7.62x39 which one is the better surplus ammo?
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Read the sticky http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=776009
Yup its a good deal, 25 cents per rounds...
+1....
Ganderite did a great thread but I don't know if he touched on the Chinese bullets.
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=776009
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=776009
OK, I tested the Chinese ammo. I did very well. This has been added to the sticky.
My recent test of various milsurp ammo did not include any Chinese ammo. Since then a fellow gave me a packet to try.
This ammo is in the paper packet typical of spam-can packaging. There is no labeling on this, so i know it came from a case of milsurp ammo. I do not know if this was a recent purchase or has been in his basement for 20 years. It is a copper washed steel case.
The headstamp is 31 over 71. I assume factory 31 made it in 1971.
To test the ammo I used the rifle I had made for the specific purpose of testing 7.62x39 ammo. It is a Rem788 action, a heavy 20" match barrel and a 24X scope, shot of bags.
I shot some Russian copper washed milsurp ammo for reference and also some mexican match made with a 123gr SP bullet. Testing was at 100 yards.
For the Chinese ammo test, I shot 10 rounds. I think a 10 round group is a statistically valid indicator of ammo. I liked what I saw. No flyers and a decent group.
This makes it one of the better milsurp ammo I tested. The Polish ammo did poorly, and the rest were good, with this Chinese perhaps being the second best.
Milsurp ammo is not us.ed for precision shooting, so the most important criterion is probably price - and availability.
My recent test of various milsurp ammo did not include any Chinese ammo. Since then a fellow gave me a packet to try.
This ammo is in the paper packet typical of spam-can packaging. There is no labeling on this, so i know it came from a case of milsurp ammo. I do not know if this was a recent purchase or has been in his basement for 20 years. It is a copper washed steel case.
The headstamp is 31 over 71. I assume factory 31 made it in 1971.
To test the ammo I used the rifle I had made for the specific purpose of testing 7.62x39 ammo. It is a Rem788 action, a heavy 20" match barrel and a 24X scope, shot of bags.
I shot some Russian copper washed milsurp ammo for reference and also some mexican match made with a 123gr SP bullet. Testing was at 100 yards.
For the Chinese ammo test, I shot 10 rounds. I think a 10 round group is a statistically valid indicator of ammo. I liked what I saw. No flyers and a decent group.
This makes it one of the better milsurp ammo I tested. The Polish ammo did poorly, and the rest were good, with this Chinese perhaps being the second best.
Milsurp ammo is not us.ed for precision shooting, so the most important criterion is probably price - and availability.
Hah! Can't say I'm surprised the Polish ammo was bad, I'm never buying another spam can of that stuff if I can avoid it. Only one FTF, but it was remarkably dirty even for surplus and the groups were...bad. Even for surplus out of an SKS.
I also can't say I'm surprised at the performance of the Chinese ammo, I'm quite fond of Chinese ammunition. Functions well, it's cheap and it's accurate enough for plinking. Great test once again!
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I'm on my second crate of Tradex's Chinese x39, my last one was 1971 production and this one is 1964 production: dirtier and it smells worse but both function and shoot quite well out of five SKS's and an 858.
I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
