AK owners - Is Yugo ammo any good?

[weiss27md]

I'm looking to buy some bulk 7.62x39 and so far this is the best deal I have found.
Yuguslavian 7.62x39mm 123 Grain Full Metal Jacket on Stripper Clips Surplus Ammo
Any better deals than this?

 

[Steve M]

Yugo M67 ammo is good, but you should probably avoid the stuff on stripper clips because it is usually older.

The best way to buy mail order ammo is to go to this site, enter your zip, and see the actual cost per round with shipping included:
gun-deals.com - User-Submitted Gun & Ammunition Deals

 

[nalioth]

Old or not, I'll bet it goes *BANG*

Yugo ammo is made with old-school corrosive primers, so you'll need to make sure you clean your gun afterwards.

 

[ftw13]

for corrosive ppour boiling hot water throughout then dry and clean with clp....don't listen to people telling you to use windex

 

[majormadmax]

I hope so, I just bought a case of 1260 rounds of it a few weeks ago!

 

[Kyle]

I order my Yugo ammo off of cheaper than dirt, I love the stuff, never have any problems with it. I get it for my SKS and it begs for more. same goes for the yugo ammo in 223

 

[weiss27md]

I was going to order from that site, TargetSportsUSA but I heard from more than one person that their shipping is extremely slow.
The sponsor actually seems to have some pretty good deals.
Cope's Distributing

 

[Texan2]

I can never find ammo cheaper than at Copes plus all you can afford will get shipped for $9.95

 

[shortround]

Yugo 7.62x39, no matter when manufactured, is pretty good stuff. Usually brass cased, and it makes no difference if packed on stripper clips or packed loose in a box of 15 (or more).

Just "assume" it is corrosive, because we have no reliable way of knowing whether or not it is.

Be well.

 

[Texan2]

for corrosive ppour boiling hot water throughout then dry and clean with clp....don't listen to people telling you to use windex

Windex works and is easier to carry around than a pot of boiling water.

 

[shortround]

Windex +1.

Followed by hot soapy water poured down the tube. (Funnel & flexible tube).

Dry, then clean as normal. Oil.

Repeat for two more days.

Good to go.

No different than punching a cannon tube.

 

[majormadmax]

Agreed, I use Windex in my Mosins, SKS and AK rifles...it contains ammonia which gives it a pH between 10.5 to 11.0, putting it well into the alkaline range which helps neutralize the acids that form when black powder residue is exposed to moisture.

It is convenient and has no effect on the bluing...

Cheers! M2

 

[Wolfwood]

i use simple green myself.

*shrug*

 

[nalioth]

It's the water content of the cleaners that do it.

Windex (98% water) just happens to come in a convenient spray bottle.

 

[Jon Payne]

Yugo ammo is fine for practice, don't expect the best accuracy from it. The AK is more accurate than most folks think it is, especially when fed good ammo. The highest quality ammo I know of for the AK is Corbon and Hornady. I've also had very good results with Winchester and Federal 123gr SP. The Wolf Military Classic HP in the Cammo box has a good rep as well. BTW, when shooting corrosive ammo I use Windex (my boss, Gabe Suarez does too).

Kalashnikov Rifle Gunfighting March 19-20 Orange TX

 

[shortround]

It all depends on the AK.

Most AK's bought over the counter cannot put three rounds in a three inch circle at 100 meters, no matter what ammo you feed them.

Others will do quite well with any ammo.

Kalashnikov never designed the weapon to be a "tack-driver." It was nothing more than an answer to Germany's short-barreled rifle that shot a shortened 8mm round.

The AK, however, remains the most effective battle rifle ever built for close combat.

It is the COMBLOC equivalent of the 1911.

Although both are inherently accurate, they suffer from the quality of manufacture.

Hence the wide variation in accuracy.

Be well.