[Lobo0311]

I need some help in finding ammo that is decently accurate, and readily avialable without spending a small fortune.
I've tried Wolf (cheap and fun but sux for accuracy)
also brown bear( still cheap but not to great for accuracy)
Even tried American Eagle brand ( little more $$ but still not overly accurate)

What works best for you?

[gandog56]

My own reloads...of course!

Seriously, my Yugo does pretty good with old Wolf anything for general plinking. But my reloads are way more accurate.

[res45]

When I shoot Russian ammo it usually just for plinking but I find Golden Tiger and BB FMJ to be the most accurate in my Yugo and Chinese.

One thing you can do is if you have a set of scales,digital preferred is to weigh each rd. in a 20 rd. box group the ones together that are the closest together and set the ones with the biggest spread off to the side as a test shoot the ones that most closely match as see if your groups improve. It may not shrink much but as long as you do your part your wild flyer's will probably go away.

[Big Dog]

Remington and Winchester commercial 123 grain FMJ is very accurate! It has gotten pricey though.

Now, I reload my own, using the commercial brass. Best accuracy of all.

Of the surplus ammo, I found for me, that the East German and Russian Ulyanovsk too be very good.

[Dragunov]

I use Komada. It's yugoslavian, it's corrosive, it's brass, it's $249 for a case of 1260rnds. Short of hand loads, it's by far more accurate than anything else I've used. It also has more felt recoil.

Here is a fifty yard target I posted comparing Komada with Wolf.

http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/att...ks-target1.jpg

Two groups were .375 and the other two weren't shabby.

Here is the ammo.

http://www.jgsales.com/popup_image.php/pID/2960


Each SKS is different though, what works well in one, may not work as well in another.

[Lobo0311]

Thanks all for the input I knew I could count on you, I'll be picking up a few different types this week....I reeeeally need to get into reloading, if only I had the space. Thanks for the link Dragunov.

[JebDude]

Dragunaov, glad to hear the Komada is accurate for you. I just picked up 120 rounds on stripper clips to run through my Yugo SKS. I was hoping it would be more accurate than the Wolf Military Classic that I've shot up to now.

JB

[jerry]

I wish S&B was still available. mabe pick some up here or there. My Yugo loves it.

[pico]

Have you tried the wolf soft points? They have a heavier bullet wieght. I find they are fairly tight with my SKS. They cost a little bit more than the regular wolf stuff, but they can be used for hunting, so I have this round stocked deep.

Also, I have had great results with golden tiger stuff. Fiochi had some a while ago I picked up that was brass cased and reloadable, but I did not buy enough to be sure of the quality. It seemed good at the time, but that was 2 years ago with about 200 rounds.

[Big Dog]

Both my Yugo and /26\ Chinese SKS like the 154 grain Wolf SP. Shoots very good groups! I bought it when I couldn't find any FMJ locally - turned out to be a great buy! And if necessary, I can take the SKS hunting.
My handloads have all been 123 or 125 grain FMJ so far - need to try some 150 grain SP, and see if I can top the Wolf SP.

[Dragunov]

Quote:       Originally Posted by JebDude

Dragunaov, glad to hear the Komada is accurate for you. I just picked up 120 rounds on stripper clips to run through my Yugo SKS. I was hoping it would be more accurate than the Wolf Military Classic that I've shot up to now. JB

I think you'll like it but it IS corrosive so clean up good!

I discovered the M67 ball was designed to be more accurate after doing a little research. If I recall, I read somewhere to use caution using in an SKS other than a Yugo due to the higher pressure. I've fired a couple of hundred rounds of it and find it has more recoil, not a lot, but tellable. I'm not recoil sensitive, but my youngest daughter is and she can tell a difference.

The M67 Komada is also designed to be absolutely NASTY! It is designed to tumble HARD on impact.
It's the nastiest 7.62X39 around, leaving massive tissue damage and a terrible wound channel. Would be good for deer.

A factory in Herzegovina produces the ammo w/a IW stamp and packaged in a white box.
The Prvi-Partizan factory (NK stamp) in Serbia produces the "brown box" stuff I get.

I use it in my Norinco w/out problems.

[JebDude]

Not sure if I can use FMJ for deer, but it sounds like it would do the trick. When I bought my loading dies for this caliber the seller also had 49 once-fired Winchester cases and 400 124grn bullets. I'll have to get through those. I've also been thinking about a 140 or 150 grn bullet for better penetration. The Wolf 154's sound like a good alternative to reloading.

JB

[res45]

Most states don't allow FMJ ammo for Big game probably ok for use where pelt damage is of concern. A post I did on reloading the X39 rd. for the SKS.

Hand loading and accuracy with the SKS

[eagle4g63]

res45 I read your postings on the link above, Do you know of any place still selling that wooden bullet? I've been reloading for a while and just got a Chinese SKS about two weeks ago and bought the dies last week(a gun without the reloading dies doesn't seem right to me )

[res45]

As far as I know there pretty much gone,I haven't seen any in a few years but I'm always on the lookout,to bad it's berdan primed but at least I don't have to chase it down. I have a little loading project for this evening using some of it and my V-MAX bullets to add to my SHTF stockpile.

I found a place online the other day that was selling copper washed steel X39 cases for reloading 200 rds. for $10 somebody got to it before me,hopefully they will get more later.

[pico]

the last place I saw wooden bullets was ammunition to go about 2 years ago. I should have picked up a few thousand back then, but i missed that one.