I had an idea

[death-junky]

So I can find super cheap 7.62x54r hunting ammo (13.99 a box of 20) and I had a idea, I know that the 54r is a .311 cal bullet the same as a 303 brit so my question is would it be a good idea to pullet the 54r bullets and use the components in my 303 brit.

 

[bdft]

That's not uncommon. Some people even go so far as to use the powder. Not quite as much, of course.

 

[IronCanadian]

Mexican reloads

 

[M1-Garand]

I have experimented quite a bit with powder and bullets from Russian 7.62x54r, from testing with the Chrony it appears the powder is very similar to 4895, using it in my British 303's I use 39 gr of it and use the bullet which weighs about 147 gr, decent accuracy.

The 54r cases are loaded with about 50 gr of this powder, in order to shoot it in the SVT40 I pull the bullets and powder and load them in PPU cases so I have non corrosive ammo.

For the German G43 I only use the powder, reduced to 44 gr as not to beat up the action, works well.

 

[45ACPKING]

I have experimented quite a bit with powder and bullets from Russian 7.62x54r, from testing with the Chrony it appears the powder is very similar to 4895, using it in my British 303's I use 39 gr of it and use the bullet which weighs about 147 gr, decent accuracy.

The 54r cases are loaded with about 50 gr of this powder, in order to shoot it in the SVT40 I pull the bullets and powder and load them in PPU cases so I have non corrosive ammo.

For the German G43 I only use the powder, reduced to 44 gr as not to beat up the action, works well.

this good info, thanx

 

[Potashminer]

I have experimented quite a bit with powder and bullets from Russian 7.62x54r, from testing with the Chrony it appears the powder is very similar to 4895, using it in my British 303's I use 39 gr of it and use the bullet which weighs about 147 gr, decent accuracy.

The 54r cases are loaded with about 50 gr of this powder, in order to shoot it in the SVT40 I pull the bullets and powder and load them in PPU cases so I have non corrosive ammo.

For the German G43 I only use the powder, reduced to 44 gr as not to beat up the action, works well.

I would have guessed that military loads would have been made up from various sources of powders - not too common that only one supplier is used - but maybe is different with Russian stuff - I do not know - but I would be hesitant to assume that it is the same powder used in various loadings?? Idea is sound, though - just an assumption that might bite back one day??

 

[DiMP]

I remember hearing about a lot of people doing this when you could buy a 800 round crate of 54r for like $200 bucks. Salvage the projectile, use most of the powder, scrap the cases/primers. That was before I got into reloading, so I never did try it and now 54r isn't as cheap as it once was

 

[death-junky]

cool thanks for the info.

 

[kjohn]

I do that, and go one step farther. Instead of wasting a good primer and case, I have loaded the 54R case with maybe 10 gr. of 700X and a cast bullet of appropriate weight. I shoot these in a Mosin that isn't one of the guns that I never shoot...

Clean the barrel. Last swab with Fluid Film, ready for the next time!

 

[M1-Garand]

That's a good idea as well, and the barrel of the Mosin is easy to rinse out with hot water, btw I use a small handheld steam cleaner, when filled to the top it spits out a stream of boiling water and steam, pull out the bolt, insert the rubber hose into the chamber and pull the trigger on the steam cleaner , barrel gets very hot as well, a little bit of compressed air and its dry.

 

[wallz]

So I can find super cheap 7.62x54r hunting ammo (13.99 a box of 20) and I had a idea, I know that the 54r is a .311 cal bullet the same as a 303 brit so my question is would it be a good idea to pullet the 54r bullets and use the components in my 303 brit.

Why go thru the hassle? You can find the .311 bullets easy enough, for now. Just order 300 earlier this week.

 

[Suther]

I would have guessed that military loads would have been made up from various sources of powders - not too common that only one supplier is used - but maybe is different with Russian stuff - I do not know - but I would be hesitant to assume that it is the same powder used in various loadings?? Idea is sound, though - just an assumption that might bite back one day??

The stuff I pulled down didn't contain 50gr of powder. It was more like 44-45gr. That was almost 10 years ago when 311cal bullets were impossible to find and x54r could be had for $10 a box or less. These days I'd just buy bullets, or maybe use x39 surplus for plinking loads.

Why go thru the hassle? You can find the .311 bullets easy enough, for now. Just order 300 earlier this week.

Because you can also reuse the powder. I would have to run the numbers again, but when it was 50c a round for x54r it was cheaper than reloading with store-bought components.