Reloading for 7.62x53R Finn M28-76

dimon

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Just wondering if anybody on this board tried reloading for their M28-76 Mosin(I know there are a few kicking around) and will be so kind and share a few recipes? I did have very old and very limited supply of .30 185 gr Lapua HPBT's and .30 190 gr Berger VLD's and decided to have a little experiment. Of course, I understand that this is not a benchrest rifle so expectations weren't super high.

So, with 185gr Lapua I used 46.8 gr of V140(first pic) and with 190gr VLD(second pic) I went with 45 gr of the same powder. Fired at 100m using 4x32 Hensoldt Wetzlar scope. Unfortunately my chronograph decided to give up on me, so I couldn't get any velocities.

https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/510335/558960982.0/0_2eb1c9_c31a5b0a_###L.jpg

https://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/874801/558960982.0/0_2eb1c8_c799767d_###L.jpg
 
That's too hot- the legacy load is a 185 or 200 gr bullet with 42 or 40gr of N140 (Varget or 4064 are fine substitutes). Velocity will be 2450 or 2300 respectively.
 
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