Ammo test

Red Star · January 13, 2011, 11:45 AM

Hey everyone

This weekend I will be heading to the range to find out what the best ammo for my Saiga 7.62 x 39 will be.

I have 20 rounds from the following brands:

Winchester
Fiochii
Sellier and Bellot
Prvi Partisan
Golden Bear
Brown Bear
Wolf

Ill be mounting a small (the 3 inch ones) shoot n c target onto a large piece of newsprint (large pieces of low grade paper), changing the target and the paper after each brand.

I will be sure to post pictures of the groupings when I get them

some details of the rifle itself:

Saiga 7.62 rifle with 20 inch barrel
tapco handguard
Saiga/Ismash skeleton stock
Super skinny front sight post (i cant remember the exact measurement on it, but its skinny :P)
Windage adjustable rear sight off a RPK.

Wish me luck!

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:17 PM

heres the rifle my brother and i used in the tests:

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:39 PM

Here is the Yugo Surplus ammo that the rifle seems to like.

It was sighted in at 100 yds, Iron Sights only.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:42 PM

here is the Wolf Ammo.

Its strange, but all of the russian ammo followed the same pattern of printing right and low. The worst culprit was Wolf.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:44 PM

Same deal as the wolf, just not as badly off center or right.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:45 PM

Getting better, but its still Russian, with the same tendency of right and low.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:47 PM

Better than the Russian stuff, but still kind of wide spread groups. I think this was down to us, not necesarily the ammo or the rifle.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:49 PM

Getting better

It printed quite well, we just need to get better, and perhaps move the group to the right a tad.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:51 PM

This did pretty well too

Perhaps a tad to the right.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:53 PM

This did really well. Had the best groupings of the day, and was cheaper ammo than the winchester (which was the costliest of them all)

Shot a tad to the left.

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 02:55 PM

This stuff did surprisingly well. It didnt shoot too far to the right, or too low. (well, after a bit of tweaking, it should print really well)

I circled my grouping, my brother was all over the place with this one, I'll attribute that to gas. :P

Red Star · January 16, 2011, 03:11 PM

All in all, the Sellier and Bellott did the best I think. With practice, i think it will put the best groups on target.
This will be the ammo that I buy 100 or so rounds of, and keep them somewhere as emergency, hunting, et al ammo.

For regular practice at the range, Im going to stick to the Russian BLack Box stuff. Like I said, we are really surprised at how well it shot. Also, its pretty cheap, so buying bulk isnt an issue

Hope this helps you Saiga and AK guys

January 13, 2011, 11:45 AM	#1
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Ammo test Hey everyone This weekend I will be heading to the range to find out what the best ammo for my Saiga 7.62 x 39 will be. I have 20 rounds from the following brands: Winchester Fiochii Sellier and Bellot Prvi Partisan Golden Bear Brown Bear Wolf Ill be mounting a small (the 3 inch ones) shoot n c target onto a large piece of newsprint (large pieces of low grade paper), changing the target and the paper after each brand. I will be sure to post pictures of the groupings when I get them some details of the rifle itself: Saiga 7.62 rifle with 20 inch barrel tapco handguard Saiga/Ismash skeleton stock Super skinny front sight post (i cant remember the exact measurement on it, but its skinny :P) Windage adjustable rear sight off a RPK. Wish me luck!

January 16, 2011, 02:39 PM	#3
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Now, The results. Here is the Yugo Surplus ammo that the rifle seems to like. It was sighted in at 100 yds, Iron Sights only.

January 16, 2011, 02:42 PM	#4
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Wolf here is the Wolf Ammo. Its strange, but all of the russian ammo followed the same pattern of printing right and low. The worst culprit was Wolf.

January 16, 2011, 02:44 PM	#5
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Brown Bear Same deal as the wolf, just not as badly off center or right.

January 16, 2011, 02:45 PM	#6
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Golden Bear Getting better, but its still Russian, with the same tendency of right and low.

January 16, 2011, 02:47 PM	#7
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Fiocchi Better than the Russian stuff, but still kind of wide spread groups. I think this was down to us, not necesarily the ammo or the rifle.

January 16, 2011, 02:49 PM	#8
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Prvi Partisan Getting better It printed quite well, we just need to get better, and perhaps move the group to the right a tad.

January 16, 2011, 02:51 PM	#9
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Winchester This did pretty well too Perhaps a tad to the right.

January 16, 2011, 02:53 PM	#10
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Sellier and Bellott This did really well. Had the best groupings of the day, and was cheaper ammo than the winchester (which was the costliest of them all) Shot a tad to the left. Last edited by Red Star; January 16, 2011 at 03:04 PM.

January 16, 2011, 02:55 PM	#11
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	Russian Black Box This stuff did surprisingly well. It didnt shoot too far to the right, or too low. (well, after a bit of tweaking, it should print really well) I circled my grouping, my brother was all over the place with this one, I'll attribute that to gas. :P

January 16, 2011, 03:11 PM	#12
Red Star Member Join Date: January 13, 2011 Location: Orlando Posts: 80	All in all, the Sellier and Bellott did the best I think. With practice, i think it will put the best groups on target. This will be the ammo that I buy 100 or so rounds of, and keep them somewhere as emergency, hunting, et al ammo. For regular practice at the range, Im going to stick to the Russian BLack Box stuff. Like I said, we are really surprised at how well it shot. Also, its pretty cheap, so buying bulk isnt an issue Hope this helps you Saiga and AK guys