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Just trashed a run at my local rifle match last Sunday using my AR. Although I had earlier been using the Wolf 5.56 no problem during several practice sessions, those were always 50-60 degree days with the gun straight from the warm truck to the firing line. At the match it was low 40's and very windy, which the gun sat out in for a good while before shooting. I was the first shooter up and was bright and chipper, but had several failures-to-fully-cycle, which ended up putting me way down in the ranks. At first I thought the Wolf was underpowered, and that the action being stiffer in the cold created the new problem. Today I looked around on the web though, and found that Wolf's 5.56 velocity is about the same as many of the other brands, so it's either (1) some other aspect of the cartridge, or else (2) the same thing could potentially happen any time with any ammo (which I'm beginning to suspect).
I was tired, cold, and dirty several hours later after serving as RO to run all the other shooters, when I finally got a chance as the last run of the day to shoot my AK47 (Arsenal Inc. SA M7S). It functioned flawlessly (of course), and despite the by-then significant fatigue I came in much higher up in the scores.
Lesson: It don't mean a dang if it don't go bang.
I love the 7.62x39 cartridge and have always thought of it as the "real AK round", but am troubled by all the availability problems. I've never been able to warm-up to the 5.45, which there appears to be an even harder time getting. Some AK's are now being made in 5.56, which the mil-spec ammo is also hard to find currently but there's a lot more alternatives, as well as prospects for it getting permanently back on the shelves eventually.
Would a 5.56 AK give me the reliability I need, but in a cartridge I can get? How does this cartridge perform on the AK platform? What other aspects do I need to consider? :roll:
Comments please -- thanks.
I was tired, cold, and dirty several hours later after serving as RO to run all the other shooters, when I finally got a chance as the last run of the day to shoot my AK47 (Arsenal Inc. SA M7S). It functioned flawlessly (of course), and despite the by-then significant fatigue I came in much higher up in the scores.
Lesson: It don't mean a dang if it don't go bang.
I love the 7.62x39 cartridge and have always thought of it as the "real AK round", but am troubled by all the availability problems. I've never been able to warm-up to the 5.45, which there appears to be an even harder time getting. Some AK's are now being made in 5.56, which the mil-spec ammo is also hard to find currently but there's a lot more alternatives, as well as prospects for it getting permanently back on the shelves eventually.
Would a 5.56 AK give me the reliability I need, but in a cartridge I can get? How does this cartridge perform on the AK platform? What other aspects do I need to consider? :roll:
Comments please -- thanks.