loose DAG .308 for $250. I believe it isn't on the site. You may have to call.