O.K. question on 5.45X39 ammo??

4thIDvet · 04-13-2021, 01:36 PM

So me and Marine Lee are looking over a case of 5.45x39 ammo and on the base it is marked plain as day "270."
We miked all the measurements and it is without doubt a 5.45X39.

5.45×39mm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.45%C3%9739mm

Does anyone know or if you have a round can you please look at yours and see if it is thus marked 270??
Thank you in advance.

RetVet · 04-13-2021, 08:53 PM

Mine is marked 270 with 76 on the other edge. This is my batch of Russian I'm pretty sure. I have some bulgarian too, but it's all in sealed spam cans.

4thIDvet · 04-13-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RetVet

Mine is marked 270 with 76 on the other edge. This is my batch of Russian I'm pretty sure. I have some bulgarian too, but it's all in sealed spam cans.

Yes RetVet thank yah. O.K. we found it after pouring over measurements and going nuts trying to figure it out.
It's the 'lot number' the Ruskies use. Damn it had us confused we said no way this is a 270 cal.
I guess the Ruskie troops get their ammo and if they ask questions its off to the Gulag.

Stoned_Oli · 04-13-2021, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RetVet

Mine is marked 270 with 76 on the other edge. This is my batch of Russian I'm pretty sure. I have some bulgarian too, but it's all in sealed spam cans.

270 is the factory, Lugansk Cartridge Works, and 76 means it was made in 1976. Most surplus commbloc ammo is stamped like that with the factory on one side and the year of manufacture on the other.

MrKalashnikov · 04-13-2021, 10:13 PM

Russian and Bulgarian "poison bullet" rounds. I stocked up on spam cans of 1080 rounds when it was cheap. Great ammo, still dead nuts reliable & loaded exactly to spec for AK-74's to cycle properly.

Stoned_Oli · 04-13-2021, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MrKalashnikov

Russian and Bulgarian "poison bullet" rounds. I stocked up on spam cans of 1080 rounds when it was cheap. Great ammo, still dead nuts reliable & loaded exactly to spec for AK-74's to cycle properly.

And now it's selling for up to $450 per can.

4thIDvet · 04-14-2021, 02:25 AM

Just read up on that round and it appears the Com-Bloc countries have pretty much fitted their troops entirely with it. Advantage as the article stated was ability to carry more rounds 'less weight' and longer range capabilities.
Their spec. ops crews still use the 7.62 as they get in close and personal and want the knock down power it provides.
They mentioned they have mega millions of the old AKs put up in storage. Wonder if Slow Joe and crew will let the be imported again?

4thIDvet · 04-14-2021, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Stoned_Oli

270 is the factory, Lugansk Cartridge Works, and 76 means it was made in 1976. Most surplus commbloc ammo is stamped like that with the factory on one side and the year of manufacture on the other.

RetVet · 04-14-2021, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MrKalashnikov

Russian and Bulgarian "poison bullet" rounds. I stocked up on spam cans of 1080 rounds when it was cheap. Great ammo, still dead nuts reliable & loaded exactly to spec for AK-74's to cycle properly.

Yep, was buying it cheap and stacking it deep until it got to be $270 shipped for a crate of two spam cans, 2160 rounds. Should have kept buying it back then.

bill3542 · 04-14-2021, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Stoned_Oli

270 is the factory, Lugansk Cartridge Works, and 76 means it was made in 1976. Most surplus commbloc ammo is stamped like that with the factory on one side and the year of manufacture on the other.

I've got 5 1080 round tins of 5.45x39 marked 539, years are 76-78.

539 is Russian Tula and yes it's corrosive. I also stocked up on the Barnul Silver Bear 5.45x39, it's all good stuff for my Bulgarian AK74 Bitch rebuilt on a semi-auto receiver.

FloridaAKM · 06-20-2021, 10:16 AM

Back when it $270 shipped, I made walls of it @ the homestead or picked it up from Knob Creek when they had the MG shoots. It runs great in the Bulgarian AK-74's & the Polish Tantals. When it became hard to find, I switched to Golden Tiger mostly or other milsurplus ammo to shoot.

