Wolf 7.62x39 HP experience

Brian in MN · September 08, 2003, 08:47

I shot some Wolf 7.62 x 39 hollowpoint out of a factory built Yugo RPK a week ago. At 175 meters I was hitting the paper less than 50%. This shooting prone from the bipod and no wind. I know that this rifle shoots better than that.

I also had 2 failures to feed which resulted in damaged points on the hollow point bullets. Never had a stoppage with an AK before and had 2 in about 400 rounds of this stuff.

Anyone else have accuracy and reliability problems with this stuff. I bought it for cheap blasting ammo, $75/1000. Seems that I got what I paid for.

avanarts · September 08, 2003, 08:59

I stay away from the hollow point, which is just FMJ with a hole drilled in the end. Other than that I find that some Russian ammo will shoot more accurately in my SKS and not so well in my AK, and others do better in the AK, but poorly in the SKS.

If you had a couple of FTF's with damaged points, it could be that your RPK just feeds too brutally to use HP's. Your rifle may be damaging many or all of the tips as it loads, which would lead to your accuracy problems.

Valkyrie0002 · September 09, 2003, 12:14

Believe it or not when I went out shooting over labor day weekend I had at least 20 FTF from Wolf 762x39 FMJ. I could not believe it myself. I even put them back in to make sure my firing pin didn't just strike too lightly. It was the ammo.

giillie · September 09, 2003, 13:11

try polishing up your feed ramp on the gun with a dremmel to remove any machine / forging marks ....slow cycle the rifle with a dummy round to see if it is diving or poping up to high...coming out of the magazine....you can see your reflection on all my rifles feed ramps ....never a ftf...here

**GMB74** · September 09, 2003, 14:58

Mike your bullets. I have a rifle that keyholes Wolf at 25 meters. Nice bullet profile holes. These bullets measure .308. I dug around and found an old box of Barnaul that miked .311-.312. No more keyholing. Apparently my barrel is at the high end of specs or worn and the smaller bullets are too sloppy. HTH.

Brian in MN · September 09, 2003, 16:27

I was wondering if they have the holes for the hollowpoints off center.

masman · September 09, 2003, 18:00

when i first got my sks all i shot was wolf hollow point and i had no problems.from what i've heard ak's are more fussy with what you feed them than sks's.ak's as a rule dont like hollow points and sks's do

Hootbro · September 09, 2003, 20:44

Quote:

Originally posted by masman
when i first got my sks all i shot was wolf hollow point and i had no problems.from what i've heard ak's are more fussy with what you feed them than sks's.ak's as a rule dont like hollow points and sks's do

In defense of the AK, the were designed around the FMJ round. While most AK's will shoot the HP, the FMJ is the ticket for full 100% operation. In my experience, the Chinese built AK's seem to be more fussy when it comes to HP type rounds.

Hootbro

Scott V2 · September 10, 2003, 04:24

My Yugo 59/66 likes the Wolf hp. It pulverizes little red bricks at 75 yds offhand shooting with factory sites

. The problem is Wolf is DIRTY! I think it is easier to clean an old chimney than my sks after a session with Wolf.

Brian in MN · September 10, 2003, 08:30

Quote:

Originally posted by Scott V2
The problem is Wolf is DIRTY! I think it is easier to clean an old chimney than my sks after a session with Wolf.

Isn't that the everloving truth. Lots of brush time. The stuff just would not come out of those grooves. I think I will run a couple mags of something else down the bore at the end of my next Wolf shooting session in hopes of scouring out the bore a bit.

I shot a couple hundred rounds of some Chinese 5.56 mm last weekend. I have had the stuff for a couple decades. I could not believe how clean that stuff is. The bore had hardly a spec in it when I got home.

The Armour · September 10, 2003, 14:35

Just bought 500 rnds of Wolf 7.62x39 HP today, my SAR eats it up like candy. The accuracy is about 1in. at 50yards. Not great but blasts and thats what I buy it for. Have not had any FTF, or FTE problems.

Beryl · September 10, 2003, 16:56

I haven't had problems with 7.62 HP, but yesterday I had nothing but jams with 5.45 HP. That stuff SUCKS! It is correct that they are FMJ rounds with the tips snipped off. That leaves the possibility to jacket separation in the barrel, which is a bad thing.

Rooster · September 11, 2003, 22:24

I have put about 3-4k of this stuff through an SAR-1 and SKS w/o a hiccup. As for the accuracy it wasn't good but wasn't bad either. With five rounds I could blast a milk jug sitting out at about 125yrds three times. Havent tried it in anything besides those two so I cant vouch for it's reliability with other rifles.

