r/canadaguns • u/Kind-Ad-9144 • Jul 11 '26

Misc Where has all the surplus 7.62x39 gone?

Is the lack of availability in spam cans a result of everyone concerned with the SKS continued legality, a result of the Ukraine war, a lack of stock, or another/mix of the above?

I’m just trying to get some cheap spam cans man.

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u/i-Hermit Jul 12 '26

Russia isn't using Chinese surplus ammo from the 70s. They have a giant military industrial base and produce everything they need.

Maybe Ukraine.. but only maybe because they're flush with NATO small arms.

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u/Razul1066 Jul 12 '26

Russia is absolutely using surplus Chinese ammo. A huge industrial base they may have, but its not keeping up with need. They import huge quantities of north Korean ammo, and use secondary markets to hide Chinese shipments.

Their industry has not been able to expand with demand.

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u/i-Hermit Jul 12 '26

Got a source for that?

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u/Razul1066 Jul 12 '26

https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100853978.pdf

Here's a report by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign affairs. One of the numerous reports by various democratic governments and intelligence agencies on the matter.

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u/i-Hermit Jul 12 '26

That is an article on well documented transfers between closely allied countries that no one but them know the reasons for or the details of.

I meant did you have sources on their industrial base not being able to keep up with demand. Because when I see barages of many hundreds of intermediate and long range cruise and ballistic missiles on a regular basis, plus the use of hypersonic missiles, and now that oreshnik missile.. it seems like their industrial base is doing just fine (for better or worse).

Small arms are pretty easy to produce and 7.62x39 is an old cartridge. I would be pretty surprised if it were used to any large degree now, and if it were, Russia has large company's that make premium quality ammo which we can't get anymore.

Anyway, I don't have a dog in this fight, but it seems like the Russian industrial base is in better shape than western industrial bases. Pretty sure Russia is producing more artillery shells than all of NATO.