r/canadaguns • u/DifficultReference99 • May 30 '26
Gun and gear reviews Out with the yugo
First time out with m59/66..really liking it so far!
Seems a little more finicky with seating bullets.. had the odd jam.
This is with a hot barrel 300 rnds in..
2 groupings of 20 rnds (norinco 1964)
@120 yards
But it cycles fine!
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u/No-culture5942 May 30 '26
I think the comments about the steel plate is because people assume its an AR500 steel gong. I got one and a 7,62 rnd doesnt even do anything, it just scratches the paint.
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u/Elbro_16 May 30 '26
I have a ar500 gong and it does get some minor dents when placed at 100, farther then that it’s fine.
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u/SwordJabbingAction Jun 01 '26
How thick is your gong? I’ve got a 1/4” one and don’t want to damage it with my steel core 7.62x39
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u/TadpoleDirect7816 Jun 02 '26
I was shooting my caldwell 3/8 66% ipsc plate with a sks at 7 yards this weekend with old spam can ammo and all it did was chip off the powder coat
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u/BowFella May 30 '26
Careful with that gong. If you hit a round directly in one of those holes then the flak is going back towards you instead of splashing to the sides.
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u/DougMacRay617 May 30 '26
"Seating bullets"? Like you reloaded for it? Or are you talking about chambering a round?
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u/DifficultReference99 May 30 '26
Feeding off stripper clips..when the seat into the magazine. The odd one was to far forward or a little off. The round wound hang up.. Ive seen it with other sks's. Just seems more prevalent on this one. I just pushed the rounds in passed the lips and back towards the bolt.
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u/Whispersfine May 31 '26
It’s pretty common because it was designed to be loaded with clips, if you load it too close to the front, only 2 of the 5 rounds will be properly chambered.
I’ve seen this many times.
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u/Oetter83 May 30 '26
How much one of those go for these day?
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u/DifficultReference99 May 30 '26
I payed 1650 2 months ago..he wanted 1850. Still in the box, in cosmoline.
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u/DifficultReference99 May 30 '26
Its crown land, this gong has been here for years. All sorts of calibres chewing into it
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u/CringelordCameron May 30 '26
This plate definitely looks like mild steel. I have a couple real ar500 plates for the range and a couple garbage mild steel plates for my buddy's farm. It's fun to shoot armor piercing ammo at the crappy farm targets and try to penetrate through them.
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u/DifficultReference99 May 30 '26
Ohh 100% hand made..im in oil country, someone just cut up a plate.
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u/Elbro_16 May 30 '26
How close are you to that plate haha?