Joined
·
2,430 Posts
Regardless of what many think...the 7.62x39mm Rus. has become very popular in the US. This has happen due to the thousands of SKS ( and maybe AK47's) that have come in. When a farmer/hunter/rancher, or whoever could buy a new rifle at 贝.00 or so, it was bound to happen. Those, who have been on the receiving end of that round, have a healthy respect for it. At one time ammo was hard to get, but now it's everywhere! When we all got the rumor through the company grapevine that Ruger was coming out with it in the Mini, we were itchy to lay our hands on one....then one day they were shipped. Eveyone ran to the ranges, and opened fire...What? 4 and 5 inch groups at 100?..No Way! But that's was the case. Then you could pick up a like new one on the used gun market. I started looking at the problem! After a few calls I found out the barrel's specs were .3085" instead of .311"..What? He did it again! With all this in mind..I dug around in my "Junque" box ( that's fancy junk) and found an old .30 Carbine full length size die. This was cut in half and used as an extra neck sizing die. With a little load devolpment I had this scoped rifle putting into 1 1/2" at 100..What else do you want?
These are the loads, using .308" bullets in the resized neck cases:
125 gr Sierra or Nosler..25.5 grs IMR 4198 @ 2360 fps
110 gr Sierra ...24.7 grs IMR 4227 @ 2600 fps..great pasture pest load!
150 gr Sierra RN...24.8 grs IMR 4198 @ 2200 fps..bullet will mushroom(sp)
135 gr SSP Spitzer..24 grs IMR 4227 @ 2270 fps..this bullet really opens up!!
In the SKS..123 gr .310" Hornady..25.5 grs IMR 4198 @ 2360 fps
All these make good car/boat/truck/road gun loads!
Watch for the all milled-screwed in barrel SKS's..Mill off the bayonet fixture, sand blast, spray with Brownell's OD baking lacquer, and drop it in a black Ramline stock, HAMMER the front band tight on the stock...you will be amazed at how these little rifles shoot. No...it's not a "Griz" gun, but in the South East they are everywhere! Try it, You'll like it!
Best Regards from the Hammock....James
135 gr SS Spitzer..25.2 grs IMR 4198 @ 2270 fps..ditto
These are the loads, using .308" bullets in the resized neck cases:
125 gr Sierra or Nosler..25.5 grs IMR 4198 @ 2360 fps
110 gr Sierra ...24.7 grs IMR 4227 @ 2600 fps..great pasture pest load!
150 gr Sierra RN...24.8 grs IMR 4198 @ 2200 fps..bullet will mushroom(sp)
135 gr SSP Spitzer..24 grs IMR 4227 @ 2270 fps..this bullet really opens up!!
In the SKS..123 gr .310" Hornady..25.5 grs IMR 4198 @ 2360 fps
All these make good car/boat/truck/road gun loads!
Watch for the all milled-screwed in barrel SKS's..Mill off the bayonet fixture, sand blast, spray with Brownell's OD baking lacquer, and drop it in a black Ramline stock, HAMMER the front band tight on the stock...you will be amazed at how these little rifles shoot. No...it's not a "Griz" gun, but in the South East they are everywhere! Try it, You'll like it!
Best Regards from the Hammock....James
135 gr SS Spitzer..25.2 grs IMR 4198 @ 2270 fps..ditto