Animal Named Ammo....

MilkMan · 09-11-2009, 04:10 PM

Ok guys and girls out there, a little survey. Of all the animal ammos out there, wolf, golden tiger, golder bear, silver bear, brown bear, and I may have missed one or two. What do you folks find to be the best and the worst? All I have shot is the Wolf black box FMJ. Thank you for your time!

squirrelblaster · 09-11-2009, 04:20 PM

i like golden tiger, then then gold, silver and brown bear, then black box wolf, then wolf classic

jmp8927 · 09-11-2009, 07:11 PM

I've only shot Golden Tiger and Wolf(both lacquer and zinc coated) and I like the Golden Tiger more. I do have some boxes of Brown Bear lurking about I think, but I don't remember ever shooting it. I don't like to shoot several brands at one time. Messes with consistency.

just_a_car · 09-11-2009, 07:18 PM

Wolf polymer coated, black box (because the mil classic has the red lacquer that gets all over the inside of the action. It's clean, shoots well and doesn't ever stick. Not to mention it's "combat accurate" in so much as I hit a 18"x12" steel plate at 100 yards with 20 rounds in about 15 seconds out of my AES-10a.

larmus · 09-11-2009, 07:41 PM

if ya can find it you should try the pink lemming ammo... heehee jk!

I have used just the wolf ammo in the black box to great effect, in both .223 and 7.62x39...

res45 · 09-11-2009, 08:10 PM

1. Golden Tiger

2. Not an animal name but I like Barnaul

3. Any of the Bear ammo,only difference is the coating. Take your choice Brass,Zinc or poly. I prefer the lacquer coating over any other if you can find it.

4. Shot some wolf in the past,seem to be the least accurate and most dirty in any of my SKS rifles.

Dragunov · 09-12-2009, 02:24 AM

I've only used Wolf and Komada. Wolf is cheaper, Komada (Yugoslavian) is more accurate by far.

texnmidwest · 09-12-2009, 07:44 AM

I have shot a lot of wolf. Good ammo. After about three hundred or so rounds through the SKS one does need to blow out the chamber with brake cleaner though. Accurate and clean ammo to shoot.

woody1981 · 09-12-2009, 08:32 AM

I was going to shoot at a range in a state I will not identify, but one requirement was no Wolf ammo of any sort. What would be the reason behind this? Would it be some kind of private issue with Wolf, or is Wolf particularly dirty, or what. Don't mean to hi-jack the thread, just a side issue.

jmp8927 · 09-12-2009, 09:20 AM

Wolf is the most well known com-bloc ammo, so it gets the most crap. It is dirty and is not very consistent. However, in terms of functioning, it's fine. I've shot a LOT of it in the past and it's always been good to me. I just prefer Golden Tiger over it. My rifles seem to do better with it. May or may not be 100% true, but it gives me a psychological edge.

res45 · 09-12-2009, 09:57 AM

The reason some ranges want allow Russian mfg. ammo is because the bullet jacket itself not the core is made of steel which can damage some backstops more so than the standard copper jacket would. It also has be known to cause sparks that might start a fire although I have never personally witnessed it. Some ranges also use it as an excuse to sell you the higher priced American brands which contain no steel.

The only foreign ammo's that I know of that don't contain any steel in the jacket or core are the brass case Yugo surplus which is berdan primed and corrosive or Prvi-Partizan which is boxer primed and reloadable,and cost about 1/2 the price of its American counterpart. Prvi-Partizan is the same ammo mfg. that produced all the military ammo for the former Yugoslavia. All the Yugo surplus and Prvi ammo along with any of the American ammo will be non magnetic and range safe.

Big Dog · 09-13-2009, 08:52 AM

I have witnessed sparks on the concete strip the target stands are set in, using the 7.62X54R - haven't noticed it with any 7.62X39 though. Some ranges also don't like the steel cases littering the ground - rusts, can't be sold to recyclers, and plays havoc with the mowers.

oldjarhead · 09-13-2009, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by woody1981

I was going to shoot at a range in a state I will not identify, but one requirement was no Wolf ammo of any sort. What would be the reason behind this? Would it be some kind of private issue with Wolf, or is Wolf particularly dirty, or what. Don't mean to hi-jack the thread, just a side issue.

