They are both effective. 7.62×39 brings alot of energy with it down range. I would not hesitate to fight with either of those ammunition choices out of a quality AK platform.

SilverBear is what I have in my AK. It's one of my go-to home-defense carbines and a few years back, I used it sometimes as a patrol carbine. It was the only JHP I could find several years ago. Good to see it would have worked well enough. :) I'm not too worried about the fragments that made it 22" as they are low enough mass to lose power very fast; probably well before they find any of my neighbor's houses.

Good bullet test. I have used the Wolf and Tula in my PSA 7.62x 39 upper. With no problem. Thanks for the video .

I know this is going to be a cool video. That's why already liked it.... 7.62x39 is a good round.....

I have several boxes of the silver Bear but several thousand rounds of the wolf. I like them both. I don't have the PSA 762×39 I have a couple different lengths BCA 762×39. Another great video keep them coming 👍

Good test T&T. Even a fairly low powered rifle leaves all but the most powerful revolver rounds in the dust. I have a Norinco SKS and Polytech AKS 762 so I find this useful reference. Thanks.

Great info, thanks for sharing. You should do accuracy testing

Nice! Either one of those would sure get the job done. Pretty impressive damage. Another great head to head ammo test. Awesome stuff brother 👍🇺🇸

I bought a shitton of Belom and Norma 7.62X39 ammo over the summer for the reloadable brass…but I do have quite a bit of the Russian stuff from all the manufacturers as backups…Love your channel and content 👍🤘👍🤘👍🤘

Awesome video as always , and awesome ammo too.👍

Try laying foam on the bottom of the blocks to absorb shock then run a strap over top to hold to table should work well

🇦🇺😎👍They won’t let us have the Bear 🐻 or the Wooloff 🐺 down here , it’s full price premium 35/60 bucks a box. 223s around 16/26 bucks a box. 7.62x39s 33/50+ per box….done like a dinner 🍽…..nice rig brother, too bad we can’t have them…massive disruption 💪🏁….wow , you wouldn’t want to get hit with them bass-teds😳…great science Sir🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🐻🐺🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸🏁🇺🇸

It's incredible how much those 7.62x39 rounds make the gel blocks dance! I bought a couple of triangle 26 SKS rifles recently and definitely need to find some soft points to feed them!

I enjoyed that. And I gotta admit, I enjoyed watching the block blow off the table! I'm sure that wasn't *your* favorite part, but, hey...that there's fine entertainment! 😉 I enjoyed this video because I watched it just before midnight, which was the perfect ending to my 69th birthday. Yeah, I was born on Veteran's Day. Well, actually, it was still called Armistice Day when I was born, but that soon changed. I've always counted it as a privilege to be born on this day. I didn't serve in the military, but family members and my best friend did. Shoot! I came very close to joining the Navy with him in 1972. I didn't, but that is another story, and a long one, so I'll spare you. So thanks for the perfect capper on my day.

bear is made by Barnaul, their velocities are mil spec at about 2500 fps usually. Wolf , different manufacturer. The Barnaul/ any bear product soft point is basically a 30-30 plus plus . A Bear Creek Arsenal upper gives me 2500 plus for the 123 sp.out of a 16 inch bbl, the Tula 154 grain out of a handy 16 inch barrel gives me 2175 fps, which is a tad warmer than a 150 30-30 out of a 20 inch lever gun...................

That's pretty awesome performance from both bullets I wouldn't hesitate using either one.

I shot the Wolf Military Classic into water jugs at 100 yards and the lead totally fragmented and jacket opened up and looked like a ninja throwing star. Just nasty damage.

Both did well. Rocked that Gel.

So much for the “B” Team gelly. I use the Wolf HP’s out of my SKS. I like watching things just disintegrate when they hit the targets with that ammo. Lol 😂. Great test bud. Was wondering if you wrap some tie down straps around the gelly and your table if it would control them a little better so you don’t have to do extra work cleaning them up and so on. Anyway as always good job. Have and be safe. 🇺🇸🇺🇸⭐️🇺🇸🇺🇸

I love these rifle caliber tests. Keep them coming! 😄👍

Both are impressive, nasty rounds. Not sure if you have a 545, but would be sweet to see a test comparing it to a 556. Thanks for the jelly test Tools!

Great Video Man, extremely informative & the vibe was on 100000000000…

This takes me back pre covid when I started shooting. I got my first rifle a century arms ak. Being a broke kid I would stop every day and buy $10-20 worth of brown bear silver bear which was 100 round at least. I would go home and just mag dump into trash I even cut a fallen pin oak in half lol.

Great video as always brother. Hope you have a great weekend.

The wolf weakened it some then mr bear knocked it off the table. I enjoy your channel.. Good man !

The Bear versus The Wolf….fighters….to yur corners…may the best round win!

