Mosin Ammunition Advice

[plinker]

Going to buy some Mosin Ammo in Bulk and wanted to know if anyone has feedback or expereince with accuracy for the following. (Rifle 91/30)

7.62 x 54R light ball 147grn Bulgarian
or
7.62 x 54RH light ball 147grn Hungarian

[Spiggy]

bulgie stuff

hungie stuff seems to be not as consistant

[M. Sage]

Get the heavy ball if you can. My 91/30 LOVES the Hungarian yellow tip.

http://7.62x54r.com/MosinID/MosinAmmo008.htm

[Spiggy]

mine like the heavy wolf/privi and barnaul stuff... but I shoot the cheaper lightball for plinking


what do you plan on using it for?

[cgmoe]

Really can't go wrong with either, the Bulgarian is a good buy since it's brass not steel cased.

Just avoid the Olympic stuff


Wideners has the Bulgarian HB, Czech LB and Hungarian LB if you're looking for more options


btw...
I've got some Bulgarian LB I'd like to trade for Bulgarian HB if anyone is interested

[chiefcrash]

i've only shot the bulgarian heavy ball, and i likes it. Brass case is nice too (i recycle)

[mike100]

I like the steel cased czech silver tip, but it is hard to find since everybody bought it up and it is steel core which limits it's usage on some public lands or indoor ranges with steel backstops.

[smle-man]

I like the steel cased czech silver tip, but it is hard to find since everybody bought it up and it is steel core which limits it's usage on some public lands or indoor ranges with steel backstops.

Shooting a MN with full power ammunition at an indoor range must be a real experience!

[jmlivingston]

It is!

[new cal shooter]

Whatever you buy BUY BIG! BUY BUY BUY!!! BUY MIN $500 worth, min it will be gone in less than 6 Months!!!!!

[Stuka]

I run silver bear through my M91/30. Its 203 grain softpoint, makes it kick harder, but it burns clean and is fairly cheap (300rnds for 100 bucks). Surplus is cheaper, but then you gota worry about what kind of primer it has.

[xenophobe]

I had a lot of customers shoot the Czech light ball and say they're having hard extractions...

It was pretty much designed to shoot heavy ball, but any 7.62x54r should work just fine.

[Snuffalofogus]

ALL of my MN's love Hungarian light ball. Hungarian Heavy extracts worse than the Czech silver tip. I still have around 420 rounds of the Hungarian heavy because none of my rifles can work with it.

I need to man up and pick up another case Hungy LB.

[guimus]

My MN's love:

Yugo Silver tip
Yugo hollow core
Hungarian light ball
Hungarian heavy ball

Do not love:
Albanian

[af240z]

i just got a 300 rnd case of light ball bulgarian 147grn ammo:

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Bulgarian_7.62x54R_Light_Ball_147grn.html

from aim surplus. i peeled the can, and most of the ammo has corrosion on it

think it's safe to fire? Nothing heavy, just light corrosion around primer and some on casing. I'll take pics tonight and post. I expected cleaner stuff - good thing I have 100 rounds of hungarian left over