7.62x39 ammo, just for the hell of it...

[DW357]

Sweet surplus arrived today. Nice to see it is the fabled Igman reworked x39 from 1991. Definitely non-corrosive with new bullet, powder, and sealed primer.
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Nice. You sure that’s non-corrosive? I thought that Yugo M67 ammo was corrosive no?
@jpm

 

[jpm]

Nice. You sure that’s non-corrosive? I thought that Yugo M67 ammo was corrosive no?
@jpm

Yugo M67 is 100% corrosive but this may be like the 8mm I picked up from a company in CA. They take the original stuff and repackage it in new brass (or steel in the case of the 8mm) with non-corrosive primers. Looks like these guys may be doing the same. That would explain the English label on the boxes.

 

[DJBrad]

Nice. You sure that’s non-corrosive? I thought that Yugo M67 ammo was corrosive no?
@jpm

Igman reworked the Yugo per contract with Saudi Arabia. They pulled the bullets, the powder, and primer and then reloaded the cartridges.

 

[DJBrad]

Yugo M67 is 100% corrosive but this may be like the 8mm I picked up from a company in CA. They take the original stuff and repackage it in new brass (or steel in the case of the 8mm) with non-corrosive primers. Looks like these guys may be doing the same. That would explain the English label on the boxes.

English label is google translate photo

I tricked you.

 

[jpm]

English label is google translate photo

I tricked you.

WOW! That's impressive

 

[enbloc]

 

[DW357]

Igman reworked the Yugo per contract with Saudi Arabia. They pulled the bullets, the powder, and primer and then reloaded the cartridges.

Oh no way. Very cool.

 

[DW357]

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Is your name Rex Ryan?…

 

[enbloc]

Is your name Rex Ryan?…

 

[DW357]

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Oh dear..

 

[DJBrad]

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[enbloc]

 

[enbloc]

Related: Found this recent video. Some info on different brands of Brass 7.62x39...

 

[btnh6668]

619 in NH still had 4 pallets there of golden tiger if anyone is looking.

 

[Tracer51]

If your looking for 7.62x39,... 619 Guns and Ammo in Merrimack NH has cases of Golden Tiger. 1000 rds cases for $350. They dont ship...pick up only.i

 

[btnh6668]

If your looking for 7.62x39,... 619 Guns and Ammo in Merrimack NH has cases of Golden Tiger. 1000 rds cases for $350. They dont ship...pick up only.i

did he still have a fair amount left?

 

[PATRON]

I shoot most anything I can find,out off my commie gun.Just a few hiccups now,and then but they still go.

 

[DW357]

I just had what I assume to be an overcharged round from Tula/Wolf. Thought I broke the extractor on my BCA bolt but no the case was just really stuck in the chamber.

Check out that flattened primer
Case on the left if you couldn’t tell…

did have one case split too out of the 100 rounds I shot today. I get some occasional splits but this was the first case I had stick in the chamber.


Anyway, no big deal of course but interesting to run into this when you blow through a lot of x39.

 

[mikelawtown]

What’s the going rate for Wolf these days

 

[DW357]

What’s the going rate for Wolf these days

$350 per 1k plus tax from TSUSA.

 

[btnh6668]

I just had what I assume to be an overcharged round from Tula/Wolf. Thought I broke the extractor on my BCA bolt but no the case was just really stuck in the chamber.

Check out that flattened primer
Case on the left if you couldn’t tell…
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did have one case split too out of the 100 rounds I shot today. I get some occasional splits but this was the first case I had stick in the chamber.
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Anyway, no big deal of course but interesting to run into this when you blow through a lot of x39.

o That sucks. Man ive really shot through thousands of tula and never had an issue. I guess i should count myself lucky. You didn't happen to get a lot number for that ammo did you?

 

[DW357]

o That sucks. Man ive really shot through thousands of tula and never had an issue. I guess i should count myself lucky. You didn't happen to get a lot number for that ammo did you?

Wasn't too bad. Just tapped it a couple times with a cleaning rod. Not bad for having shot thousands of wolf/tula in both my AR and AK.

I had this ammo dumped in a ziploc bag. I have no idea if it was Wolf or Tula (both have Tula headstamp). This is either the ammo I got from Natchez last year or the ammo I got after cleaning out the walmarts during their fire sale - I think it was like 15 cpr or something absurdly cheap.

I'm not too worried. If this was happening every other mag I'd be concerned/pissed.

 

[DW357]

Here's some good information to pass along. This is from Black Rifle Arms where I bought the replacement S5 tool steel extractors. They emailed me after I told them I had a BCA upper with 1200+ rounds etc.

 

[DW357]

I wonder if the lacquer or primer/bullet sealant causes for "stickier" extraction than Tula/Wolf ammo? Though he's saying Tula and Red Army are hard on the bolts. Does Red Army make a lacquered x39 round? I think the few boxes I had, was just like the poly coated wolf or tula?

 

[DW357]

Speaking of stress on x39 bolts/extractors. That new Republic ammo is 2543 fps! which is roughly 200 fps faster than tula or wolf. That's probably not helping my bolt either
Plus add in that it has a lacquer on the case....

 

[turbo89]

I wish I had stacked golden tiger a bit deeper, lol. I'm running low.

 

[76Too]

Speaking of stress on x39 bolts/extractors. That new Republic ammo is 2543 fps! which is roughly 200 fps faster than tula or wolf. That's probably not helping my bolt either
Plus add in that it has a lacquer on the case....

Is that just what’s listed on the box, or did you chrono both?

 

[DW357]

Is that just what’s listed on the box, or did you chrono both?

I really should chrono that along with the Tula/Wolf and Golden Tiger. I was just going by the specs on the TSUSA product page.

 

[enbloc]

I wonder if the lacquer or primer/bullet sealant causes for "stickier" extraction than Tula/Wolf ammo? Though he's saying Tula and Red Army are hard on the bolts. Does Red Army make a lacquered x39 round? I think the few boxes I had, was just like the poly coated wolf or tula?

Lacquer, not Poly...

The Red Box ammunition introduced cartridges that are made to the same specifications as the Russian style military surplus with lacquer-coated steel cases. ... The ammunition is Russian-manufactured polymer steel cased non-corrosive made similarly to the Red Box line.

 

[DW357]

I wish I had stacked golden tiger a bit deeper, lol. I'm running low.

I'm wondering if I might have more issues with GT than Tula in my AR due to the lacquer and bullet sealant...

Though if I need to replace the extractor every couple thousand rounds, it's short money. I just need to keep an eye on the bolt/lugs/gas rings etc. Probably wouldn't hurt to have a spare bolt.

I got a bunch of GT x39. If you ever find your way in the Wilmington or Gloucester area I'd happily sell you a case for what it would cost me to replace it with Tula/Wolf from TSUSA. That would be $372.