My guess is that Wolf ammo being steel cased, shooters have a tendency to not policing it up and the range personnel end up having to. I've gone to many ranges that have a lot of steel cases lying around. Personally, I can understand their point. Most shooter, other than rimfire, police up their brass and take it home.

sv_libertarian · 09-16-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by just_a_car

Wolf polymer coated, black box (because the mil classic has the red lacquer that gets all over the inside of the action. It's clean, shoots well and doesn't ever stick. Not to mention it's "combat accurate" in so much as I hit a 18"x12" steel plate at 100 yards with 20 rounds in about 15 seconds out of my AES-10a.

Braggart. This is an SKS forum.

Now that I've got the SKS-M scoped, we're gonna have a match. Loser buys pizza.

MilkMan · 10-14-2009, 12:34 PM

I shot off 100 rds. of mil-classic the other day. I had 1 mis-fire. At the end of the day I reloaded it and it fired. My Mil-classic does not have the red laquer on them.

Archetype_wyo · 10-14-2009, 12:49 PM

I find them all to be the same/similar. They go where I aim the sights if I do my part.

I have used Golden Tiger, Wolf Mil Classic, Wolf Black Box, Hot Shot, and have a couple boxes of Remington FMJs even though they cost 2-3x more than the ones listed above.

Paper · 10-25-2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by squirrelblaster

i like golden tiger, then then gold, silver and brown bear, then black box wolf, then wolf classic

My vote is exactly the same!!

frenchy · 10-25-2009, 06:48 PM

Well i doubt this is an animal but "The Ulyanovsk Cartridges Works" 7.62x39 122 gr. FMJ steel case non-corrosive berdan primed i got from Copes Dist. has preformed flawlessly and accurately during the 100rds I've shot.
frenchy

blaster · 10-25-2009, 07:24 PM

I buy whatever is the cheapest, my sks s and other mil surp rifles aren't match rifles. I buy cheap and blast a lot. for anything seriouse, I use my reloads.

pico · 10-27-2009, 02:28 PM

Golden tiger is the best of the cheap rounds. I must say the most useful of the cheap rounds is the soft point wolf performance ammo with the 154 grain bullets. These actually make the SKS a great little white tail gun.

