Since there arn't any opinions, and broomhandles must not be very popular on this forum, I'll give you an update on this problem in case anyone out there is interested.
I pulled about 100 of the Tokarevs and the average powder charge was 8.2 grains of
an unknown powder. I cut the charge to 7 grains, reloaded them and obtained an average velocity of 1265 fps. The rounds felt moderate and functioned in the broom
faultlessly. Incidentally the SD of the reloads was 28. A seemingly good solution for rounds that cost 9 cents a piece against the price of the Mauser stuff. Catch
I pulled about 100 of the Tokarevs and the average powder charge was 8.2 grains of
an unknown powder. I cut the charge to 7 grains, reloaded them and obtained an average velocity of 1265 fps. The rounds felt moderate and functioned in the broom
faultlessly. Incidentally the SD of the reloads was 28. A seemingly good solution for rounds that cost 9 cents a piece against the price of the Mauser stuff. Catch