So , I'm wondering what soft point bullets are you guys using for hunting for SKS and why ? I was buying the hornady .310 bullets , and can't seem to find any lately , what other bullet options would you guys recommend ?
reloading 7.62x39
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In all honesty, and being a re-loader myself, I find its not worth the cost at this time to reload x39 Russian. Surplus ammo is plentiful and the PRVI 125gr soft points shoot through a dime a 100 yards with my CZ bolt action.
The reasons I reload are for cost savings and/or better accuracy. With whats on the market now in x39, its not worth my time to try to improve. I bought fifty boxes of the prvi and have the surplus stuff stacked to the ceiling.
The reasons I reload are for cost savings and/or better accuracy. With whats on the market now in x39, its not worth my time to try to improve. I bought fifty boxes of the prvi and have the surplus stuff stacked to the ceiling.
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SP and VMAX are available. Send me a PM to discuss.
Jerry
Jerry
I know that you can buy the PRVI soft points for reloading too. They are a good bullet and if you are just looking to use your own loads, you can buy them from site sponsors. I use the factory loaded PRVI soft points in my CZ858 and at the price you can find them, it isn't worth the reloading.
I have about 5000 rounds worth of Lapua brass , all brand new never fired. I won't put corrosive ammo through my rifles , and the privi partisan is few and far between around here, reloading is my best option , especially with all the brass I have 
Soft points sell for 17 $ a box around here, then if I have to ship it in, well then you have the hazmat fees, and so on , it makes it worth reloading unless you want to use corrosive ammo , which I have a 1/2 crate of and would love to trade off for soft point
Soft points sell for 17 $ a box around here, then if I have to ship it in, well then you have the hazmat fees, and so on , it makes it worth reloading unless you want to use corrosive ammo , which I have a 1/2 crate of and would love to trade off for soft pointWhy not cast your own? Lee makes a couple molds .312 for the sks, 155 and 160gr. Not sure if water quenched wheel weights are hard enough for hunting but you could do a penetration test and see.
That way, you are never looking for bullets, if you need more just fire up the casting pot. I got tired of looking for bullets locally and everything being sold out.
I don't shoot the corrosive stuff either, just GC reloads over 16 grains of 2400 for a 100 yard target load.
Cactus
That way, you are never looking for bullets, if you need more just fire up the casting pot. I got tired of looking for bullets locally and everything being sold out.
I don't shoot the corrosive stuff either, just GC reloads over 16 grains of 2400 for a 100 yard target load.
Cactus
i'd love to cast my own , but I don't like round nose bullets , can you get molds for spire point ? Also want an unlimited supply of pure lead ? hit up the dentists offices, and med clinics , ask them for the Lead sheets they toss out after each x-ray
they are 100% pure lead, and only need to be melted down and made into ingots , my buddy is a physiotherapist, and he does it this way for his lead , the clinics are just ecstatic that they can get rid of it to him and that fast Is the alloying a PITA for him?i'd love to cast my own , but I don't like round nose bullets , can you get molds for spire point ? Also want an unlimited supply of pure lead ? hit up the dentists offices, and med clinics , ask them for the Lead sheets they toss out after each x-ray
Is this meant sarcasticly or ? i'm only asking because I don't make bullets anymore and haven't in years ,i'd like to get back into it , Last I remeber you're supposed to get all the crap out of the lead, and start with pure lead, which is what he is doing , and not having any probs with it , just doesn't do it quite like the tutorial that Blacksmithden ? put out he uses the store bought setup , for small amounts and makes his own alloy and that was about all we talked about it. I might add I don't remember squat , it was like 30 yrs ago that I bought a little setup, and haven't done it since.
This may sound a little off the wall but I also got tired of cleaning corrosive surplus rounds. I have a norc bolt action in7.62x39. Sooo.. one evening I was sorting brass and found 50 reloadable brass that some consierate (sp?) soul left for me. Long story not so short I sized them primed and the proceeded to pull the bullets out of the corrosive surplus, poured the powder directly into the brass cases seated them and now have steel jacket non corrosive rounds for the norc bolt action. they shoot just as well as the steel case and no tedious cleanup.
