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Lapua .30 Luger ammunition
Is Lapua's .30 Luger ammunition decent quality or should it be avoided?
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I don't know anything about their .30 Luger specifically, but Lapua products are excellent quality, as good as it gets...they make some of the highest quality cartridge cases and bullets available....the only issue is cost, Lapua stuff is pricey.
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Are Lapua and Sako the same company?
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I have shot 30 luger Fiocchi ammo for years,great ammo and reasonable price ($22 box of 50).
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They are two top quality Finnish industries, but I don't think they are commercially related.
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I have never heard bad remarks about Lapua ammo or components. I, also, have never seen any Lapua 30 Luger ammo for sale. If I did, I feel sure I would purchase a box or two to test.
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The Lapua .338 Magnum cartridge is the sniper rifle of choice for long range hits by our Special Operations troops, etc. They must make good stuff, eh?
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There is a company called Samco Global Arms, and they are offering .30 Luger ammunition. They make the claim that its made by Lapua/Sako and it comes in 25round boxes. 1950's manufacture. Surplus ammo perhaps? https://samcoglobal.com/Ammo-9mm-ball.html#L I thought it was commercialy made ammo but normally such ammo comes in 50 round boxes or higher. I'll have to search the gunshows for an old box of Lapua.
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Wow...thats not bad.....comes out to 14.95 a box (plus shipping of course)
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Sure they do, as well as SAKO that are supposed to make among the best sniper rifles (TRG-22 and TRG-42) Sergio
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The price is very good for 30 Luger ammo IF you are not a handloader. This ammo uses a Berdan primer which is non-reloadable. For an inexpensive range ammo, I would think that this would have to be considered. If it utilized a Boxer primer, I would be most tempted!! |
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I thought about this ammo overnight. That is a good price if this is good ammo, and no real reason that it is not. It is Finnish Military ammo from the 1950s. If stored correctly, it should be fine. I have some 1942-43 US 45ACP ammo, and it runs 100%. This 45ACP is corrosive primer ammo, so one has to clean well after shooting it.
Anyway, long story made short, I ordered some of this 30 Luger ammo to give it a try. I will report back once I have the ammo and can test it. Hopefully Samco still has some in stock. |
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Richard....how much did they hit you up for shipping?
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I have one old "box" since several years , but never use those ammo
/ Packaging is not beautiful !!
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A good question! I ordered 250 rounds, was promised a shipping quote later in the process, but it never came. It's supposed to be available when the order is received. I don't know how much more received it can get, unless there is a human being as part of it all, who'll show up Monday and arrange an email apprising me of the amount. At this point, I am concerned it may not be such a great deal after all.
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I don't shoot 30 Luger but I know that Fiocchi make pretty good .30 Luger ammunition, although here they are flipping expensive!
Perhaps you can find cheaper ones made by Fiocchi USA. Here in Italy now they are selling .45ACP brass with small pistol primers, made by Fiocchi USA! Sergio
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I don't know yet, as I had to mail them a copy of my Drivers License(all of my fax copies were too dark for them). They want a copy of one's driver license on file.....I can understand that. I expect that the shipping will be pretty stout as they are in Miami Fla. and I am in So. Az. and ammo is pretty heavy. At my age, whatever I paid for shipping will likely be forgotten in a day or two......yet the ammo will still be here. |
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You're lucky, Richard, if that's all that's necessary! In NY State, although the impending background check for each purchase of ammunition of any kind has not kicked in yet (I have my doubts that this behemoth of bureaucracy will ever be effectively implemented), it's still necessary to show one's pistol permit to buy it. And when buying from out-of-state, it's required to have it sent to an FFL and pick it up there!
I found out this A.M. that the shipping to me is around twenty bucks, which does not seem too bad for what it is--heavy and haz-mat. Though It bumps up the price almost another 10 cents per round, it will still be less than Fiocchi. I'm considering the feasibility of adapting the shells to accept standard small pistol primers, so that I can reload it...but we shall see.
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