1970s Hungarian surplus VS. 1960s Czech surplus??

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I am trying to decided between these two different 7.62X54R surplus ammos. Both are in sealed cans. Spec wise they seem to be about the same. I hear that Czech is for the most part more accurate. But, my my question is this...

I am looking for ammo to keep stashed for extended period of time and not actually worried about accuracy...if I can hit a 12"x12" target at 100 yards I am ok with it. Should I go for Czech ammo that is an mid-1960s production ...or, should I pick the Hungarian late-1970s production date? Or, does 14-15 years really make a difference in these ammos?

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Either will work. The date doesn't matter. Both are good. The Hungarian seems to work better in a wider variety of rifles.

The more robust Hungarian cans are harder to open without that special "can opener". They stack better though.
 
It's probably 6 of one and .5doz of the other. I would be a little more concerned about accuracy than you are, but that's just me. The larger concern, by far, will be how well your gun likes one or the other. And it is not just accuracy, you need to check them for sticky bolt syndrome.

Buy a little of each and see.

Mike
 
Ya, you need to experiment with them to find out what works best in your particular rifle.

I've been buying small bunches of everything I can find in search of the "most" accurate for my 1942 Sako M39, Finnish Mosin. In my case Czech ammo shoots high and kinda all over, whereas the Hungarian ammo has done as well as 1.75" 3 shot group @ 100 yards. Yugoslavian is also quite accurate out of my rifle, but the only reason I know is because I tried it, and MANY others.
 
I agree about light vs heavy ball. My 91/30 and m38 LOVES heavy ball but my m44 dosent. It just depends on your particualr rifles tastes. I shoot lots of the hungarian heavy ball and really like the stuff.
 
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