With the re-appearance of Golden Tiger 5.45. I snagged an assortment of ammo from SGAMMO to see the differences between them all.
So I gathered some Manarch sourced from Academy to throw in the test as well.
All share the same bullet profile except one. The one on he left is Tula, vs the GT, Hornady and Barnaul bullets
Ran out of time to do an accuracy test (but I think I know how that will turn out..... So I will try to get that done next weekend)
Shooting at ~6000' and 50 degrees. Chrono at ~10' away from muzzle Vepr 16"
Monarch (Barnaul):
2744
2771
2783
2692
2791
Wolf Laquerd & Sealed (Barnaul):
2787
2823
2742
2815
2850
Wolf Poly (Barnaul):
2704
2764
2762
2712
2709
Silver Bear (Barnaul):
2741
2729
2734
2734
2734
Tula:
2491
2456
2412
2468
2422
Hornady:
2681
2739
2669
2726
2664
New GT:
2848
2811
2818
2773
2788
Conclusion: 1) Barnaul commercial ammo is all about the same velocity wise
2) Hornady is the most inconsistant and not worth the $$$ unless you need that bullet
3) New GT is the hottest of the current commercial ammo offerings
4) Tula the slowest (but with a very different bullet)
Accuracy Test next week.
So I gathered some Manarch sourced from Academy to throw in the test as well.
All share the same bullet profile except one. The one on he left is Tula, vs the GT, Hornady and Barnaul bullets
Ran out of time to do an accuracy test (but I think I know how that will turn out..... So I will try to get that done next weekend)
Shooting at ~6000' and 50 degrees. Chrono at ~10' away from muzzle Vepr 16"
Monarch (Barnaul):
2744
2771
2783
2692
2791
Wolf Laquerd & Sealed (Barnaul):
2787
2823
2742
2815
2850
Wolf Poly (Barnaul):
2704
2764
2762
2712
2709
Silver Bear (Barnaul):
2741
2729
2734
2734
2734
Tula:
2491
2456
2412
2468
2422
Hornady:
2681
2739
2669
2726
2664
New GT:
2848
2811
2818
2773
2788
Conclusion: 1) Barnaul commercial ammo is all about the same velocity wise
2) Hornady is the most inconsistant and not worth the $$$ unless you need that bullet
3) New GT is the hottest of the current commercial ammo offerings
4) Tula the slowest (but with a very different bullet)
Accuracy Test next week.