VTski4x4
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Brings a tear to my eye. Tip of the hat to you good sir.23k rounds of 5.45x39 in my basement . Anything less then 20k and I start getting nervous
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Brings a tear to my eye. Tip of the hat to you good sir.23k rounds of 5.45x39 in my basement . Anything less then 20k and I start getting nervous
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It might be ok, but I read a fair amount of positive reviews and was VERY disappointed when I shot their 6 arc Black.Considering how much I just paid for Hornady Black 5.45x39 I was under the impression they would be clean and accurate.
I havent shot it yet so I don't know what it's like. Probably wont get to that rifle in a while since I'm really not feeling the $1 a shot for the Black and I'm not going to shoot my old Soviet stuff at my steel plates.
You made a great choice. I love my CZ527.Time to lay off the AK and shoot with my CZ 527 bolt action instead. Gotta shoot spam can food more judiciously now that they're RARE.
23k rounds of 5.45x39 in my basement . Anything less then 20k and I start getting nervous
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My buddy who shoots 6mm creedmoor had crappy accuracy with the Hornady black. But I know bullet weights/twist rates are important etc. Not sure of those details.Really? I’ve seen many sing the praises of Hornady black ammo but how bad was the 6ARC?
I got 4 rifles in 7.62x39How about x39 ?
And I thought I had a lot of 7.62x3923k rounds of 5.45x39 in my basement . Anything less then 20k and I start getting nervous
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If you are shooting for accuracy it does make sense. Russian steel cased (even Tulammo) is more accurate than the brass Hungarian, Macedonian,Turkish, Serbian stuff of similar cost. That said I had bought bellom x39 on a couple of occasions. The first time I got similar accuracy to steel cased. The second time I bought some, I was getting 3moa on a sandbag at 50 yards.Steel cased is also available online but for the same cost of brass which doesn’t make much sense to buy.
A point taken if looking for moa at 50-100. Reloadable brass is valuable in itself if one looks for a dick punch.If you are shooting for accuracy it does make sense. Russian steel cased (even Tulammo) is more accurate than the brass Hungarian, Macedonian,Turkish, Serbian stuff of similar cost. That said I had bought bellom x39 on a couple of occasions. The first time I got similar accuracy to steel cased. The second time I bought some, I was getting 3moa on a sandbag at 50 yards.
More or less everything I shoot in 6 ARC are 105's, so it's not twist rate. I was very disappointed w/ the Hornady Black shotgun patterns but thought, oh well- at least I'll have some brass. Then FFS I had a few flattened primers and no surprise some slightly loose primer pockets. I forget the fps from the chrono but Hornady loads that sh!t hot, which I found hypocritical because their reload data for gas guns is neutered a bit. Maybe I just had a sub-par lot but then that's a reflection on Hornady QC.My buddy who shoots 6mm creedmoor had crappy accuracy with the Hornady black. But I know bullet weights/twist rates are important etc. Not sure of those details.
And you can sell the brass and lower the ammo cost. Though I’ve had better luck selling brass on the discord reloading server and on the CMP forums as opposed to NESA point taken if looking for moa at 50-100. Reloadable brass is valuable in itself if one looks for a dick punch.
Whats the Yugo brass cased surplus going for these days? Some x39 fans where dry humping the crates years back.If you are shooting for accuracy it does make sense. Russian steel cased (even Tulammo) is more accurate than the brass Hungarian, Macedonian,Turkish, Serbian stuff of similar cost. That said I had bought bellom x39 on a couple of occasions. The first time I got similar accuracy to steel cased. The second time I bought some, I was getting 3moa on a sandbag at 50 yards.
Years ago you had to buy lapua to get decent boxer brass they even had a x39 match line. I tried like hell to get one of those Mini Mausers to shoot well with x39A point taken if looking for moa at 50-100. Reloadable brass is valuable in itself if one looks for a dick punch.
This guy didn’t like it at all. Could be firearm specific I guess?More or less everything I shoot in 6 ARC are 105's, so it's not twist rate. I was very disappointed w/ the Hornady Black shotgun patterns but thought, oh well- at least I'll have some brass. Then FFS I had a few flattened primers and no surprise some slightly loose primer pockets. I forget the fps from the chrono but Hornady loads that sh!t hot, which I found hypocritical because their reload data for gas guns is neutered a bit. Maybe I just had a sub-par lot but then that's a reflection on Hornady QC.
The ZVS stuff from Macedonia has been decent. LOL 10thSFFD argued that it's from Slovakia but it was made in Macedonia. To his credit, ZVS is a Slovak company. Honestly, at the same price I'd probably buy the ZVS over Hornady Black given the issues I had. I think Hornady Black must be their idea of Winchester White Box?
This guy didn’t like it at all. Could be firearm specific I guess?
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Russians use cery big tacks….I didn't consider the ZVS to be anything more than plate blasting ammo for AK's. Same for the Hornady Black, LOL.
I'll have to see how it does but it will be out of an AK with iron sights. Somehow it didn't seem like that Youtube guy was being as careful with the ZVS stuff, though I'm sure it's not tack driving quality.
Source for the zvs stuff?More or less everything I shoot in 6 ARC are 105's, so it's not twist rate. I was very disappointed w/ the Hornady Black shotgun patterns but thought, oh well- at least I'll have some brass. Then FFS I had a few flattened primers and no surprise some slightly loose primer pockets. I forget the fps from the chrono but Hornady loads that sh!t hot, which I found hypocritical because their reload data for gas guns is neutered a bit. Maybe I just had a sub-par lot but then that's a reflection on Hornady QC.
The ZVS stuff from Macedonia has been decent. LOL 10thSFFD argued that it's from Slovakia but it was made in Macedonia. To his credit, ZVS is a Slovak company. Honestly, at the same price I'd probably buy the ZVS over Hornady Black given the issues I had. I think Hornady Black must be their idea of Winchester White Box?
Velocity AmmoSource for the zvs stuff?
Bass Pro in Missouri. Don't judge me.Source for the zvs stuff?
Needs more sealantSome other odd M67 I was able to get around 2021
Mesko Polish brass
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And some Yugoslav
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The connoisseurs preferSome other odd M67 I was able to get around 2021
Mesko Polish brass
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And some Yugoslav
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Been looking for a way to recreate the crate. I only kept one wooden crate out of the few I got. The rest came with out the crate.
1120 rds of corrosive M67 if not an IK (Igman Yugoslavia) but an NNK Igman from the late 70’s. I would all M67 from Igman in this days to have corrosive primers but it’s possibly the later stuff (mine is from 1991) could be clean. I’ll still clean after shooting anyways.
Did you get bandoliers?Been looking for a way to recreate the crate. I only kept one wooden crate out of the few I got. The rest came with out the crate.