People were paying $800.00 for crates of 7n6 & $1500.00 for AK74's during the chicom flu lockdowns. That is insane pricing, but makes a 401K account look like nothing.

4thIDvet · 06-20-2021, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FloridaAKM

Back when it $270 shipped, I made walls of it @ the homestead or picked it up from Knob Creek when they had the MG shoots. It runs great in the Bulgarian AK-74's & the Polish Tantals. When it became hard to find, I switched to Golden Tiger mostly or other milsurplus ammo to shoot.

People were paying $800.00 for crates of 7n6 & $1500.00 for AK74's during the chicom flu lockdowns. That is insane pricing, but makes a 401K account look like nothing.

5.45x39 - $289.99/1,000 (AmmunitionStore.com) - Cost per round: 29.0 cents

https://gun-deals.com/deals/9122-wolf-performance

Plus $21.00 shipping to me here. Not bad when you take in inflation?

gunkgy · 06-22-2021, 01:15 PM

I definitely need to get more.

Sanders · 06-22-2021, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

They mentioned they have mega millions of the old AKs put up in storage. Wonder if Slow Joe and crew will let the be imported again?

The way things are going with that commie usurper, they may just hand deliver them in as-is condition to us.

FloridaAKM · 08-03-2021, 05:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

5.45x39 - $289.99/1,000 (AmmunitionStore.com) - Cost per round: 29.0 cents

https://gun-deals.com/deals/9122-wolf-performance

Plus $21.00 shipping to me here. Not bad when you take in inflation?

It's down to $0.25 per round & free shipping from Ammo Board in the Tula brand!

04-13-2021, 01:36 PM	#1
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	O.K. question on 5.45X39 ammo?? So me and Marine Lee are looking over a case of 5.45x39 ammo and on the base it is marked plain as day "270." We miked all the measurements and it is without doubt a 5.45X39. 5.45×39mm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.45%C3%9739mm Does anyone know or if you have a round can you please look at yours and see if it is thus marked 270?? Thank you in advance. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

04-13-2021, 08:53 PM	#2
RetVet Statistical Error Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 43,673	Mine is marked 270 with 76 on the other edge. This is my batch of Russian I'm pretty sure. I have some bulgarian too, but it's all in sealed spam cans. __________________ ^^^ For entertainment purposes. Use only as directed. ^^^ III

06-22-2021, 01:15 PM	#13
gunkgy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Now, North Carolina Posts: 6,594	I definitely need to get more. __________________

04-13-2021, 10:13 PM	#5
MrKalashnikov Deplorable Join Date: May 2008 Location: Behind The Iron Curtain Posts: 8,077	Russian and Bulgarian "poison bullet" rounds. I stocked up on spam cans of 1080 rounds when it was cheap. Great ammo, still dead nuts reliable & loaded exactly to spec for AK-74's to cycle properly.

04-14-2021, 02:25 AM	#7
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	Just read up on that round and it appears the Com-Bloc countries have pretty much fitted their troops entirely with it. Advantage as the article stated was ability to carry more rounds 'less weight' and longer range capabilities. Their spec. ops crews still use the 7.62 as they get in close and personal and want the knock down power it provides. They mentioned they have mega millions of the old AKs put up in storage. Wonder if Slow Joe and crew will let the be imported again?

06-20-2021, 10:16 AM	#11
FloridaAKM Military Truck Collector Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Florida Posts: 668	Back when it $270 shipped, I made walls of it @ the homestead or picked it up from Knob Creek when they had the MG shoots. It runs great in the Bulgarian AK-74's & the Polish Tantals. When it became hard to find, I switched to Golden Tiger mostly or other milsurplus ammo to shoot. People were paying $800.00 for crates of 7n6 & $1500.00 for AK74's during the chicom flu lockdowns. That is insane pricing, but makes a 401K account look like nothing.