150gr 30-06 bullets at 7.62x39 and 30-30 Velocities?

[Fox]

I have a pile of 30-06 150gr that I will not use, I am trying to sell it but another thought is to break them down and use the components.

I will not be using the powder but thought I could take the primed cases and load them with known powder, build up a load of course, with a heavier bullet weight like I want in my 30-06.

I would then take the 150gr SP bullets and use them in the SKS and or 30-30 bolt action gun.

Does anyone know how these might work at the slower speeds of the 7.62x39 and 30-30? They are cheaper cup and core bullets.

Thanks

 

[yomomma]

they should work at distances under 100 or so
where velocity is still high enough

 

[popper]

I would sell the 30-06 ammo and buy some proper 30-30 or 7.62x39 bullets. I wouldn't use .308 bullets in 7.62x39 (.312 bullets).

 

[yomomma]

velocity for 30-06 @ 300 yards and 30-30 @ 100 yards is just about the same at 2000fps. Unless someone is saying 30-06 should not be shot out to 300 yards with a soft poing.

 

[Fox]

I would sell the 30-06 ammo and buy some proper 30-30 or 7.62x39 bullets. I wouldn't use .308 bullets in 7.62x39 (.312 bullets).

I am trying to sell them, not going to give them away though, for 200 brass, primers and bullets I need to get real money for them, ha ha.

My SKS has a tighter bore then I would have thought, I think flat base .308 will actually shoot ok, I want to try it anyway at some point.

 

[yomomma]

Lots of people shoot 308 out of an sks

 

[mbogo3]

SKS are .310 and shoot .308 just fine and .311 as well.........Harold

 

[Slamfire]

I've loaded .308 150gr SP bullets in an SKS at muzzle speeds around 2000 fps. Accuracy wasn't too bad in spite of the .310 bore - around 3" groups at 100 meters off the bench. Kills Deer quite dead at close range.