LOAD DATA 7.62x54r

Lots in the Hornady amnual as well.Try reloadersnest.com its free! What bullet wieght do you want to use? I recall IMR 4350 was good.........Harold * you may have to play with various bullet diameters as well depending on your bore size .308,.311 + .312"
 
I use .311 174 grain Sierra Match King HPBT over IMR430 with very good results in a 1953 Polish M44 carbine. I tried a load with 150 grain .308 FMJ bullets and had a 5" group at 102 yards, they just did not seem to stabilize in my barrel. The .311 SMK bullets give a nice 1-2" group for 5 shots with iron sights at 102 yards.
 
Barnes has the new 150 TSX in .310 or .311 diameter (don't recall). Would make a nice round for the 303 british or 7.62 x 54.
 
Not sure what wieght to use. I bought Hornady 303 cal .312 150gr sp interlock for 303 brit that I will be loading. I would like to load only soft points because I hope to find the time to go hunting some day. Nice too know that I might be able to use the same bullets for my M91/30 and M38 . Like I said I am just starting out I've got all my equipment and I am trying to get a lot of info. Hope to load my first rounds this weekend:) It says in the speers book that you can expect to get only about 3 reloads from 303British brass, Does the 7.62x54r brass last longer? I sure hope so because it is harder to find and it is more exspensive.
 
Bob7.62 said:
It says in the speers book that you can expect to get only about 3 reloads from 303British brass, Does the 7.62x54r brass last longer? I sure hope so because it is harder to find and it is more exspensive.
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If you only neck-resize your brass, you should be able to get a few more reloads (as far as I know). And, how "hot" your charge is, how tight the headspace is, will affect the brass life. (again, as far as I know. I specify this because, I am still a super newbie).

As far as reloading data goes, I found plenty of data in the Lee book, and on Hodgdon's website to allow me to reload for my Mosins.

Lou
 
GANDERITE said:
I bet the 303 Brit data would be similar and safe. Every book has 303 Brit.
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Are you talking about using 303 British data to reload the 7.62 x 54r? They are not even close in the manual.... The 7.62 x 54 is very similar in performance to 308 win, however, you should never exchange info from one round to another..... you should use the proper data for the appropriate caliber.
 
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My suggstion would be similar to saying you could use 308 data to load a 30-06.

The Ruskie and Brit shoot the same bullets out of cases that are sort of the same capacity.
 
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Sort of close, is not good reloading advise..... Who loads 30-06's with 308 data? Different cases, produce totally different pressures....

There is enough proper reloading data out there to keep you safe, why a person would want to try and swap data, I don't know?

I looked at the Hornady manual and there is 10 grains difference in the loads using the same powder with a 150gr bullet, with the 7.62 being the more potent round. So they are not close....

Bob 7.62, If you want 7.62x54 data, send me an email and I can scan the pages....
 
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