7.62 ammo

[Mike903 1]

Hey guys. What 7.62x39 ammo would you recommend? Most of the ammo I see on line is steel casing. There doesnt seem to be much of an alternative???

[Ronald Silver 2]

I'll pass on the AK47 round. Really expensive stuff unless you go Russian. And some places don't like steel casings dropped all over. Also, a few complain about firing pin not hitting the Russian stuff correctly....

[alec.mc 180]

I went through about 1500 rounds of yugo surplus in my saiga 762, which ran great ( corrosive though ) I havent been able to find any supplier for it when I placed a replenisment order so I wound up ordering some steel case stuff ( golden tiger or something )

[paulnj088 9]

my saiga loves Tula

[vjf915 456]

An accurate answer depends on what your goals are for shooting. If you don't need to squeeze every quarter inch of accuracy out of your rifle (which I would assume is the case if you're shooting 7.62x39) then steel case will work just fine. I've fired hundreds of rounds of steel case, non-corrosive through my old Saiga, and never had an issue. It was also accurate enough for what I needed. You can find it much cheaper than brass cased ammo as well. Honestly...just go with whatever steel cased, non-corrosive ammo you find for the cheapest price.

[pepsi71ocean 2]

that yugo m67 ball is indeed some good war ammo, but i have found my sks chews lacquer coated 39 just as good.

[lunker 274]

I'll pass on the AK47 round. Really expensive stuff unless you go Russian. And some places don't like steel casings dropped all over. Also, a few complain about firing pin not hitting the Russian stuff correctly....

 

Unless you are talking about buying new production 7.62x39, i would disagree with you. Good, non-corrosive surplus is usually around the cost of 9mm. Commie guns love steel cased ammo. Why not use it unless you are looking for super accuracy, in which case you are using the wrong family of guns in the first place. And I am unaware of light strikes with Comblock rifles. If anything, my SKS annd old Saigas always mashed the primers really well.

[hiker88 22]

I bought a bunch of Herters from Cabelas when they were on sale with free shipping.

[Jon 264]

I've personally shot MOA with golden bear x39.