Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Czech 7.62 X 54R...reliability??

[Southern Shooter]

I am looking hard at some 7.62 X 54R surplus ammo from these three countries. I know that the Bulgarian ammo is brass cased and the other two are steel cased. But, I know very little about the ammo otherwise.

I have read and heard many people putting this 1950s production ammo down as being garbage and not dependable...that it is a poor idea to use them for SHTF or self-defense situations.

What are the differences between these ammunitions?

Are these 1950s productions dependable...will they fire every time? Has anyone had problems with these rounds not firing? Would you trust the stuff to protect your life?

Thanks

 

[Jackal]

General consensus is that Czech ammo is the overall best and most accurate.

 

[MErl]

I'm used the hungarian, czech and polish. only had problems with the polish (split necks). all went bang. prefer the hungarian of the 3

 

[Ditchtiger]

Buy one case of each. The $70 stuff is gone, now anything under $100 a case is a good deal. Get it while you can.

 

[wnycollector]

I use hungarian heavy ball in my 91/30 and m38 and light ball with my m44. I have never had a problem! also www.sportsmansguide.com has a great deal on hungarian heavy ball $134 INCLUDING SHIPPING for 1360 rounds!

 

[MRIman]

Czech in my book!

 

[Kalashnikov]

The hungarian I've used has had alot of case ruptures, but can be pretty accurate. YMMV.