Oh yes I put a steel tube approx the size of the bullet and put it on and wiggled side to side till the bullet was loose enuff to pull it out
Oh yes I put a steel tube approx the size of the bullet and put it on and wiggled side to side till the bullet was loose enuff to pull it out
i'd love to cast my own , but I don't like round nose bullets , can you get molds for spire point ? Also want an unlimited supply of pure lead ? hit up the dentists offices, and med clinics , ask them for the Lead sheets they toss out after each x-ray
You need to have a look at a current Lee catalog. It's not all round nose bullets anymore...
The bullets I mentioned above are pointed C312-155-2R product number 90385. The mold is double cavity and there is a 160gr option Lee number 90361 if you want a little heavier bullet.
Cactus
Henry Nierychlo
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Hi
I also have Soft Points & V-Max in stock.
I also have Sierra 303 .311 150 gr, Hornady .311 150gr & Speer .311 150gr in stock.
These will all work in your SKS. Check out my WTS Post Link below.
Regards, Henry
I also have Soft Points & V-Max in stock.
I also have Sierra 303 .311 150 gr, Hornady .311 150gr & Speer .311 150gr in stock.
These will all work in your SKS. Check out my WTS Post Link below.
Regards, Henry
I'm sorry but this doesn't fly. It takes no more time and effort to properly clean your firearm from corrosive ammo than not. Perhaps some people should join the military and finally learn how to strip and clean a gun properly in a reasonable amount of time. People have fired milsurp ammo for years with no ill effect. I would never purchase a firearm from someone with this statement because they obviously don't understand how to care for a firearm or just too lazy to do it properly.
I apologize in advance for the rant, I'm tired of hearing this crap from people who think that corrosive ammo will hurt your gun, when they simply don't understand how to maintain and clean them.
Simply incredible , I just lost a bet , thank you . The bet ? I bet someone that there could actually be a thread, that stayed civil, without insults, or stone throwing. I guess it is not possible
It has nothing to do with laziness, would you put second rate oil into your car ? or are you one of those "if it ain't broke don't fix it" guys ? *I* don't like corrosive ammo, period ! I could careless if it takes me 1 minute or 1 hour to clean my rifle . But guess what ? I have no junk, my rifles look like new(if bought new) 20 years later or more. If you think that corrosive doesn't hurt your rifle , go ahead , keep on using it , I have no problem with what you do with your property, it is your right ,as is my right or anyone else's right to not use it . I have been in this Game since I was a kid, that was a LOOOONG time ago . I have seen more evidence to the contrary, as have many others of us as well. You have your opinion, we have ours, don't come and berate someone for not believing what you believe please and thank you. Rant off
+1.
just to make a point , , I bought a .303 lee enfield in 1974 for 12 $ , it has had nothing but Old surplus ammo thru it , (yes they had corrosive berdan primed ammo too) and it was ALWAYS stripped and cleaned after being fired, , and is now on it's 3rd barrel. Another one, I bought never has seen the corrosive ammo, simply because I got into reloading a while later. That rifle is still on it's original barrel.Both rifles have had tons of ammo thru them, third barrel has not seen corrosive, and second barrel has seen the "end pile" of what I still had. I'm not saying that corrosive ammo will wipe out your barrel instantly or whatever , but if you are off somewhere and doing a complete cleaning isn't always possible, and yes , ok , sometimes we get home REAL LATE, , the last thing anyone wants to do is clean a rifle coming home at say 11pm after driving all day, to get back, you have an animal in the truck to hang , butcher, whatever. Has nothing to do with laziness, I would rather not use that CRAP in my rifles, i'd rather do a perfect cleaning job tomorrow after a rest than a lousy job at whatever hour .
