You da Man!Maybe I'll snag some 7.62x39 then and post results here. Always fun to expand the ammo cave with more varieties.
You da Man!Maybe I'll snag some 7.62x39 then and post results here. Always fun to expand the ammo cave with more varieties.
Most indoor ranges won't allow steel jacketed ammo either because it can make sparks on the back stop and ignite the unburnt gunpowder on the floor in the range.Welp, add Tim's in Westfield to the list of indoor ranges that don't allow, and frankly just don't understand 5.45x39.
Stopped by for the first time, and while the counter employee was incredibly friendly and respectful, when he asked what I was shooting and I said "a couple of 5.45 rifles," he said "what's that?" I explained AK-74 vs AK-47 but got nowhere. So I called it a Russian .223. He then performed the junk science magnet test that "proved" it was steel core. I showed him the Wolf, then offered to sacrifice a round and show him the lead core. No dice.
Their house, their rules. And a super nice guy to boot. It's just crazy frustrating the endless amount of misconception over this little "poison pill."
Most indoor ranges won't allow steel jacketed ammo either because it can make sparks on the back stop and ignite the unburnt gunpowder on the floor in the range.
Strange the few indoor ranges I used to go to wouldn't allow any Wolf or steel or bi metal jacket for the reason I stated.I do get that, yes. And a lot of the Russian and eastern bloc stuff is bimetal jacketed (hence the magnet stick). It's just annoying having to deal with the ignorance of "muh steel core" among fellow firearms enthusiasts. I also had a .223 AK with mags full of the same Wolf Polyformance ammo as the 5.45, and they waved that right through since they recognized the caliber.
Tim's backstops are a lot less fancy than the RUSA backstops.
Have a link to the direct to customer sales?Curious if any INGOers have rolled the dice on this new ammo out of Azerbaijan - Tela. The 7.62x39 has a definite Vympel vibe to it with the lacquered cases and purple sealant. According to the company these are non-corrosive primers, though I'd want to confirm that myself with a nail test.
Yes, this is the same ammo that Kalashnikov USA teased us with a year or so ago, with some dubious claims about it being their in-house brand. Looks like K-USA crapped the bed on an exclusive import contract. Unsurprising, considering their former, *ahem* "film star" spokeswoman.
The website offers direct to consumer sales - www.telaimpex.com - but at least a couple of the big online retailers have TelaAmmo right now, too. My big takeaway is the incoming 5.45 ammo. I will gladly be a guinea pig when that hits the market.
Nice to see more options for us AK fans, especially at a time when PSA is delaying rollouts of its own combloc ammo. PSA vaporware - who saw that coming?
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I know this was several months ago, but I was “lucky” enough to purchase one recently. I made the decision after watching the 5000 round review with the AKGUY.Are the newer Century Arms VSKAs any good. I’m not an AK guy to be honest but I do have a Polytech folder and an NHM91 and have been thinking I need a standard full stock AK. I’ve been trying to get a full stock Polytech I sold my friend years ago when I needed cash after open heart surgery but he says he’s going to his grave with it so I need to look elsewhere. I know where there is a very nice VSKA, like new, for around 7 bills. It’s flat black with plastic furniture, which I’d like to replace with wood, and looks unfired. I seem to recall Century AKs having issues back in the day. Thanks for your advice.
Never show the gun to SWMBO'd. Just put it in the safe, if questions are raised, just explain they can multiply in the dark.had to explain to the wife why I walked in with another gun!
This is where the new home security system back fired! Leave house no gun, come home with gun. I can’t use the “it’s the same gun I had before” line LOLNever show the gun to SWMBO'd. Just put it in the safe, if questions are raised, just explain they can multiply in the dark.
Get a WASR 10 instead.Are the newer Century Arms VSKAs any good. I’m not an AK guy to be honest but I do have a Polytech folder and an NHM91 and have been thinking I need a standard full stock AK. I’ve been trying to get a full stock Polytech I sold my friend years ago when I needed cash after open heart surgery but he says he’s going to his grave with it so I need to look elsewhere. I know where there is a very nice VSKA, like new, for around 7 bills. It’s flat black with plastic furniture, which I’d like to replace with wood, and looks unfired. I seem to recall Century AKs having issues back in the day. Thanks for your advice.
Have a link to the direct to customer sales?
If you're buying a new WASR then might as well spend the extra $100 and get a Zastava M70 with the furniture that catches your eye. As long as you don't have to have an exact AKM clone.Get a WASR 10 instead.
ordered more yesterdayBarnaul spam cans of 7.62x39 for $280 shipped. The end of Russian ammo is soon, get it while you can.
https://www.targetsportsusa.com/bar...nds-in-sealed-tin-b762fmj700tin-p-112009.aspx
Back to 321 now. Hope you bought some if you needed it.Barnaul spam cans of 7.62x39 for $280 shipped. The end of Russian ammo is soon, get it while you can.
https://www.targetsportsusa.com/bar...nds-in-sealed-tin-b762fmj700tin-p-112009.aspx
Back to 321 now. Hope you bought some if you needed it.