Yeah, since everything else is anymore....."It's a right!"
Actually, the price of ammo seems to have been coming down over the last couple of months, and the supply, if anything, going up.
I just got a deal from AIM Surplus (one of my favorite milsurp suppliers, by the way):
” Surplus Yugoslavian 7.62x39 FMJ -
... Surplus Yugoslavian 7.62x39 ammunition. Features a 123grn lead core copper jacketed bullet, brass case, and berdan primer. Packed 10rds on a steel charger (stripper clip), 40rds (4 chargers) in a box, and 1,120rds (28 boxes) sealed in metal tin inside of a hinged latched wooden case. At these prices... while supplies last!
(16 cents a round by the case!)
40rd box: $6.75ea
1,120rd case: $179.20ea”
Kinda hard to beat that, Amigos!
The Yugo milsurp ammo that I have bought in the past has been good, reliable ammo, albeit a little corrosive.
Flush well with Ballistol & water (”Moose milk”) Windex or whatever your favorite corrosive salt neutralizer after shooting with this stuff.
I don’t know if you can use the clips for charging your AKS but they work reasonably well on the SKS once you get the hang of it (which I have not, all that well, sad to say)