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Letter: Full Capacity Magazine Price Inflation and Scarcity
Greetings -
Just wanted to say "thank you" for suggesting the PTR-91 as a battle
rifle option. I will freely admit to getting caught up in the AR-15 hysteria
but I have come to my senses and saved money thanks to SurvivalBlog.
German surplus G3 alloy military surplus magazines in good to excellent condition
are easily available in quantity for $3-to-$4 each. Contrast that with AR-15
mags at $15+
each,
and that's a 5:1 ratio. Or, for the same $90 folks are paying for a single AR-10
mag, they can get more than 25 surplus G3 mags, shipped! In addition, while
AR-15s are nearly impossible to find at $1,000 or less, I am finding PTR-91s
on the
shelf for $1,100 just waiting to be bought. Yes, 7.62mm NATO is more expensive
than 5.56 NATO, and the G3 mags are only 20-rounders, but all in all I can't
think of a better, low total ownership cost battle rifle than the PTR-91. -
JT in Michigan
