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25 September 2011, 08:38

sevenmil

scarcity of 308 Remington brass

I was at my local gun shop yesterday and tried to buy some 308 Win brass in Remington-I find it to be the best brass on the market.

My supplier said that due to extreme demands from our military (ie all the allied forces) with the wars in Afganistan, Iraq etc there is a shortage of 308 Win brass given it is a common standard round used by our forces.

Have you guys in the US experienced the same problem?

25 September 2011, 08:46

500N

Military demands were a good reason a few years ago but with only Afghan war still really going, no way are they using as many rounds as the Iraq troops did so I don't buy that as a valid reason.

Restocking the supply depots, maybe (I gather they were nearly empty at one stage).

Probably just the cycle of what is run and when.

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25 September 2011, 17:31

LWD

That hasn't been the case here in the states for probably 3 years now. You'll see the usual outages of one manufacturer's product for a time due to production runs but that's it.

Have you tried www.intlmidway.com ?

LWD

25 September 2011, 17:57

B Mullins

I just checked on Midway International and Midway USA and all say "Out of Stock, No Backorder" although Midway USA does indicate "Date expected in stock: 10/31/2011"

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25 September 2011, 18:36

seafire/B17G

No shortage stateside...

I can order 500 case of police range stuff for $70.00...

sadly I don't think they will allow that stuff to be shipped to OZ... courtesy of Terrorists and all this Homeland Security Malarky...

25 September 2011, 19:38

B Mullins

seafire/B17G wrote:

quote:
I can order 500 case of police range stuff for $70.00

That sounds like a GREAT price. Would you share the URL with us?

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A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
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25 September 2011, 19:54

Smokin Joe

http://www.unclesamsretailoutl...p?mode=search&page=1

25 September 2011, 20:09

Donald Nelson

I use Nosler brass in my .308 and had no trouble finding it.

26 September 2011, 09:56

sevenmil

Thanks guys - yeah midway was the supplier of my local gunsmith. probably just a production run out.

Seafire I must say I'd love to get a hold of that police brass for $70 for 500 cases. With our dollar about equal to the USD, that would bloody great value.....

26 September 2011, 19:34

B Mullins

sevenmil, seafire/B17G sent me the URL.

Look at Southern Belle Brass
www.southernbellebrass.com

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A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
(Ecclesiastes 10:2 New American Standard Bible)

26 September 2011, 20:18

ramrod340

quote:
Look at Southern Belle Brass
www.southernbellebrass.com

That looks like fired range brass. Not the Remington brass he was asking about.

26 September 2011, 20:28

TC1

When Hornady started selling brass I bought a box of .308 and never looked back.

Best of luck finding the Remington, I won't be putting any strain on the supply

Terry

27 September 2011, 04:42

B Mullins

ramrod340 wrote:

quote:
That looks like fired range brass. Not the Remington brass he was asking about.

Which is what he was asking about earlier - i.e. here:

quote:
Seafire I must say I'd love to get a hold of that police brass for $70 for 500 cases. With our dollar about equal to the USD, that would bloody great value.....

Thus I quoted him the URL to Southern Belle Brass.

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A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
(Ecclesiastes 10:2 New American Standard Bible)

27 September 2011, 05:09

ramrod340

You'r right I missed it.

30 September 2011, 17:53

BISCUT

quote:
Originally posted by sevenmil:
I was at my local gun shop yesterday and tried to buy some 308 Win brass in Remington-I find it to be the best brass on the market.

My supplier said that due to extreme demands from our military (ie all the allied forces) with the wars in Afganistan, Iraq etc there is a shortage of 308 Win brass given it is a common standard round used by our forces.

Have you guys in the US experienced the same problem?

Solution ='s LAPUA! Hands down better brass than Remington and Winchester.