paprotective 362 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I ordered my VEPR Ver 01 with a 20" barrel.. Anyone have an idea which one may perform better in it? The barrel twist is 1:9.5 per the importer WPA.. Should I try heavy YT (long range ammo) 1st.?? I know the 'match' ammo is like 180-200gr.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Theoretically, the heavy ball ammo should outperform the light ball with the 1 in 9.5 twist rate that was discussed in the other thread. However, its well known that some Mosins with that same twist shoot better with the light ball. So, I say its going to be a tossup... if you have a gun store around you that sells individual packs, buy 40 rounds or so of heavy and light ball and bench some groups at various ranges before you buy a tin of either. If you have to pick one, go with the heavy ball. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salmonking 149 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 I don't know about the Vepr, but my Mosins love heavy ball; the M39 groups that stuff like a champ. J&G sales sells the heavy ball you're looking at by the 20 along with various types of light ball. Brown/Silver Bear ammunition is also really nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 I don't know about the Vepr, but my Mosins love heavy ball; the M39 groups that stuff like a champ. J&G sales sells the heavy ball you're looking at by the 20 along with various types of light ball. Brown/Silver Bear ammunition is also really nice. Would be good but the $19.xx shipping for 6 packs (120 rounds) is WAY too crazy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 I don't know about the Vepr, but my Mosins love heavy ball; the M39 groups that stuff like a champ. J&G sales sells the heavy ball you're looking at by the 20 along with various types of light ball. Brown/Silver Bear ammunition is also really nice. Would be good but the $19.xx shipping for 6 packs (120 rounds) is WAY too crazy... That sucks, thats almost as much as shipping is for a whole spam can. If I were you, I'd just go out on a limb and get the heavy ball. Later, get a can of the light ball and a mosin. Keep what shoots best in the Vepr for the Vepr and blast away the other stuff with the mosin. Its like a win-win-win situation. I'd say you've got like a 90% chance your Vepr will shoot the heavy ball the best. The only reason I think some mosins shoot the light ball better is because their bores are shot out and they don't impart as much spin as they used to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Salmonking 149 Posted September 20, 2012 Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Call up J&G and see if they can do anything for you about those crazy shipping rates over the phone. If you make the call and buy a tin, go to sgammo for crazy rates on shipping and ammo. They've also got some of that brown/silver bear to try out if you're interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted September 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2012 Going to grab a TIN of the heavy 182gr YT from SGAmmo for a start on payday.. then go back in a week and grab a TIN of the 147gr.. Had thought of SGAmmo from the gate but wanted opinions on light vs. heavy.. I also think the heavy YT is made for longer shots.. (from what I read on the 54R site).. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
atakacorp 147 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 I shoot 174gr Silver Bear and Russian surplus 180gr. much better groups then a LB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted September 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) Be shooting 10 rounds of the 182gr YT in about an hour.. shooting 5 at 50 and 5 at 100 yards.. I'll see what happens (and post a few pics of the targets).. I have a tin of the YT 182gr coming in Friday to start me off.. Edited September 27, 2012 by YWHIC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Very interested to see your results. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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