silver vs brown bear
 

For AK47 ammo, which is better or they about the same?

Re: silver vs brown bear
 

I believe they are both manufactured by Ulyanovsk with the same components. The only difference is zinc-plate cases vs. lacquer.

My Saiga 223 shoots both with the same degree of accuracy and to the same point of impact at 100 yards.

I think the AR guys prefer the zinc-plated Silver Bear to eliminate the possibility of lacquer build-up in tighter-chambered AR-15s.

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Those results look a little suspect to say the least. A better control would be:

A sandbagged rest. Three AK variants. One magazine per rifle. Three shooters. Five to ten shots, slow-fired groups with a 5-minute cool-down after each brand.

What type of "mag failures" were they getting and why?

A lot of AK-47.net shooters prefer Golden Tiger for it's accuracy, clean burning, and reliability...go figure.

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Since Ive never seen a silver bear around these parts, I always load mine with brown bear.

I really wonder who the hell uses that golden bear stuff!

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I've only shot Brown Bear and I like it more than WOLF.

Interested in who here has used the Silver Bear ammo.

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Well, it seems that Brown Bear is 123-grain and Silver Bear is 125-grain.

Silver Bear is rated slightly better as a 'close' substitute for commercial match ammunition.

I think the stats are too close to make a difference in an AK.......
Probably both differ in preference only.

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I've got a WASR-10 and have shot about 500 rounds through it in total. I can't shoot much because I have to go to a friend's farm to shoot my AK.

But I bought a deep supply of all these rounds (at CheaperThanDirt, Sportsman'sGuide, Midway) and sampled atleast 3 boxes of each, just to make sure they all hit reliably to point of aim. My test was much like this test, I SWEAR:
Silver Bear, Brown Bear, Wolf HP, FMJ and even 154gr SP, and Golden Tiger...

I had NO FTF. I had NO FTE. Reliability was 100% with 30-round steel mags, 75-round Romanian and Chinese Drums ... all function was flawless 100% RELIABLE ALL THE TIME. :ok:

Groups seemed about the same size, 3 out of 5 would be tight with maybe 2 fliers that would open the otherwise tight group. I couldn't tell any difference in accuracy at 50-100 yards. I can hit a soup can at 100 yards maybe 90% of the time -- if I do my part. THAT'S JUST FINE. This is not my target gun... :ok:

I stocked up most heavily on the Golden Tiger since it is the only one with a boat-tail, and boat tails are generally superior at wind bucking and retention of velocity downrange. :ok:

I'm being 100% honest in saying the "Ammo Shootout" was nothing like my experience shooting my 'slightly custom*' cheap WASR-10.

*Installed a 4x BSA scope on Belarus side-mount, an American G2 trigger group, and stainless steel gas piston, and recoil buffer before the 1st shot was ever fired.

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Good to know.......thanx

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