Brown Bear or Silver Bear?

[Jpanzer 1,265]

Do you folks have preference between Brown Bear 7.62x39 or Silver Bear 7.62x39 ? Anything other than cost to choose between them? SP or HP or FMJ? I've read that Wolf shoots dirty so I want to steer clear of that...

[Paulyski 2,227]

I run both Brown & Silver Bear in my P-64.

 

Brown bear is Lacquered steel case, Silver bear is Zinc plated steel case.

 

For an AK the cheaper Brown Bear should do fine.

 

If you remember all the surplus Russian HP that used to be around, it was Lacquered.

 

In P-64s, since there are NO spare parts for these pistols, you generally don't run wolf either.

 

I hope this helps.

 

 

 

EDIT: Coal Forge.... JINKS! you owe me a beer!

Edited January 29, 2010 by Paulyski

[Coal_forge 15]

One is laquer coated the other zinc coated. Ak will eat them both up the same. Laquer coating scrapes off and builds up on other types of guns and can cause jams.

[Paulry 50]

I have both and they are my favorites! The brown in .223 is accurate and great and the silver in 7.62x54r and 5.45x39 are like shining little killers in a world of corrosive ammo calibers they are a treat and work great!

[Rhodes1968 1,638]

I use Golden Tiger which is very much like BB, I always take about 30 seconds while cleaning to lightly scrub the chamber with a 45cal brush. Never had any problems since break-in using it. The coating makes it a good candidate for long term storage.

[Jpanzer 1,265]

Wasn't there some kind of issue with Silver Bear a while back?

[rifleshooter474 2]

Right now Brown Bear 7.62x39 FMJ 123gr is $109/500rds Silver Bear 7.62x39 FMJ 123gr is $157/500rds. So myself I am buying Brown Bear for my AK range shoots.

[shades_of_grey 1,092]

Brown Bear works just dandy. It comes in laquered and polymer-coated varieties and each will leave different residues in your receiver, which, while annoying to clean out, doesn't really affect an AK. It's reasonably priced if you shop around, not as dirty as Wolf, (no Barnaul ammo is), and BB JHP is pretty devastating

 

Silver Bear leaves less of a mess in the receiver, and the price reflects it. I've got 1k rounds of Silver Bear FMJ. I've had it for awhile and haven't shot any of it. I intend to continue sitting on it and buying other (cheaper) ammo for plinking.

Edited January 30, 2010 by post-apocalyptic

[my762buzz 141]

I think brown or silver bear should be the same other than the laquer versus zinc coating.

Either should work about the same.

Edited January 30, 2010 by my762buzz

[imarangemaster 315]

I have shot both in .223 and 7.62x39. I found no practical difference. Both shot to the same POA in both calibers.

[BuffetDestroyer 969]

With the polymer coated Brown Bear, it looks very similar to Silver Bear because it isn't lacquered.

 

Both have worked well for me. I do like the polymer coated stuff as it "seems" cleaner.