Prices are indeed creeping up:
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/C...ight_Ball.html
762x54RCzech Czech 7.62x54R 147grn FMJ Light Ball
800rds/$150. Nearly 19cents per round.
On the plus side, this is supposed to be good, accurate stuff (and it's '80s production which means that, as corrosive ammo, it'll be good for decades yet), though I've not tried it.
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