5.45x39 banned from importation

[Ridge]

Some dude in Arizona started selling AK-74 pistols

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=403279623

which means that it 5.45 is now a steel core pistol round, which is banned from importation by the ATF. All surplus 5.45 will no longer be allowed into the US. Copes Dist and Aim Surplus have confirmed this. Looks like it's out of stock everywhere now, and we're pretty much fucked.

https://www.thebangswitch.com/import...n-7n6-5-45x39/

http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/160...ge=4#i46452288

[mtnrider]

Great, I now have a useless rifle. I wondered what happened today. I was watching some 5.45 ammo and trying to decide whether to buy (or how much the wife would hate me if I pulled the trigger). It was selling at about 2 cases per hour. Next thing I know it went from 1600 cases in stock to out of stock in minutes.

[Ridge]

Reportedly it's just 7n6 surplus. Wolf and the like are still available. But no more cheap stuff, the biggest advantage of the AK platforms.

[mtnrider]

Yeah, I Just bought a AK74 because of the cheap ammo. Silly me.

[Gman]

I had been kicking around the idea about a 5.45x39 upper, but this makes it easier for me.

[DFBrews]

Oh man people are pissed

[BPTactical]

Another swing of the axe

[osok-308]

I had been kicking around the idea about a 5.45x39 upper, but this makes it easier for me.

This just solidified my choice for which AK caliber to go with.

[Ridge]

Yeah, the only real benefit of a 5.45 AK was the cost of ammo. I might sell mine and maybe get another in .223. If it's going to cost the same, might as well shoot reloadable brass.

[BPTactical]

How long until they link 5.56 and 7.62 x 39 to pistols?