Ak47 bullet hollow point.

[Plink]

DWTL4EVER,

I've used the 150 grain Cor-Bons and 125 grain American ammo (I don't remember which brand offhand, probably Federal) for deer and hogs both. They both worked perfectly. I'd say try a few American brands and see which shoots best for you. The Cor-Bon stuff is very pricey, but it was also quite accurate in the SKS I used for hunting. On deer the performance of both loads seemed identical. On hogs the 150 grainer did better. Both dropped hogs, but the 125's didn't always penetrate very well and required more precise placement.

I'd sure like to see some realistic tests of Wolf's 154 grain soft point. I generally go hog hunting a lot in the summer, so I might take some out to try this year. It looks like a great compromise between cost and performance if it expands reliably.

 

[MudPuppy]

I've taken a couple of deer with wolf sp--they were at about 50 yards.

In the future, I'm thinking of going with Cor-Bons.

As for legality, it varies greatly from state to state.

 

[Matt Dillon]

The Hornady VMAX ballistic tip 123 grain 3.10 bullet worked fine on the last white tail my son took!

 

[benEzra]

Check this out.

read what it says for SP then read for HP. It sasy the HP expands more. ***??

The Wolf hollowpoints are an exception to that rule. Most HP's are designed to be fragile, but the Wolf HP is basically just a non-expanding FMJ with the tip of the jacket cut off, probably for either manufacturing or marketing reasons. (Some match ammunition is hollowpoint but is not designed to expand, the hollowpoint is for manufacturing reasons.)

The Cor-Bon hollowpoints would expand more quickly than the softpoints, and as a result would not penetrate as deeply. However, 7.62x39mm is a relatively weak caliber, and the lightweight hollowpoints might be too fragile to humanely kill a deer, particularly from an angle (the bullet might not reach the deer's vital organs). Hence the recommendation to use heavier (150 to 154 grain) softpoints instead of the lightweight hollowpoints.

 

[MHBushmaster]

First off, Wolf brand ammo is not all the same
Wolf HP 7.62x39 Poly Performance (black box) is made at the Tula Arsenal
Wolf HP 7.62x39 Military Classic (camo box) is made at the Uly Arsenal

These two are two entirely different animals. All those that have said Wolf HP does not act differently from FMJ, I bet dollars to donuts you were using Wolf Poly Performance (black box) due to its HP being more of a result of the bullet making process.
The Wolf Mil Classic in the camo box does fragment inside of tissue, their have been some posts about this on other forums. Basically Wolf Mil Classic performs along the same lines as 55gr M-193 out of a 20" AR15, it hits tissue, it yaws 180 degrees in the first few inches of tissue, and as a result of this yaw, the 124gr .30cal bullet fragments into many smaller pieces and causes more permanent wounds than just the temporary wound cavitation.
Wolf Mil Classic HP is ideal for hogs, varmints and 2 legged looters.
Wolf Poly Performance HP is to be considered FMJ for terminal effects on the target.
That being said, you SP x39 ammo if you can find it, failing that, Mil Classic HP will work better than FMJ.
Happy hunting.

 

[MudPuppy]

I didn't know the difference--and my experience with the wolf hp was indeed the black box (and it appeard to behave like fmj).

I'll definitely pick up some classic HP and run some into some soft stuff to see how it works.

 

[Mike U.]

MHBushmaster wrote:

First off, Wolf brand ammo is not all the same
Wolf HP 7.62x39 Poly Performance (black box) is made at the Tula Arsenal
Wolf HP 7.62x39 Military Classic (camo box) is made at the Uly Arsenal

These two are two entirely different animals. All those that have said Wolf HP does not act differently from FMJ, I bet dollars to donuts you were using Wolf Poly Performance (black box) due to its HP being more of a result of the bullet making process.
The Wolf Mil Classic in the camo box does fragment inside of tissue, their have been some posts about this on other forums. Basically Wolf Mil Classic performs along the same lines as 55gr M-193 out of a 20" AR15, it hits tissue, it yaws 180 degrees in the first few inches of tissue, and as a result of this yaw, the 124gr .30cal bullet fragments into many smaller pieces and causes more permanent wounds than just the temporary wound cavitation.
Wolf Mil Classic HP is ideal for hogs, varmints and 2 legged looters.
Wolf Poly Performance HP is to be considered FMJ for terminal effects on the target.
That being said, you SP x39 ammo if you can find it, failing that, Mil Classic HP will work better than FMJ.
Happy hunting.

This is very interesting information. I appreciate your posting it as I had been curious as to what the difference was between these two rounds.

If you don't mind my asking, where did you come across the info?

Also, thanks for sharing it!