what 7.62x54r and 7.62x 39 ammo to buy?

[jon1996]

hello,
i ordered some nagants and sks's now i have to get ammo, i made my mind up on the 7.62x39, i am going to buy the 1,000 round case of russian that aim has for $69.95, but i cant choose what 7.62x54r to buy, i know it is all corrosive but i clean really well, and where is the cheapest to buy,
thanks,
jon

 

[railroader]

I have some of the czech silver tip ammo from aim. It seems very accurate. It is steel core though and some ranges might not allow it. Mark

 

[NightWolfe]

Wolf .. good, cheap and made for those guns ..

 

[BamBam-31]

Ditto Nightwolfe. Wolf ammo shoots well outta my Finn M39, and it's cheap enough to not consider the corrosive stuff.

 

[Snowdog]

I'll second both Czech silvertip and Wolf ammunition.

However, I'll point out one thing in case you're recoil-sensitive... I found the recoil from Wolf's 200gr soft points noticably more severe than Wolf 200gr FMJ. I can only guess the SP variety is loaded hotter as it's likely to be used for game.

Just something to keep in mind if you plan on an extended range session.

 

[Dave Markowitz]

Wolf does make a 148 grain FMJ 7.62x54R. That should be a lot more pleasant to shoot than the 200 grain stuff. I still have a good stock of some Soviet milsurp 7.62x54R but when that is eventually gone, I'll probably get the Wolf 148 grain ammo.

Lately, I've been using Wolf 7.62x39 JHP in my AK and SKS. I don't want to tap into my stash of steel cored Chinese and East German stuff. I'm saving that for a rainy day.

 

[benEzra]

Wolf 7.62x54 is NONcorrosive and highly accurate. It has a copper-washed case rather than the lacquer coating. My M39 loves the Wolf 148-gr; best group is 4 shots into 1 3/8" at 100 yards, from a rest. I've also used Barnaul and liked it. It's more expensive than milsurp, but with the Mosins my round count per range trip isn't that high, anyway.

I do have some corrosive milsurp 7.62x54 laying around (and the 1980's Russian surplus is excellent), but prefer to shoot the noncorrosive stuff. (Yes, I know about Windex, but it's still a pain, relatively speaking.) I don't shoot corrosive through my Polish M44 at all, because the barrel is pitted, giving more nooks and crannies for corrosive salts to hide in.