Fantastic test ! the energy dump on those rounds is incredible ! i would definitely say those would be a good home defense round . they probably wouldn't be very effective on armor .

For hunting I actually use Tulammo 124 gr jacketed soft points in 7.62x39mm. I've used there 165 gr 308 win jsp as well but I'm getting away from it now that it's going to no longer be available.

The bear ammo is the best no doubt in jelly target and in chronograph test 👍

That's amazing! Never got to shoot an AK. Still makes me want to get the SKS out!

I dont use silver bear anymore because the cases rust too easy down here in Louisiana.

Thanks for the jelly test on those rounds. Any thoughts on testing the Silver Bear “123gr soft point”? That’s what I use and have never had a whitetail or hog go any distance after impact. Ok…ok maybe 20 yards max……

I have heard that the Silver Bear was a hotter round than the Wolf and looks like it is. The performance doesn't seem to be much influenced by the difference in speed. Thanks for the video and have a blessed evening.

That another great video. Back in the late 90s I pick up some Middle East 7.62x39 ammo.I believe it was made in Iraqi.Stay away from the junk.(very corrosive and it has a star crimp on the case mouth around the bullet head.)Have you did a video on Russian 5.56 hollow points yet. I seen a old video that the Russian hollow points didn’t work well at all. (Hollow point didn’t open up.) Thanks

Really good video & test Tools. While I don't have an AK type rifle or anything that shoot the 7.62x39 the results are still relevant. Make one wonder if these rounds were actually loaded by the same manufacture under a different name. The speed difference really wasn't that much at less than 5%, but as we saw in another test just a few days ago that slight difference proved to be just enough. In the end those are both devastating rounds. Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable. Be ever vigilant, always aware and stay safe.

I would say that your projectile performance was virtually identical. However, there is clearly a difference in velocity. It would be interesting to pull the projectiles from each of these and compare the powder types and charges. If they're the same type of powder, it would be virtually impossible to determine whether they're the same actual powder (for example, if they're both ball powders, there's not a way to visually tell BL-C(2) from H335). But if they're the same type of powder with different charge weights or different types of powders, even with the same charge weight, it would explain the differences in velocity.

Now that was a cool test thanks

That 7.62x39 definitely let the gel know something had hit it 😂 I haven't shot any of my Ak47's in a while. Might take my Century Arms ras47 with collapsible stock to the range tomorrow... Love these videos Tools...

Tools have you done a silver bear soft tip review? That is what I use.

Either one is gonna work! Good test.

Thank you for this video. AKs are my rifle of choice, so this video was very interesting to me.

Now big hoss, I for sure would not want to be on the business end of either one of them. Thanks for the AK love brother.

Good test Tool's.

I'd love to see a comparison in PPU 123 grain pointed soft points and then I think it's either wolf or tulamo makes a round nose soft point love to see how those two perform against each other

Lol that Bear!! Loved this Tools!!!

Another great test Tools..🇺🇸🇺🇸

It looks like both of these would be highly effective. So, it is more a matter of which one you can find for the best price.

Thanks for the video. I sometimes hunt deer with my AR chambered in 7.62x39 and I used the Federal Power-Shok SP. I've shot the Silver Bear SP and it doesn't group as well but it's literally half the price and it groups good enough so I've been tempted. Now that I see your test and how it breaks up I know it would kill a deer (or pig) but I'd be eating chunks of it in every meal wouldn't I :D So for hunting I'll stick with the Federal stuff. Interesting note though, when I was testing at 100 yards every brand of 7.62x39 I could find, the Wolf Polyformance FMJ (NOT THE HP) was near match grade consistency. No other round I tested was better than it, most at 2 MOA but the Polyformance was .5 MOA every time. Even Hornady was 1 MOA. IF someone wanted to make super consistent shots with a 7.62x39 that should be their first test/choice. Surprised me quiet a bit, but the machines that make Wolf must be packing them consistent and the poly coating must help them all hit a sweet spot because the other Wolf types didn't do any better than other Russian or steel brands of ammo.

Although I don't have any tools for those, I'm leaning toward the sealed primers and case mouth, If indeed that's what it is, another concern would be the Berdan primers, I've heard that not all are corrosive, however, I always clean my tools within an inch of their lives 🤣 As soon as possible, Even if It's just one round, Thanks for posting, Have a safe weekend my friend. 👍 🇺🇸

Some awesome devastation ..great comparison tools

Good video tools try hornady black sst 7.62x39 in my sks it's accurate gonna try for a deer with it this season

Most of the head stamps on the steel case is marked Tula. I seen them boxed as Wolf and Red Army head stamps form both boxes was Tula.

If you could, would you do a test among the 3 common brass ammo atm? PPU white box (15rd M67) Igman (looks like a condom box, 15rd) And Belom (nice plastic case with green sealant)?

