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Posted: 5/28/2022 5:03:42 PM EDT
Getting back into AKs, with a Zastava M70.  

Here's the ammo I gather quite a while ago.  Any thoughts on accuracy, value, etc.  Accuracy could be M70 specific, so once I pick it up, I can give that a whirl.  

Would you be inclined to hold back more on the WPA, since it's HP?


Wolf 123 gr FMJ Steel case
Tiger 124 gr FMJBT Steel case
WPA 124 gr HP steel case

Also, what ammo should I be shopping for now?

Thanks
Link Posted: 5/28/2022 5:13:38 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 5/28/2022 5:56:25 PM EDT
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You should be getting whatever you can find. The days of $170 per 1k are gone.
Link Posted: 5/29/2022 6:45:44 AM EDT
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It will all depend on what your rifle likes best.

Of your three choices, the Tiger (Golden Tiger?) Is probably the best, but not likely by a great margin.

We're talking about mass-produced steel case, steel jacketed ammunition in an AK.
Link Posted: 5/29/2022 9:40:13 AM EDT
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Thanks all.  I have some older Remington  in the green/yellow box believe it or not.  Some Federal as well.  Bought it new a long time ago.

So if cost and availability were no issue, what ammo is considered to be  premiere for the AK?
Link Posted: 5/29/2022 11:19:36 AM EDT
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So if cost and availability were no issue, what ammo is considered to be  premiere for the AK?
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For what purpose?

Hunting? Self Defense? SHTF?

I don't hunt and AKs are not my SD weapon of choice. My SHTF stash is lacquered and sealed Barnaul and Ulyanovsk FMJ. IMHO, any of the lacquered and sealed FMJ currently on the market like the Romanian, Bulgarian, and Russian is more than adequate.

Some guys swear by Yugoslavian brass cased M-67 for SHTF.
Link Posted: 5/29/2022 11:46:36 AM EDT
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For what purpose?

Hunting? Self Defense? SHTF?

I don't hunt and AKs are not my SD weapon of choice. My SHTF stash is lacquered and sealed Barnaul and Ulyanovsk FMJ. IMHO, any of the lacquered and sealed FMJ currently on the market like the Romanian, Bulgarian, and Russian is more than adequate.

Some guys swear by Yugoslavian brass cased M-67 for SHTF.
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Duh.  Thanks.  Yes, my bad, for SHTF.  I'd be locked up in PA trying to hunt with an AK!!
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