brown bear vs. silver bear (7.62x39)

[ProCharger]

I ended up getting brown bear ammunition today for my ak for this weekend. The ammunition was 53$ for 500 rounds. I am curious to the difference in quality over the silver bear. The brown bear looks like a steel case that has a laquer on it while the silver bear looks more like a stainless type case....possibly a zinc material? Any drawbacks to the ammunition that I bought? It was all I had available to me on such short notice, so I might have to end up ordering ammunition shortly if these dont work out. Also are the primers in these rifles safe as far as corosion in an ak? Thanks in advance.

Brett

 

[chetrogers]

Just bumping this up a little sorry i cant help with the answer I use the silver bear so im curious to the responces to this thread..

 

[Blackcloud6]

I don't think there is much difference in the varuious commerical Russian 7.62x39 out there. I've shot many different ones, I'm not sure if I shot the Brown Bear type yet. If its recent manufacture, it should not be corrosive. The laquer-steel cased stuff is fine. Russian military ammo is the same way.

 

[Win75]

I have read on other forums that the Brown Bear stuff is very dirty.

David.

 

[TODD3465]

I'll let you know about it either tonight or tomorrow morning, I'm going to the range to shoot some Brown Bear ammo right now.

 

[Chipperman]

I think the Brown Bear is closer to Wolf quality, where Silver Bear is a little better.

If your using it an an AK, who cares?

 

[TODD3465]

The Brown Bear seems to be just as good as the Wolf stuff.

Shoots about 2inches higher though.

 

[JohnKSa]

All of that stuff is steel cased.

The Silver Bear has zinc plated steel cases for those whose guns won't tolerate lacquer.