[Judgedredd]

What ammo do you guys recommend for a Yugo SKS thats inexpensive and moderately clean? Most people use wolf ammo but say its really dirty ammo. I want an ammo thats not so dirty and cheap, any advice? thanks :confused:

[Wildalaska]

I have not observed Wolf being dirty....PMC is very clean but far more expensive...

[Sactown]

I've been using that Russian stuff from the Ulyanovsk plant. It's pretty clean and runs about $1.99 a box for 20rnds. It's says non-corrosive, but I clean anything from East Bloc countries as if it were corrosive. Can never be too careful. Side of the box says, " State Unitary Enterprise Production Association Ulyanovsk Machinery Plant Made in Russia".

[Poodleshooter]

Russian ammo isn't that dirty unless you've been told that it is. Same with the smell. Try Wolf or Barnaul bulk ammo. Usually cheapest at gunshows, but that varies greatly by region. If you have to pay more than $50 per 500rds, buy it online.

[DMK]

I don't think any one brand of 7.62x39 is necessarily that much more dirty than another. I think the SKS action is just messy. Mine end up with much dirtier actions than my other semis. Even my quick clean routine consists of a field strip of the action, spraying down the receiver, bolt, carrier and trigger assy with brake cleaner, then bore snake and lube with CLP.

I've tried Wolf, Barnaul, S&B, and Silver Bear with no appreciable difference in mess among them. I don't know maybe the American stuff is better, but it's too expensive for me to try it.

[Snowdog]

A friend once gave me 100 rounds packed loose of South African ammunition after receiving a tin, possibly surplus. It was some of the cleanest 7.62x39 I've ever encountered.
I understand SA markets a commercial FMJ, possibly by the name of Cheetah. I just don't remember... however, I do understand that SA ammunition is accurate and clean to boot.

[Redlg155]

Wolf isn't all that bad. The worst part to me is the red laquer, but then you find that with lots of commie ammo.

Try buying a few boxes and running it through your weapon. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Good Shooting
RED

[Jackanape]

Wolf isn't all that bad (apart from the smell...), but the South African surplus is much cleaner. You can usually find it at gun shows. It's a little more expensive than Wolf, but usually cheaper than PMC or the like. The South African ammunition is what my Romainian SKS likes the best in terms of accuracy. I don't know too much about the Yugo's though...

[Smokey Joe]

You want clean. You want inexpensive. You want accurate, I hope. You're talking reloading, my friend. 7.62x39 new brass can be had at gun shows, because the benchresters make 6mm PPC and other cases out of it. The rest of the components are common. AA1680 is usually the powder of choice, as it was designed for this cartridge. Stick with the 123 or 125 grain bullets; military autoloaders are normally made for a single bullet weight and this is the weight of the milsurp ammo bullets.

You recover and re-use the brass of course. Takes a little while to cover the cost of the reloading equipment, but I figure I came out ahead on my basic equipment long ago.

I tried the commie ammo with its steel cases. Ugh. Same for the surplus ammo, and the el cheapo stuff. Of course, if you really don't care where the bullet goes, after it leaves your muzzle, well then I can't help you.

For the life of me I can't see why everyone doesn't "roll their own"Ñno factory can tune your ammo for your rifle. There are lots of wastrels who don't, though. Every range trip for me includes brass scrounging, and I can almost always get some free range brass to add to the calibers for which I load. There is almost always brass from huge belted magnums that rich people threw away. The brass I don't use gets sold to a scrap dealerÑHelps with the costs of the other components.

Reloading is just one more part of the fascinating game of shooting. Like the Alkaselzer ad years ago: "Try it, you'll like it."

[GLOCKT]

I get the best groups from the Russian Barnul ammo.
I can group 3 rounds within 2 inches at 100 yards.
The Yugo SKS I have shoots it well,no jams and clean up is very easy.Every thousand rounds it gets a can of gumout all the way thru the rifle.Every 100 rounds it gets rodded and swabbed with Hoppes.
The Barnul ammo is $110 for a case of a thousand rounds.So it breaks down to 11 cents a round to your door thru ammoman with free shipping.
Just my 2 cents good luck in your search.

[cabinetman]

I've found that this Yugo ammo shoots just great. Its brass cased and is very clean.

I've also noticed that the prices on this and the South African brass ammo are increasing. Just 6 months ago, it was just a couple of dollare more expensive than the Russian steel cased stuff. It's probably getting more rare.

You can find some info about it here:

http://www.samcoglobal.com/ammo.html

or here. This is cheaper:

http://www.outdoorguides.com/outdoor/rifleamu.htm#7.62%20x%2039

Just scroll doen and you'll find it. You might want to do your own search from your own sources to see if you can find either this Yugo or the SA brass cased ammo. It's a lot cleaner and more accurate than the wolf.

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