[deoetdoctrinae]

The military surplus ammo has been pretty regularly available for quite a while. It's advantages are that it's cheap, and always goes bang (at least mine has). On the down side, it's quite corrosive, but it you're a stickler for cleaning the rifle after each use, that's not a problem.

If you buy one of the rifles that is still globbed up with cosmoline, be sure that everything gets a really thorough cleaning before using. That stuff can hide in every nook and cranny. Frequently gives people a case of "sticky-bolt" syndrome.

I love mine, and would shoot it even more than I do, but my shoulder complains when I shoot too much.

Good luck!

PS, Almost forgot. The old milsurp ammo is not reloadable. (Cases kinda look like brass but they aren't). Several modern manufacturers make current non-corrosive reloadable ammo in 7.62X54R.

[mylife]

Run a 45 ACP brass brush up the chamber on a drill motor soaked in hoppes #9.

No more sticky bolt.