Hot Shot, Golden Tiger, Brown Bear, Silver Bear ammo?????

[TOU]

aquapong wrote: Aim's got several kinds in stock. I bought a case of the Tiger stuff. It seems accurate enough.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/copy_of_7_62x39.html

Hot Shot 7.62x39 123grn FMJ
700rd Can: $139.95ea

Golden Tiger 7.62x39 124grn FMJ
1,000rd Case: $159.95ea

Brown Bear 7.62x39 123grn Hollow Point
500rd Case: $84.95ea

Silver Bear 7.62x39 123grn Hollow Point
500rd Case: $89.95ea

I have never bought each of these ammo before. Besides the the already noted obvious FMJ/HP ect, I would love to hear the differences and feed back on it.

Thx,

TOU

 

[Langenator]

Well, I've run a case of the Golden Tiger through my WASR and 3 Yugo SKSs with no issues.

 

[grimjaw]

I've been happy with all the Brown Bear I've shot, provided I got it for a decent price. That's in all the calibers I've tried it.

I have 5K rounds of Golden Tiger, so it better be good.

jm

 

[Il Duca]

I've run Brown and Silver bear through my AK, I like it better than Wolf. I use Brown Bear hollow points in my Makarov when I carry it.

 

[SnakeEater]

Buy whatever's cheapest. Those brands are all in the same quality category, minute of man.

 

[MMcfpd]

Golden Tiger shed some debris from pierced primers in both of my SKSs, damaging one bolt enough to require replacement. GT works fine in my AK, but I won't be buying any more.

 

[Nameless_Hobo]

I had one bad round of Tiger, other than that it was ok.

 

[TOU]

Thanks far all responses so far. Are they as dirty as Wolf? Same coating?

 

[DMK]

Pretty much everything's better than Wolf

 

[MechAg94]

The Wolf polymer coated stuff has worked just fine for me. The HP was pretty accurate.

I have shot a few boxes of Golden Tiger and a couple hundred Silver Bear. Both worked reliably.

 

[roscoe]

Hot Shot - what is that? First I ever heard!

 

[DMK]

Hot Shot - what is that? First I ever heard!

It's Romanian ammo, branded for and sold by Century Arms.

http://www.centuryarms.biz/products.asp?cat=58

 

[HJ857]

I have two Norinco SKS's. One loves Silver Bear but Golden Tiger doesn't perform nearly as well. The other doesn't shoot Wolf hardly at all and loves Golden Tiger. I believe it's a mistake to think all this ammo is the same.

I stick to what I know works best in my rifles.

I suppose that if one is only looking to make a big noise and put a hole vaguely downrange, then any ammo will do the trick.

 

[aaronrkelly]

Ive shot Wolf and Brown Bear thru my AK - no issues.

Ive shot Wolf and Brown Bear thru my AR - in my opinion Brown Bear was more accurate. I had a few instances of stuck cases that need a tap with a cleaning rod....but thats more of an issue with a tight chamber and steel case....not a "problem" with the ammo.

 

[strat81]

I just ordered my second case of Golden Tiger for my WASR... works fine and just as well as the Wolf SP I've fed it.

 

[KMBRTAC45]

I've used the Wolf, Brown Bear and Silver Bear in my WASR and my Norinco AK-47. They all worked well but the Wolf was THE dirtiest of them all. I personally like the Silver Bear the best.

 

[aquapong]

The Bear ammos are Barnaul ammo repackaged. Best stuff available imo.