Has anyone used these pocket inserts for the Chinese Bandolier?

[astronut]

If they arrive in a reasonable amount of time I will include my extras in the box along with your cleaning kits Larry.  I got half the box today, the other half may take until Monday...although it's supposed to be here tomorrow.   It may take a couple days to get it moving again, if it seems likely that they will arrive in a reasonable amount of time, I will hold off sending.

Stop raining on my parade!   LOL!  Just messing with you! 

[Greatguns]

If they arrive in a reasonable amount of time I will include my extras in the box along with your cleaning kits Larry.  I got half the box today, the other half may take until Monday...although it's supposed to be here tomorrow.   It may take a couple days to get it moving again, if it seems likely that they will arrive in a reasonable amount of time, I will hold off sending.

Stop raining on my parade!   LOL!  Just messing with you!

Kind of nice to see people fight over who gets to give stuff away. Just the opposite of what is going on in the country right now.

[Greatguns]

FYI, apparently this guy has more and you can get it in 10 packs as well.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/333542468586 EDIT: this link is for 5.56mm NOT 7.62x39 sorry. The pic threw me off. Will leave it in case someone needs/wants some 5.56 inserts.

[Justin Hell]

If they arrive in a reasonable amount of time I will include my extras in the box along with your cleaning kits Larry.  I got half the box today, the other half may take until Monday...although it's supposed to be here tomorrow.   It may take a couple days to get it moving again, if it seems likely that they will arrive in a reasonable amount of time, I will hold off sending.

Stop raining on my parade!   LOL!  Just messing with you!

Kind of nice to see people fight over who gets to give stuff away. Just the opposite of what is going on in the country right now.

I am learning from you Alan, I don't want to have enough boxes to lead to more bandoliers, which lead to more stripper clips, which leads to more ammo.   
Last time I had a spare trigger group, I built a gun around it.  I only have so much willpower, I have been considering building a gun around a 45 degree gas block for over a year.   

I only really need 36 if I opt to go traditional and use the oiler pouch for it's intended purpose. My first oiler was a dual cap, but single vessel...which I assume is defective, there is no partition. I kinda got soured on them after that.   Do you actually keep oil and/or solvent in yours? 

I remembered this afternoon seeing these boxes and at the time the description included a statement with words to the effect that it made it quieter to remove them in the field than the strippers in the pouches alone.  I haven't ever seen them available from China either...which gave me pause, but what the heck, if you like 'em, and now that I have seen them in use...even if they aren't really for this purpose. Even if it isn't quieter, I would suspect it may make it easier to unbutton the toggles.

[Larry D.]

You guys are pretty awesome.

[Justin Hell]

Dangit!
They just went on sale for five percent off, we all could have saved a buck.

[Greatguns]

Justin, as to the oiler thing, mostly I set my Chinese bandoliers up to be all "present and correct" because I'm a little OCD that way , but yes I intend to keep a little oil in the bottles. Not enough to leak out, but enough just in case the "S**t really does hit the fan" then each SKS is set and ready to utilize as needed.

What I like about the inserts is more the fact that the loaded stripper clips come out clean and you don't have to worry so much about rounds dropping off when the clip is pulled out from catching on the stitching.

I messaged the guy to see if these were all he had or if he has a regular supplier. He has a regular supplier, but no guarantee as to how long they will remain available. I did some research last night and apparently they have been around for a while. Found a posting from 2008 for some on GunAuction in a 4 pocket bando repack kit. Bando looked like the 4 pocket USGI AR bandos but it came with 4 inserts and 8 x39 stripper clips and was stamped 7.62z39. I had never seen these before, maybe just a sales gimmick or maybe a CIA initiative, LOL.
I did see Galati International sold them for a while and their site says they were manufactured by Old Sarge's OS9000 which makes me wonder if they were made/developed by the Old Sarge on the other boards and on gunboards by that username.

[echo1]

Justin, as to the oiler thing, mostly I set my Chinese bandoliers up to be all "present and correct" because I'm a little OCD that way , but yes I intend to keep a little oil in the bottles. Not enough to leak out, but enough just in case the "S**t really does hit the fan" then each SKS is set and ready to utilize as needed.

Part of my SKS preps are 2-20mm cans with bandos, 2 duffels with some, 3 web belts/harnesses I built with pouches (Russian, Chinese, & Yugo) & hydration. It's feeling more and more like this stuff is gonna be called into service. PAX

[Larry D.]

If they arrive in a reasonable amount of time I will include my extras in the box along with your cleaning kits Larry.  I got half the box today, the other half may take until Monday...although it's supposed to be here tomorrow.   It may take a couple days to get it moving again, if it seems likely that they will arrive in a reasonable amount of time, I will hold off sending.

Stop raining on my parade!   LOL!  Just messing with you!

Kind of nice to see people fight over who gets to give stuff away. Just the opposite of what is going on in the country right now.

That's because this is a site largely made up of decent human beings that want to see the hobby grow.

If anyone needs oil bottles, I have a bunch of Soviet era ones available if you'll cover shipping or trade something.
I also have a source for some Chicom's. Not a huge amount, but there are some kinda cool variants out there.

One type I've sorta been eyeballing are the green painted one seen here: https://www.tickbitesupply.com/sks.html

Not sure they're original, though.

[Greatguns]

Alright, who bought up the rest of the inserts. Good thing I went back and bought a 50 pack to fill the rest of my bandos with. I knew I should have just bought it all to begin with.

[astronut]

Not me.  I only bought 1 pack of the 50 inserts.

[Bob_The_Student]

I'm a little leery of these things although not sure if I need to be. My thought is how you will store these when loaded. They are a paper product that will absorb moisture. I'm thinking that if not stored in an ammo can they may corrode cases. Am I wrong? I live in humid area near Great Lakes.

[Larry D.]

I'm a little leery of these things although not sure if I need to be. My thought is how you will store these when loaded. They are a paper product that will absorb moisture. I'm thinking that if not stored in an ammo can they may corrode cases. Am I wrong? I live in humid area near Great Lakes.

Maybe Renaissance Wax.
I used it on some cardboard stencils to good effect. It not only kept the masking tape from tearing them up, it allowed me to peel the left over paint off of them.
The stuff seems pretty durable, too. I keep finding new uses for it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Wax#:~:text=Renaissance%20Wax%20is%20a%20brand,wood%2C%20ivory%2C%20and%20tortoiseshell.

[Greatguns]

I'm a little leery of these things although not sure if I need to be. My thought is how you will store these when loaded. They are a paper product that will absorb moisture. I'm thinking that if not stored in an ammo can they may corrode cases. Am I wrong? I live in humid area near Great Lakes.

You can buy small and medium sized bags of desiccant to place wherever you store your ammo. Keeping it in a climate controlled environment is best, and having the desiccant there as a safeguard against the AC going out. Dry basement is always good.
Also, if your carton insert is attracting moisture then so is your brass or steel. You need to keep it dry reguardless.

[Justin Hell]

I live where there are at least three makers of jerky....but also a fairly arid climate, I save the packets for smaller ammo boxes and just let them add up. My big ammo box that houses four bandoliers on the bottom half gets the dessicant packs from bigger items like TVs.

[Greatguns]

I got my 50 pack and finished setting up my 3 bandoliers yesterday. I found the cells of the different bandos to be inconsistant in sizing from one to the other making the inserts harder to fit into the smaller cells.

The moral of this story is.....wait for it......size matters!!

[astronut]

The moral of this story is.....wait for it......size matters!!

  Oh My!!!       

[Larry D.]

Astronut sent me a bunch out of his batch.

THANK YOU!!!!

I think I'll try waxing a couple and see what happens.