Agreed. I haven't gone past 29gr of CFE-BLK. I'd imagine it would be pretty compressed at 31.2gr
When will 7.62x39 get any (new) love?
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Agreed. I haven't gone past 29gr of CFE-BLK. I'd imagine it would be pretty compressed at 31.2gr
Yeah. Perhaps they are stopping at a needlessly low pressure limit, but I went with Hodgdon data which was a decimal point or two above that. 31 must be a crunchy sumbee lol.
Always amazes me how much some extruded powders really fill the case even at North American data, like "you can still fit a bullet in there?"
https://www.gotenda.com/product/norinco-7-62x39-non-corrosive-122-gr-fmj-ammunition-case-of-500/
Bout as good as it gets here. Not surplus cheap by any means but its still a pretty dang cheap centerfire
This was 269 in March 2025. Not sure if ammo is included in the inflations.
Non corrosive 7.62x39mm isn't that attractive anymore in price.
Bulk non-corrosive x39 is getting into the same price as 5.56mm.
Just scooped last few boxes of WM193150 at local bass pro for $0.54/round. And that's lake city milspec M193. PMC XP193 frequency goes on sale for around 60cpr.
Bulk non-corrosive x39 is getting into the same price as 5.56mm.
Just scooped last few boxes of WM193150 at local bass pro for $0.54/round. And that's lake city milspec M193. PMC XP193 frequency goes on sale for around 60cpr.
I believe that both can be true.
The ammo, as made for milsurp, and its platforms are inherently inaccurate.
Is there potential for both? Absolutely!
Being that there was so much out there, I feel that both were just not sought by the big manufacturers for improvement.
IMO, the boat has sailed however. The business model is not there.
The ammo, as made for milsurp, and its platforms are inherently inaccurate.
Is there potential for both? Absolutely!
Being that there was so much out there, I feel that both were just not sought by the big manufacturers for improvement.
IMO, the boat has sailed however. The business model is not there.
For the 'cope' from down under, I have a Taipan-X in 5.56/.223 and can 'just squeak under 2-MOA' out to 175 yds - all my range has. But NO probs with short-stroking or 'coming un-locked' as many have postulated. And it's only 6.5# unloaded tho it feels heavier - and ironically that's about what the trigger pull is 
There is a shop in BC rebarreling SKS rifles w match grade barrels. The problem with that is you now have an SKS that costs $3000.
That's a good find. I have both Sierra flat base soft points .311 bullets and H322.
Bass Pro in Balzac had shelves full of Norinco Red Box a few days ago. Price is not what it used to be but at least they have it in stock.
There is a shop in BC rebarreling SKS rifles w match grade barrels. The problem with that is you now have an SKS that costs $3000.
That's a good find. I have both Sierra flat base soft points .311 bullets and H322.
Holy cow, if its out of its crappy wood stock and into a chassis I kind of wonder how much the accuracy would improve. Could they be consistently under 2 MOA?
Right on! Hope you get some great handloads going!
Tenda has 5.56 for cheaper. 7.62x39 is done for the “cheap” factor. Soon it’ll only be brass cased at the same price as 308. I’d rather have a new rifle in 308
Who? Where?There is a shop in BC rebarreling SKS rifles w match grade barrels. The problem with that is you now have an SKS that costs $3000.
That's a good find. I have both Sierra flat base soft points .311 bullets and H322.
Probably be more reliable than either a makasi or caramel and less likely to be banned.
I’d like to know about that shop as well..
