Old 03-29-2009, 02:02 PM   #1
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Is it safe to shoot Russian ammo-Barnaul, Wolf, and Bear through the Mini 14? Is the ammo accurate?

What I mean is, will it damage the action or extractor pin as it does in the AR's?
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Old 03-29-2009, 07:01 PM   #2
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No issues with any Russian ammo so far after about 700 rds of Wolf and 50 or so Silver Bear through my Mini14. The only malfunction I have had was with Federal.
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Old 03-29-2009, 07:09 PM   #3
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No,will work fine. No complaints yet.
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Old 03-29-2009, 07:11 PM   #4
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Awesome! Bear in my area is selling for $159 per 500 rounds. Too good to pass up. Is it accurate?
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Old 03-31-2009, 12:47 PM   #5
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I don't know about accurate, but from reading other posts it's really messy.

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Old 03-31-2009, 12:57 PM   #6
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It should work fine, but I doubt it will be overly accurate. Steel cased ammo is usually not match-target ammo.
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The only thing you might want to be aware of, is with that steel cased Wolf, it can be hard on an ejector, or so I've heard?

And as far as accuracy, as mentioned, it's not match ammo, but, I think it's safe to say you'll definitely hit what you're shooting at. And I think it'll be pretty decent. And being a good shot can only help... lol
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I've had no problems with Wolf in 7.62x39 or .45 ACP. It's actually been cleaner than Magtech and relatively accurate. It does smell a little funny, but don't we all.

The major disadvantage with Wolf I've found has been the increase in price and decrease in availability.
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Wolf is all I use in my milled Bulgarian AK and my stainless Ruger P95DC...never an issue.
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Is it safe to shoot Russian ammo-Barnaul, Wolf, and Bear through the Mini 14? Is the ammo accurate?

What I mean is, will it damage the action or extractor pin as it does in the AR's?
Russian ammo 7.62-39 is a diameter of .310 american made 7.62-39 ammo is .308 .If you are shooting a SKS ,AK or somthing to that affect for accuracy use the Russian ammo if you are shooting the new Ruger use american made ammo if you want you rifle to last. Both ammos will shoot in either rifle to answer your question but they are not the same.
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