Since this ammo is so hard to find I am considering loading my own. Does anyone load this already. I am new to this so am wondering if anyone has any recipes that work for them. Also, besides SIR is there any other place in Canada where I can get the correct materials such as bullets, shell casings etc. This could be the beginning of a good or bad habit! Thanks.
Loading 7.62x54r
- Thread starter car94401
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Cocked&Locked
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- S. Ontario
It's not hard to find components for....hornady makes a 174 grn match bullet thats the cats meow.... you might need to buy some factory ammo for brass but it'll last forever after you've got it...
rollingrock
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Port Moody, BC
I load my 7.62x54r.
My recipe is 44 gr IMR4895 behind 174 gr Hornady interlock or 174 gr Hornady FMJ boattail. The accuracy is very good with both bullet. I was able to get three shot group into one and a half inch at 100 meters with iron sight. But keep in mind that the POI of Hornady FMJ boattail is 2 or 3 inches lower. The windage might also be different.
I use Igman brass and some Norma. It's hard to find Norma in this country for this calibre, but I was just lucky. The Igman ones are pretty ####ty, but you still can use them for 3, 4 times.
My recipe is 44 gr IMR4895 behind 174 gr Hornady interlock or 174 gr Hornady FMJ boattail. The accuracy is very good with both bullet. I was able to get three shot group into one and a half inch at 100 meters with iron sight. But keep in mind that the POI of Hornady FMJ boattail is 2 or 3 inches lower. The windage might also be different.
I use Igman brass and some Norma. It's hard to find Norma in this country for this calibre, but I was just lucky. The Igman ones are pretty ####ty, but you still can use them for 3, 4 times.
I've just started reloading for my M44.
I've shot some 125 gr bullets over 56gr of BL-C2, seems accurate enough at 50 yds and I'm working with some 185 gr cast boolits too. I need to do some more load development on both of these loads though.
I have a few Privi Partizan cases and some S&B. Haven't reloaded the S&B's yet though.
Craig
I've shot some 125 gr bullets over 56gr of BL-C2, seems accurate enough at 50 yds and I'm working with some 185 gr cast boolits too. I need to do some more load development on both of these loads though.
I have a few Privi Partizan cases and some S&B. Haven't reloaded the S&B's yet though.
Craig
I've been reloading 7.62 X 54R for my M44 for about 13 years now, using Privi Partisan brass. I bought lots of it when it was readily available years ago. I load 100 grain Speer "plinkers", 130 grain Speer hollow points and Hornady 150 grain round nose and spire point. I use Dupont IMR3031 as it was recommended to me as being a good all around powder and had characteristics close to what the original military type propellant had. Works fantastic. I have fired thousands of rounds through that little carbine and the accuracy simply astounds me for a short military rifle. It's almost as good as my Swedish 6.5's which are unbelievable. 1 inch groups WITH IRON sights at 100 yards are not uncommon with that little M44. This gun is a Polish one manufactured by factory #11 and the fit and finish is as good as any top quality sporting rifle I own. I bubba'd the gun for hunting, removed the bayonet and had the bolt turned down as well and the stock was very much lightened and refinished. I hate straight bolts and just had to have that bolt turned down. GRINThis was all done by a professional gunsmith and it made a great looking, light little hunting rifle. About all I can complain about is that if you take a shot on the edge of dark while hunting, the muzzle flash is SO bad you better make sure that the first shot counts as you won't see right for a minute. Typical for a very high power load in a very short barrel. Now before anyone panics about another gun nut hacking on a new, never issued military rifle, let me say that I bought 2 of them when I bought this one and the one is still packed in cosmoline and has never been fired and has been put away as a collectors item. It shoots as good as it looks too. I have taken many deer with this little gun over the years and even my wife used it for 3 seasons from a stand although she did complain about muzzle blast and recoil using the factory Privi Partisan 180 soft points. The gun has a couple pounds shaved off it so I did eventually cave in and give her a different gun to shoot that didn't punish her so bad. I used to rib her about being a "wimp" though. ha! ha!