09-11-2009, 04:10 PM	#1
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY Posts: 147	Animal Named Ammo.... Ok guys and girls out there, a little survey. Of all the animal ammos out there, wolf, golden tiger, golder bear, silver bear, brown bear, and I may have missed one or two. What do you folks find to be the best and the worst? All I have shot is the Wolf black box FMJ. Thank you for your time!
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09-11-2009, 04:20 PM	#2
squirrelblaster lord of lego turtles! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,493	i like golden tiger, then then gold, silver and brown bear, then black box wolf, then wolf classic __________________ "I like Turtles!" youtube kid
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09-11-2009, 07:11 PM	#3
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 2,268 Images: 18	I've only shot Golden Tiger and Wolf(both lacquer and zinc coated) and I like the Golden Tiger more. I do have some boxes of Brown Bear lurking about I think, but I don't remember ever shooting it. I don't like to shoot several brands at one time. Messes with consistency. __________________ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not discouraged, for I am your God.
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09-11-2009, 07:18 PM	#4
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 4,091	Wolf polymer coated, black box (because the mil classic has the red lacquer that gets all over the inside of the action. It's clean, shoots well and doesn't ever stick. Not to mention it's "combat accurate" in so much as I hit a 18"x12" steel plate at 100 yards with 20 rounds in about 15 seconds out of my AES-10a. __________________ B.S. Chemistry UofWA '09 CETME Owners - Founder AK-47 owners - Member The Mosin Men - Member
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09-11-2009, 07:41 PM	#5
larmus Domestic Engineer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 3,159 Images: 6	if ya can find it you should try the pink lemming ammo... heehee jk! I have used just the wolf ammo in the black box to great effect, in both .223 and 7.62x39... __________________ Lawrence Home Defense: .45 and a Shovel...
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09-11-2009, 08:10 PM	#6
res45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 504	1. Golden Tiger 2. Not an animal name but I like Barnaul 3. Any of the Bear ammo,only difference is the coating. Take your choice Brass,Zinc or poly. I prefer the lacquer coating over any other if you can find it. 4. Shot some wolf in the past,seem to be the least accurate and most dirty in any of my SKS rifles. __________________ When it comes to self defense a gun in your hand beats 911 on the phone every time.
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09-12-2009, 02:24 AM	#7
Dragunov Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Peoples Repooblik of Kaliforniastan. Posts: 608	I've only used Wolf and Komada. Wolf is cheaper, Komada (Yugoslavian) is more accurate by far.
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09-12-2009, 07:44 AM	#8
texnmidwest Some People's kids.... Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 6,975	I have shot a lot of wolf. Good ammo. After about three hundred or so rounds through the SKS one does need to blow out the chamber with brake cleaner though. Accurate and clean ammo to shoot. __________________ never pass up a bathroom, never waste a ** , and never trust a fart.
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09-12-2009, 08:32 AM	#9
woody1981 One of the Usual Suspects Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: southwest PA Posts: 1,359 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 1	Side question I was going to shoot at a range in a state I will not identify, but one requirement was no Wolf ammo of any sort. What would be the reason behind this? Would it be some kind of private issue with Wolf, or is Wolf particularly dirty, or what. Don't mean to hi-jack the thread, just a side issue. __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.”~Freud
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09-12-2009, 09:20 AM	#10
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 2,268 Images: 18	Wolf is the most well known com-bloc ammo, so it gets the most crap. It is dirty and is not very consistent. However, in terms of functioning, it's fine. I've shot a LOT of it in the past and it's always been good to me. I just prefer Golden Tiger over it. My rifles seem to do better with it. May or may not be 100% true, but it gives me a psychological edge. __________________ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not discouraged, for I am your God.
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09-12-2009, 09:57 AM	#11
res45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 504	The reason some ranges want allow Russian mfg. ammo is because the bullet jacket itself not the core is made of steel which can damage some backstops more so than the standard copper jacket would. It also has be known to cause sparks that might start a fire although I have never personally witnessed it. Some ranges also use it as an excuse to sell you the higher priced American brands which contain no steel. The only foreign ammo's that I know of that don't contain any steel in the jacket or core are the brass case Yugo surplus which is berdan primed and corrosive or Prvi-Partizan which is boxer primed and reloadable,and cost about 1/2 the price of its American counterpart. Prvi-Partizan is the same ammo mfg. that produced all the military ammo for the former Yugoslavia. All the Yugo surplus and Prvi ammo along with any of the American ammo will be non magnetic and range safe. __________________ When it comes to self defense a gun in your hand beats 911 on the phone every time. Last edited by res45; 09-12-2009 at 10:01 AM.
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09-13-2009, 08:52 AM	#12
Big Dog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 12,906	I have witnessed sparks on the concete strip the target stands are set in, using the 7.62X54R - haven't noticed it with any 7.62X39 though. Some ranges also don't like the steel cases littering the ground - rusts, can't be sold to recyclers, and plays havoc with the mowers. __________________ "A bold spirit embiggens the smallest man!" Jebediah Springfield
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10-14-2009, 12:34 PM	#15
MilkMan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY Posts: 147	I shot off 100 rds. of mil-classic the other day. I had 1 mis-fire. At the end of the day I reloaded it and it fired. My Mil-classic does not have the red laquer on them.

10-14-2009, 12:49 PM	#16
Archetype_wyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buffalo, Wyo Posts: 1,731	I find them all to be the same/similar. They go where I aim the sights if I do my part. I have used Golden Tiger, Wolf Mil Classic, Wolf Black Box, Hot Shot, and have a couple boxes of Remington FMJs even though they cost 2-3x more than the ones listed above. __________________ The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun. —Patrick Henry

10-25-2009, 06:48 PM	#18
frenchy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: central CA. Posts: 422	Well i doubt this is an animal but "The Ulyanovsk Cartridges Works" 7.62x39 122 gr. FMJ steel case non-corrosive berdan primed i got from Copes Dist. has preformed flawlessly and accurately during the 100rds I've shot. frenchy

10-25-2009, 07:24 PM	#19
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 1,294	I buy whatever is the cheapest, my sks s and other mil surp rifles aren't match rifles. I buy cheap and blast a lot. for anything seriouse, I use my reloads. __________________ peace through superior firepower

10-27-2009, 02:28 PM	#20
pico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Iowa Posts: 202	Golden tiger is the best of the cheap rounds. I must say the most useful of the cheap rounds is the soft point wolf performance ammo with the 154 grain bullets. These actually make the SKS a great little white tail gun.