7.62x39 Brass

cantstop · Jul 30, 2014

armed ferret said:
you people do realize there are guns other than AK/SKS/AR15 chambered in 7.62x39, yes?

LIES! Lies, I tell you!

:omg:

platekiller · Jul 30, 2014

armed ferret said:
I've got a couple thou of the Yugo surplus brass-cased stuff, plus probably 750 or so Wolf.

I have .310 projectiles, brass, and dies to reload as well....just no real desire at this point.

you should try it. I loaded up 100 with the stuff I had and was very pleased. I loaded a hornady 123gr bullet over 24.0gr of win 680 and it shot great in my ak. set the sight to 200 and rang steal at 200 yards, set it to 300 and rang steal at 300 yards.

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platekiller · Jul 30, 2014

armed ferret said:
yeah but do you have a decapper that'll work with 'em?

i'd rather just stick with boxer brass, than have to buy another $60 tool and special primers that only work with one caliber.

don't try to reload the yugo stuff, you will break a decapping pin... ask how I know.

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armed ferret · Jul 30, 2014

platekiller said:
don't try to reload the yugo stuff, you will break a decapping pin... ask how I know.

I'm well aware of the differences between boxer and berdan. Hence why I said what I did (which you quoted).

armed ferret · Jul 30, 2014

platekiller said:
you should try it.

Why? what's the point? I just bought 1k rounds for less than $.20 per round. Just projectiles can't be had that cheap.

platekiller · Jul 30, 2014

armed ferret said:
Why? what's the point? I just bought 1k rounds for less than $.20 per round. Just projectiles can't be had that cheap.

if you have everything on hand why not?

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armed ferret · Jul 30, 2014

platekiller said:
if you have everything on hand why not?

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because i'd rather use the primers and powder for calibers that ARE cheaper to reload, like 7-08, 308, 223, 222, 243, etc. etc.

erwos · Jul 30, 2014

armed ferret said:
you people do realize there are guns other than AK/SKS/AR15 chambered in 7.62x39, yes?

not every gun chambered in that round can do steel-cased plinkster ammo.

To be fair, the ones that can't handle the steel-cased stuff tend to vanish off the market quick. The first-gen Sig 556R and the PTR-32 GenI come to mind.

armed ferret · Jul 30, 2014

erwos said:
To be fair, the ones that can't handle the steel-cased stuff tend to vanish off the market quick. The first-gen Sig 556R and the PTR-32 GenI come to mind.

i wasn't talking about semi-autos.

guthook · Jul 31, 2014

Yep. A friend of mine had a bolt action x39. Too many years have passed for me to remember who made it. Said it did a number on ground hogs.

tomandjerry00 · Jul 31, 2014

armed ferret said:
Why? what's the point? I just bought 1k rounds for less than $.20 per round. Just projectiles can't be had that cheap.

Where at? I'm on the hunt...

rico903 · Jul 31, 2014

For a bolt action that seems to eat everything a CZ 527 carbine is a great gun.

platekiller · Jul 31, 2014

armed ferret said:
because i'd rather use the primers and powder for calibers that ARE cheaper to reload, like 7-08, 308, 223, 222, 243, etc. etc.

fair enough. I tried it because I have 2k bullets, about 350 primed cases, and a few pounds of win 680.

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Ragnar · Oct 4, 2014

Wideners has surplus Yugo brass-cased 7.62x39 nonmagnetic FMJ in spam cans/wooden crates for $.24/round + shipping. It is, however, Berdan-primed and corrosive.

https://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=8788&dir=

TripleEight · Oct 6, 2014

Since I mostly shoot at an indoor range, I've actually been buying Tula 7.62x39 from Walmart, then I pull the bullets and reload with .308 125gr Hornady SST bullets. I costs me just about the same or slightly less than buying brass cased ammo. It's time consuming, but it is more accurate for me b/c my AR barrel measures .308 rather than .310 (most Russian ammo/AK's).

I basically do the same thing this guy does, but I use a collet style puller.

j8064 · Oct 6, 2014

TripleEight said:
Since I mostly shoot at an indoor range, I've actually been buying Tula 7.62x39 from Walmart, then I pull the bullets and reload with .308 125gr Hornady SST bullets. I costs me just about the same or slightly less than buying brass cased ammo. It's time consuming, but it is more accurate for me b/c my AR barrel measures .308 rather than .310 (most Russian ammo/AK's).

I basically do the same thing this guy does, but I use a collet style puller.

If you're really going through that much reloading/rebuilding effort to eke better accuracy from steel case Tula 7.63x39, more power to you. Personally I'd be building brass cased ammo on my bench tailored to my firearm instead. To each, his own.

You don't say what type of firearm you're shooting this in. Hopefully your ammo is hitting your targets dead center 9/10 of your shots.

BTW, There's an easier way to pull bullets from Tula ammo => Shoot it.

:innocent0

Vile Shadow · Oct 6, 2014

j8064 said:
If you're really going through that much reloading/rebuilding effort to eke better accuracy from steel case Tula 7.63x39, more power to you. Personally I'd be building brass cased ammo on my bench tailored to my firearm instead. To each, his own.

Since he mentioned Tula it leads me to believe he's pulling the bullets from the cases and reattaching different ones so his indoor range will allow them. Tula 7.62x39 attracts a magnet.

j8064 · Oct 6, 2014

Sling Blade said:
Since he mentioned Tula it leads me to believe he's pulling the bullets from the cases and reattaching different ones so his indoor range will allow them. Tula 7.62x39 attracts a magnet.

Maybe, but he also mentions accuracy. Either way there are better and less expensive ways to load 7.62x39 rounds that are more accurate than Tula and won't attract magnets IMHO...

crolfe1984 · Oct 6, 2014

There was a dealer at the Chantilly show that had a limited quantity (about 7-8 cases) of 7.62x39 (brass cased). Sold in 200 round sealed battle packs, 5 per case, for $400 a case. Not a bad deal IMO!

erwos · Oct 7, 2014

Wideners was selling Yugo for $300/1260... much better deal.

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