September 08, 2003, 08:47	#1
Brian in MN Registered FALaholic #: 289 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 4,927	Wolf 7.62x39 HP experience I shot some Wolf 7.62 x 39 hollowpoint out of a factory built Yugo RPK a week ago. At 175 meters I was hitting the paper less than 50%. This shooting prone from the bipod and no wind. I know that this rifle shoots better than that. I also had 2 failures to feed which resulted in damaged points on the hollow point bullets. Never had a stoppage with an AK before and had 2 in about 400 rounds of this stuff. Anyone else have accuracy and reliability problems with this stuff. I bought it for cheap blasting ammo, $75/1000. Seems that I got what I paid for.

September 08, 2003, 08:59	#2
avanarts Registered FALaholic #: 5341 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: pacific northwest Posts: 304	I stay away from the hollow point, which is just FMJ with a hole drilled in the end. Other than that I find that some Russian ammo will shoot more accurately in my SKS and not so well in my AK, and others do better in the AK, but poorly in the SKS. If you had a couple of FTF's with damaged points, it could be that your RPK just feeds too brutally to use HP's. Your rifle may be damaging many or all of the tips as it loads, which would lead to your accuracy problems. __________________ "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." JFK

September 09, 2003, 13:11	#4
giillie Member FALaholic #: 5187 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ORYGUN Posts: 411	ramp job try polishing up your feed ramp on the gun with a dremmel to remove any machine / forging marks ....slow cycle the rifle with a dummy round to see if it is diving or poping up to high...coming out of the magazine....you can see your reflection on all my rifles feed ramps ....never a ftf...here

September 09, 2003, 18:00	#7
masman Registered FALaholic #: 781 Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 5,654	when i first got my sks all i shot was wolf hollow point and i had no problems.from what i've heard ak's are more fussy with what you feed them than sks's.ak's as a rule dont like hollow points and sks's do __________________ somethings wrong with the world when the best rapper is white.the best golfer is black.the french think that the us is arrogant and the germans don't want to go to war

September 10, 2003, 04:24	#9
Scott V2 Registered FALaholic #: 10082 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ohio, in a van by the river Posts: 2,226	My Yugo 59/66 likes the Wolf hp. It pulverizes little red bricks at 75 yds offhand shooting with factory sites . The problem is Wolf is DIRTY! I think it is easier to clean an old chimney than my sks after a session with Wolf. __________________ Trust, but verify.....Ronald Reagan MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN

September 09, 2003, 12:14	#3
Valkyrie0002 Registered FALaholic #: 11159 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fredericksburg, Va Posts: 586	Believe it or not when I went out shooting over labor day weekend I had at least 20 FTF from Wolf 762x39 FMJ. I could not believe it myself. I even put them back in to make sure my firing pin didn't just strike too lightly. It was the ammo.

September 09, 2003, 14:58	#5
GMB74 Member Bronze Contributor FALaholic #: 7987 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Vermont Posts: 319	Mike your bullets. I have a rifle that keyholes Wolf at 25 meters. Nice bullet profile holes. These bullets measure .308. I dug around and found an old box of Barnaul that miked .311-.312. No more keyholing. Apparently my barrel is at the high end of specs or worn and the smaller bullets are too sloppy. HTH.

September 09, 2003, 16:27	#6
Brian in MN Registered FALaholic #: 289 Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 4,927	I was wondering if they have the holes for the hollowpoints off center.

September 10, 2003, 14:35	#11
The Armour Registered FALaholic #: 10778 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lexington, KY. Posts: 460	Just bought 500 rnds of Wolf 7.62x39 HP today, my SAR eats it up like candy. The accuracy is about 1in. at 50yards. Not great but blasts and thats what I buy it for. Have not had any FTF, or FTE problems.

September 10, 2003, 16:56	#12
Beryl Registered FALaholic #: 1637 Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 458	I haven't had problems with 7.62 HP, but yesterday I had nothing but jams with 5.45 HP. That stuff SUCKS! It is correct that they are FMJ rounds with the tips snipped off. That leaves the possibility to jacket separation in the barrel, which is a bad thing. __________________ When you fight against monsters, take care that you do not also become a monster, for when you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. --- Lets get out of the two-party rut VOTE LIBERTARIAN!

September 11, 2003, 22:24	#13
Rooster Banned (Temp) FALaholic #: 9328 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US Posts: 4,868	I have put about 3-4k of this stuff through an SAR-1 and SKS w/o a hiccup. As for the accuracy it wasn't good but wasn't bad either. With five rounds I could blast a milk jug sitting out at about 125yrds three times. Havent tried it in anything besides those two so I cant vouch for it's reliability with other rifles.

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