OVERVIEW:   ACCURACY rated 1 (bad), 2 (fair), 3 (good).  Click on the accuracy link in each table for a .JPG of a target with my best group with this ammunition.  Accuracy varies from weapon to weapon, depending on the climate, and other such factors.  All ratings based off of field tests using a Sino Soviet, Romanian, or  Soviet SKS.

Depending on shooting style incorporated, this could either be the best or worst ammunition you've ever fired.  If you shoot for accuracy, this ammunition is absolute crap.  The only way someone could get two holes on paper to touch is by accident.  If you shoot as fast as you can and use the SKS as an 'assault' weapon, this ammunition is a godsend because large quantities are cheaply and easily attainable and FMJ bullets go everywhere without misfeed or misfire.  Look at the package carefully, the primers could be corrosive.  This is the dirtiest ammunition I have ever fired.  It takes twice as long to clean because every moving part of the action gets coated in gray powder.  The smoke generated is thick and the powder burns so unevenly that you can actually see little fireballs come out of the barrel.  The uneven burning of the powder leads to inconsistencies which destroy accuracy.  The degradation of the powder is directly attributable to the age of this ammo.  The Russians know it's old and practically worthless so they generated cash to refresh their stockpiles by dumping it on the US market.  Killed two birds with one stone so it seems.

Wolf ammunition IS the Russian surplus.  The government banned importation of non sporting, military FMJ ammunition, so the Russians, on the verge of losing a huge market for their product, repackaged and remanufactures their ammunition as WOLF hollow-point hunting munitions.  Want proof?  Just compare the two products!  They still come in the same exact sized box (only Wolf has flashy graphics on it), with the same paper separator, and the same steel casing with green lamination and red sealant.  The only difference being Wolf ammunition is basically newly manufactured Russian military.  This ammuntion is not very accurate, and I believe this is due to low quality control in materials and the manufacturing process.  I don't believe the round was really meant to be accurate as much as reliable because the majority of this ammunition is fed to AK-47's, not the more accurate SKS.  I know, I know, I know that some people claim perfect groups with this ammunition, so either their expectations of the ammunition is low, or they own a blessed and magical SKS...  The hollow point is good enough for hunting average sized deer, but don't expect the walls of your house to stop this round for home defense purposes.  This is a rifle round and has quite a bit more propellant than typical handgun loads, so it still packs plenty of punch.  There was an article in the paper about an 18 year old who suffered from an accidental discharge while he was cleaning his newly purchased SKS.  The round went through two houses; he was using Wolf hollow points.  I'll get a copy of the article and post it soon.

This is one all around good bullet to feed a rifle.  This is a great value considering it is just as accurate as other brand named munitions, yet not quite as expensive.  As I demand a lot out of my rifle, this is my first choice in ammunition.  If given a chance it may be yours too.  I've only seen these in FMJ, and the primers are softer than what the SKS was built for.

Remington makes one fine hunting round with their 7.62 soft points.  Shooting a hollow point is like shooting a brick through the air, so the soft point allows for maximum bullet expansion and maximum accuracy.  The groups will look very similar to other high performance ammunition.  

This ammunition was a joy to shoot.  Since the number of grains were different than the usual 123, the point of aim moved down a few inches.  If one were to commit to shooting large quantities, a scope would have to be re-zeroed to accommodate. 

Another fine choice in ammunition.  I got nice tight groups with iron sights at 100 yards.  If this ammunition shoots half as well as their .223 ball ammo does, I can't wait to see my groups shrink with a scoped SKS.

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