Why No Spam Cans?
11-18-2021, 06:03 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
odds are there is a shortage of it like all other calibers, demand is buying them as fast as there making it to stores, plus add in as you said, it was made decades ago, and odds are the surplus is drying up
add in importation into the USA is a big problem now, and zero surprise its harder to find and most likely a lot more costly than ever if you find it!
add in importation into the USA is a big problem now, and zero surprise its harder to find and most likely a lot more costly than ever if you find it!
11-18-2021, 06:30 AM
#4
Dominant Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 39,060
Not buying it. The amount of surplus Russian ammo trucking sitting around is crazy. I will admit, I only started looking for a few more spam cans last year but this crap shouldn’t be in such short supply. The best ive found were folks repacking it’s. I don’t want it repackaged. I want the spam can for storage.
11-18-2021, 06:35 AM
#5
Super Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
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I haven't seen a spam can of 7.62X54r in probably four years. I still have 3 or four full cans in my storage. But haven't seen anything for sale in a long time.
Herter's (sold through cabelas) sells some decently cheap X54 ammo. Not as good as the surplus stuff though.
-Jake
Herter's (sold through cabelas) sells some decently cheap X54 ammo. Not as good as the surplus stuff though.
-Jake
11-18-2021, 08:22 AM
#7
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: south eastern PA
Posts: 15,436
Mouse try here. [email protected] . Or here. https://ammoseek.com/ammo/7.62x54r or here, or here, https://www.bulkcheapammo.com/rifle-ammo/762x54r, or here, https://www.the-armory.com/shopsite_...x54r-ammo.html
Last edited by Oldtimr; 11-18-2021 at 12:31 PM.
11-18-2021, 10:50 AM
#8
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 2,743
a ton of the spam can's were opened due to yrs back Clinton banned it from being imported into the USA, to shippers over sea;'s opened the cans, and shipped into other places, then when the ban was lifted, a lot of that ammo got sold and its just NOT out there any more to be had,
a few show up now and then, but its not like there are warehouses full of it as in the past
a few show up now and then, but its not like there are warehouses full of it as in the past
11-18-2021, 01:40 PM
#9
Dominant Buck
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 39,060
It wasn’t too long ago when I bought my last can. I now wish I had bought more. I had looked and thought about it but always said tomorrow.
Thanks OT. I know there is plenty of ammo floating around. It’s just that I love how well those cans are packed and sealed.
Thanks OT. I know there is plenty of ammo floating around. It’s just that I love how well those cans are packed and sealed.
