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To: mad_as_he$$
Think 223 is expensive now? Wait 60 days. It will be over a $1 per round.

I throw this out again as food for thought. Times are tough and money is tight, and any freepers who are wondering if there are any deals left might consider the following.

If you have waited to long to arm up, or if you want one more, look at the excellent milsurp CZ-52 pistol and 7.62X25 Tokarev ammo.

You can get a CZ-52 for about $200 at any gun show or at many gun stores. The ammo can be had for as low as 11 cents a bullet in any quantity you want. Extra mags are from $12 to $20 each.

The milsurp ammo is full metal jacket, firing an 85gr bullet at 1,600fps. These will go through car doors, kevlar helmets, kevlar vests etc like an icepick through butter. OTOH, they will also go through one bad guy and maybe hit a good guy behind him.

However, you can buy hollowpoints ("Wolf Gold" with brass shells) for about $19/50, or half the price of comparable 9mm JHPs. My test "Wolf Gold" JHP ammo expanded to .60 caliber, the same as my test 9mm JHPs.

So for $400, you could buy a CZ-52, 1,500 rounds of assorted ammo, and a few extra mags. OR, you could buy about 2/3s of a "brand name" pistol, and no ammo.

It's just a thought. This is a great bargain. The ammo is cheap and plentiful at all of the internet catalog sites. Don't wait, the libtards will soon slam the door on foreign gun and ammo imports, and the prices will go way up.

Another benefit of this pistol is that it is very accurate, with very fine sights. WIth this flat-shooting ammo, you can hit at 100 yards with ease. Downsides are brittle firing pins (buy a spare, and don't dry fire) and a decocking function that you should not trust. Just lower the SA hammer like a 1911. The safety works like a 1911, so if you are used to 1911s, it will be very easy to use the CZ-52

10 posted on 03/15/2009 3:14:13 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Travis McGee

I havent seen any romanian spam cans of tok ammo in a while.
Wish I had bought more at $50 per 1244 rd can


19 posted on 03/15/2009 3:30:03 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Travis McGee
BTW put a hogue "hand all" on that thing. It sure makes em comfy.


23 posted on 03/15/2009 3:33:59 PM PDT by mylife ( The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Travis McGee

Hat tip.


27 posted on 03/15/2009 3:40:57 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: Travis McGee
I throw this out again as food for thought. Times are tough and money is tight, and any freepers who are wondering if there are any deals left might consider the following.

A good weapon, but so are these, and they are equally inexpensive.

VZ-24 Czech Made Mauser

M24/47 Yugoslav Mauser

Mosin-Nagant 91/30

Oh, and should you need to feed your AR or Mini-14:

.223 Federal 55Gr FMJ AE223BK. 1000 round case

From J&G Sales $429.90. Just added to the catalog on Friday, probably be sold out come Monday afternoon.

Or at Sportsman's Guide U.S. made FMJ .223 Ammo Current production. Brass-cased. Boxer-primed. Fully reloadable. 55-gr. full metal jacket bullet. Copper jacketed, lead core. Muzzle Velocity: 3,250 F.P.S

1,000 rounds (only, 500 rounds is sold out) $369.97.

67 posted on 03/15/2009 9:47:19 PM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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To: Travis McGee

What do you think of the CZ-82? I’ve seen those online for $200 or less.


70 posted on 03/16/2009 5:12:35 AM PDT by Lusis ("Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.")
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