7.62x39 is a cartridge with enough power to be really useful for a woodsman's hunting cartridge for typical woods ranges and deer size animals. A little bolt action carbine in 7.62x39 would take a lot of game to 300 pounds with no issue when fed decent bullets. Kind of a simple "working" cartridge easily enough. If you were a subsistence hunter living in the woods, it would deliver what you need regularly and with economy.

Thanks!!! Looks like a good hunting round to 100 yds or so. I was actually considering an 7.62x39 upper for my AR15. But mags suck. That's some velocity deviation on the SBs though. These would be cheaper than Gold Dot .223s!!!

23in barrels seem to produce the most velocity with 7.62x39. Most SKS have a 20.5 in. barrel.

My sks went 3 round burst with wolf ammo its the sensitive primers & floating firing pin on sks this was several years back .

I have an AR in 7.62x39 and have a case of the Wolf that I am using and replacing with brass as I shoot it up. I’m in CT so we can’t have a traditional AK so it’s the “other” AR platform that I am using. Seems a bit hard on the extractor and have more problems compared to brass. It was cheap and had it before Covid

I believe these have a steel jacket instead of a copper alloy jacket. I think the ppu round nose soft point might perform better.

Thanks for the testing video. Would like to see performance accuracy/ grouping at 100 yds / 200 yds.

How are you liking that PSA GF3 I had my eye on it for a bit just keep finding something else I would rather have first. Have a good one brother see you on the next one.

Great video thanks! I have used the Russian and Chinese steel case for years it's all the same. The packaging is all just a gimmick. Nice PSA tool you got there!

Tools version of Mutual of Omaha's wild kingdom🤣🤣🤣

Nice video again I was going to order the gf3 how you liking it and how is it holding up and performing thx TNT

👍👍 great video thanks man very cool 😎

Nice test 👍

Good video with good information. Any chance doing the 5.45 x 39?

You went and killed your jelly .😱

They would both destroy whatever they hit great rounds Stay Safe and God Bless Happy Veterans Day to all who served and who are serving Thank You 🙏🙏

Maybe try a soft point v a HP

I loaded ammo in AK even the primer makes a difference , for hunting in the cold I would use magnum primers . I had to buy a million primers to get them to ship them to AK.

I'd like to see a chrono test on some of that steel case 7.62x39mm through a bolt action such as the Ruger American Ranch or the CZ 527. Curious how much loss there is tapping gas off to operate the action of a semi-auto.

I have heard that the AK is safe for indoor because it will not over penetrate. It looks safe to me. Great test.

That stuff is still pretty nasty! Used to have the 154gr tula soft points that was a lot of guys go to cheap hog round. The only soft points I have is golden bear 125gr soft points. Most of my stash is fmj that’s just what was on sale mostly. Makes me think if they used this in war how much more horrific the wounds would be compared to the fmj on the battle field. Interesting stuff as always.

It would be interesting to see how the 7.62x39 soft points fair.

The speed is why the steel core rounds will go through an engine block ! Really some fun stuff to play with !

Wonder if that lacquer seal is getting a tighter fit in the bore resulting in higher pressure and higher velocity. It’s either that or it’s just different powder type or same powder with higher charge.

Good stuff

😎😎😎😎😎😎 Are you going to test the RAS 8V3's anytime soon? Those will REALLY make a mess out of your Jelly....😲😲😲😲

I need to try to get myself some gel blocks if I can find the money

Wild Kingdom Jelly Time? Lol great name!

Damn, those are both nasty rounds... Does the Tulammo explode in the jell like these did?

Loved it

Another good Jelly Time Tools Stay Safe Stay 2A Strong 🇺🇸

🐻 wins over the 🐺(barely) gonna have to get some long jelly bungee cords to keep the blocks on the table lol! they both sure smacked that jelly hard! man either of those are bad to the 🦴's! Happy Friday! 👍

Probably both made by and in the TulAmmo factory

Another EXCELLENT EXCELLENT VIDEO

Man i wish we lived closer to each other brother!!!

Why is it so hard to find the ballistic data on WPA ammo? 🤔

👍😊🎯 only one jumped off the table.

I think they would work in my pistol just fine.

Hi tools Can you rest some 7.62 x 39 soft points? Thanks!

What's the lesson here with the Jelly in this particular case? Strap the Jelly to the table so it doesn't boogie off the table.

Did i miss the ammo hunt vid when you found the Silver Bear?

Would be nice to see FMJ performance.

Wolf!!

Sone swear by golden tyger to me it's all the same

as i suspected. now golden tiger vs wolf military classic

Shooting in a t-shirt LOL its 23 degrees with a 18 MPH wind , wind chill of 8 degrees . Those will stop any threat that they smack , good test . Thanks

How are you likin the psa ak?