.308 battle packs & US Mil-Surp 7.62 NATO Tracer rounds

Hunter07 · 08-17-2010, 10:20 PM

Stopped by the local gun shop this afternoon after work and found some .308 ammo on stripper clips, in battle packs. 5 rounds per stripper clip, 2 sets of 5 rounds per pouch, 5 pouches (total of 50 rounds), for $29 each. They have at least 10 battle packs in the display case for sale. Is this a good deal?

The ammo is 168 gr. FMJ, has brass cases and is Berdan primed (no idea where it was manufactured).

Also found some Mil-Surp (US), 7.62 NATO tracer rounds (2 boxes of 20 rounds each), but I can't remember the price.

10 Bears · 08-17-2010, 10:37 PM

Tracer rounds would be "handy" to have, for future use.
I have a link belt of 'em handy.

Ya sure don't want to shoot 'em off in dry country though.

The Battle Packs sound good, at today's prices $29.00 is a good buy.

Sanders · 08-17-2010, 10:54 PM

If you keep your eye on AIM Surplus, you can do better than 58 cents/round. But - a bird in the hand, so to speak.

Ditto on what Bears said about tracers. Quick way to start a brush/forest fire.

xm774u · 09-15-2010, 12:19 PM

god i miss the 200 round battle packs for 30 buks im glad i bought plenty!

Hunter07 · 09-15-2010, 01:54 PM

Well, I did buy 1 of the battle packs to try in my DPMS LR-308. I loaded 5 rounds in a magazine and gave 'em a try.

Every round fired ok but, I had to cycle the next round manually. I think it made the bolt carrier group short cycle.

Once I slipped the mag into the rifle and released the BCG, it loaded the first round just fine. Took aim and fired. Empty case ejected but it didn't chamber the next round.

I pulled the BCG back (while watching), and it picked up the next round and loaded it and fired with no problem. It did this with the rest of the rounds I had in the magazine.

So evidently this ammo doesn't work well in my rifle. Guess I'll sell it to my brother to use in his .308 Contender.

gunkgy · 09-15-2010, 03:04 PM

Hunter,

Does you rifle have an adjustable gas port ?

Hunter07 · 09-15-2010, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunkgy

Hunter,

Does you rifle have an adjustable gas port ?

No sir, it does not (according to this anyways).

http://www.dpmsinc.com/store/products/?prod=4851

On a side note, it fires brass cased commercially manufactured .308 and 7.62 NATO rounds flawlessly.

The .308 ammo in the battle pack does have brass cases.

08-17-2010, 10:20 PM	#1
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,527	.308 battle packs & US Mil-Surp 7.62 NATO Tracer rounds Stopped by the local gun shop this afternoon after work and found some .308 ammo on stripper clips, in battle packs. 5 rounds per stripper clip, 2 sets of 5 rounds per pouch, 5 pouches (total of 50 rounds), for $29 each. They have at least 10 battle packs in the display case for sale. Is this a good deal? The ammo is 168 gr. FMJ, has brass cases and is Berdan primed (no idea where it was manufactured). Also found some Mil-Surp (US), 7.62 NATO tracer rounds (2 boxes of 20 rounds each), but I can't remember the price.

08-17-2010, 10:54 PM	#3
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,530	If you keep your eye on AIM Surplus, you can do better than 58 cents/round. But - a bird in the hand, so to speak. Ditto on what Bears said about tracers. Quick way to start a brush/forest fire. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

09-15-2010, 03:04 PM	#6
gunkgy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Now, North Carolina Posts: 6,594	Hunter, Does you rifle have an adjustable gas port ? __________________

08-17-2010, 10:37 PM	#2
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Tracer rounds would be "handy" to have, for future use. I have a link belt of 'em handy. Ya sure don't want to shoot 'em off in dry country though. The Battle Packs sound good, at today's prices $29.00 is a good buy.

09-15-2010, 12:19 PM	#4
xm774u Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,005	god i miss the 200 round battle packs for 30 buks im glad i bought plenty!

09-15-2010, 01:54 PM	#5
Hunter07 I'm a grumpy SOB Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Frostbite Falls, MN Posts: 10,527	Well, I did buy 1 of the battle packs to try in my DPMS LR-308. I loaded 5 rounds in a magazine and gave 'em a try. Every round fired ok but, I had to cycle the next round manually. I think it made the bolt carrier group short cycle. Once I slipped the mag into the rifle and released the BCG, it loaded the first round just fine. Took aim and fired. Empty case ejected but it didn't chamber the next round. I pulled the BCG back (while watching), and it picked up the next round and loaded it and fired with no problem. It did this with the rest of the rounds I had in the magazine. So evidently this ammo doesn't work well in my rifle. Guess I'll sell it to my brother to use in his .308 Contender.