danklab 57 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Just wanted to find out if anybody has any experience with Golden Bear Hollow Point through their AK. I'm thinking of doing a bulk order of 1,000 rounds from ammo to go.. but the only fmj they have left is the yugo surplus.. I've got a little of that, but it's stamped 1981.. and I want something that I can store for a while if need be. I'd really rather go with Golden Bear, but I've never used the hollow point before. I'm shooting an amd 65, and I wanted to see if anyone's ever had feed issues or anything with HP in their AK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Just wanted to find out if anybody has any experience with Golden Bear Hollow Point through their AK. I'm thinking of doing a bulk order of 1,000 rounds from ammo to go.. but the only fmj they have left is the yugo surplus.. I've got a little of that, but it's stamped 1981.. and I want something that I can store for a while if need be. I'd really rather go with Golden Bear, but I've never used the hollow point before.I'm shooting an amd 65, and I wanted to see if anyone's ever had feed issues or anything with HP in their AK. For one, if your AK is any relation to what Mr. Kalashnikov envisioned, it'll eat any 7.62x39. The HP ammo only has a pinhole in the end, anyway, so it's not really "HP" in shape. 2nd of all, the Yugo ammo is military production and has been designed to last for 100+ years in it's lovely birthday can. You've got about 80 more years to go before you start worrying about the Yugo stuff. This is one reason the commies still use corrosive primers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agias 0 Posted January 19, 2009 Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 ^Gotta love the AK platform. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danklab 57 Posted January 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2009 Sounds good. I think I'll go ahead and stock up on some HP. I'm kinda lazy about cleaning.. so I might stay away from corrosive.. but 80 years does sound good. Might get some of that to stash away. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eagertolearn 0 Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I have cycled many wolf 7.62x39mm hollow points in my ak-47 without a glitch, so I would believe that Golden BearHP's would work also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 They work just fine, I ordered a bunch from ammunitiontogo a few months ago. Just dumped 200 through my WASR-10 at my local indoor range a few days ago with not a single misfeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ijustlikeguns 2 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have always bought hollow point for my ak-47 variant, and I never had a problem with misfeeding. The hollow points are better for expansion when hitting an organic target than Full Metal Jackets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheGlobule 1 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Brown Bear is good ammo and is cleaner than most others. Go for it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uzitiger 193 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) Just wanted to find out if anybody has any experience with Golden Bear Hollow Point through their AK. I'm thinking of doing a bulk order of 1,000 rounds from ammo to go.. but the only fmj they have left is the yugo surplus.. I've got a little of that, but it's stamped 1981.. and I want something that I can store for a while if need be. I'd really rather go with Golden Bear, but I've never used the hollow point before.I'm shooting an amd 65, and I wanted to see if anyone's ever had feed issues or anything with HP in their AK. For one, if your AK is any relation to what Mr. Kalashnikov envisioned, it'll eat any 7.62x39. The HP ammo only has a pinhole in the end, anyway, so it's not really "HP" in shape. 2nd of all, the Yugo ammo is military production and has been designed to last for 100+ years in it's lovely birthday can. You've got about 80 more years to go before you start worrying about the Yugo stuff. This is one reason the commies still use corrosive primers. I shot Wolf hollow point ammo in mine and had no problems since the hollow point is a pinhole and the jacket reaches around it. Golden Bear is very similar to Wolf so go ahead and get the case. I wish I could afford a case or two for myself. Edited July 25, 2009 by uzitiger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vbrtrmn 167 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 I don't prefer Golden Tiger, last time I bought some I got 1-out-of-50 duds, that was awhile back, but it pretty much soured me from ever buying it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azrial 1,091 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 Wolf and Brown Bear HP seem to work just fine in my 3 AKs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arik 565 Posted July 25, 2009 Report Share Posted July 25, 2009 (edited) I dont buy HP because a while ago (back durring the Clinton gun ban) I bought a "pc" Hungarian AK that was made for only single stack 10rd mags. The AK was great never a problem but the HP ammo would sometimes clear the bullet guide but hit the barrel and get stuck. I used all different types of x39 FMJ and HP. Never a problem with FMJ but some HP ammo would get stuck. Since than I have sold the gun but I still only use FMJ. I guess I just got used to buying it. Edited July 25, 2009 by Arik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lollygagger 1 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I dont buy HP because a while ago (back durring the Clinton gun ban) I bought a "pc" Hungarian AK that was made for only single stack 10rd mags. The AK was great never a problem but the HP ammo would sometimes clear the bullet guide but hit the barrel and get stuck. I used all different types of x39 FMJ and HP. Never a problem with FMJ but some HP ammo would get stuck. Since than I have sold the gun but I still only use FMJ. I guess I just got used to buying it. Sometimes some AK's allow the HP to hit low -hitting & stopping just below the chamber. A little bit of a "chamfer" going into the chamber from about 4-8:00 takes care of this. It is not unlike what a .45acp barrel needs to feed HP. This is not a uncommon problem with the SKS, as well. Use of SP rounds realy increases misfeed risks -the chamfer thing gets it functioning reliably as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheDarkHorse 216 Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 I have a mixture of SP (Soft point), HP (Hollow point) and FMJ (Full Metal Jacket) ammo and all cycle as they should. I think some of my drums and stick mags are a mixed batch. But it's all Wolf. Non-corrosive and new manufacture. As it has been mentioned, the "hollow point" on the 7.62 is closer to a pinhole but done so intentionally for reliable cycling. Tank commanders make good weapon designers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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