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7.62x39 HP Expansion?
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Ricochet
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Anybody done any expansion testing on the Russian 7.62x39mm hollow point ammo, e.g. Wolf, Barnaul?
 
Posts: 1325 | Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA | Registered: 24 December 2003Reply With Quote
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Only informal test's, out of my 22" M98 they expand violently.
 
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Thanks!
 
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Is there a difference in using steel jacketed cartridges? I think most of the Wolf ammo has cases made of milled steel...
 
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Don't get confused comparing Wolfe to Barnaul...the Barnaul are 150 fps faster and much more accurate. Their HPs expand very well, but with a lot of lost weight. The SPs are the same price, but in a semi auto I think the tips get deformed and it hurts accuracy.
 
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Barnaul's what I've got. Didn't know there was that much difference ballistically. Haven't chronied them myself. (Or done any expansion testing beyond seeing that they blow up a water-filled milk jug nicely.) Thanks!
 
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