At the Orangeville gun show, I got a real deal on some 125gr. Remington bullets for my 7.62X39. Do you think I can find any reload data on them? Not anywhere I've looked so far. Do you think the 123gr. recipe I have would be suitable?
Remington Bullets 125gr. 7.62X39 recipes?
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Yes. A difference of 2-5 grains of bullet weight is not going to make a big difference. Just start low and work your way up like you would with anything else. Your rifle will tell you when its too hot (or you'll just hit your desired velocity without pressure signs).
This is really good advice.
I would only add that the OP measures the diameter of those bullets, after checking zero on his calipers or micrometer.
I had a 500 pack of those bullets, and they measured at .3085
Good on you Suther
I can say from experience that while a .311 and .308 can both go down the same bore the pressure sure as hell can be way too high with the .311 going down a .308 bore with a .308 powder charge. Reloading 174gr .311 match bullets by mistake thinking they were .308 175gr bullets because you are up late the night before a match can mess up your score the next day 
I can say from experience that while a .311 and .308 can both go down the same bore the pressure sure as hell can be way too high with the .311 going down a .308 bore with a .308 powder charge. Reloading 174gr .311 match bullets by mistake thinking they were .308 175gr bullets because you are up late the night before a match can mess up your score the next day
lol luckily the OP is going to have undersized bullets rather than oversize if they're not the .310 one would typically expect for 7.62x39 bullets.
Did you try them anyways? Curious as to how they shot if you did.
The bullet measures in at .3085 and weighs in at 24.5gr. I get stellar results with the Hornady SST or Z-Max on top of 25.5 gr. of RL7. I'll use the same powder on these to see what they yield. I may also load some of those bullets in my .308 even though the packaging states 7.62X39.
They shot very well out of my Howa 1500. Didn't shoot them through an SKS.
LawrenceN, the 2 grains difference in bullet weight shouldn't make a lot of difference if there are any concerning pressures but it will change all sorts of other things, such as ogive shape and bearing surfaces.
You might have a different point of impact depending on the rifle you're shooting, which you don't mention.
Smaller capacity cases always react faster to slight changes than larger capacity cases," is a good rule of thumb. "
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I can say from experience that while a .311 and .308 can both go down the same bore the pressure sure as hell can be way too high with the .311 going down a .308 bore with a .308 powder charge. Reloading 174gr .311 match bullets by mistake thinking they were .308 175gr bullets because you are up late the night before a match can mess up your score the next day
It only becomes a problem when your loads are at maximum or over.
Swaging bullets down a few thou by firing them through a bore doesn't make a lot of difference from what I've seen.
I know a fellow that loads .311 diameter bullets into his 30-06 because in his mind his 303Brit No4 rifle shoots better with them than with .308 diameter.
He loads .311, 180 grain spire point Sierras in both cartridges.
He is quite careful otherwise not to exceed the published loading lists from his #45 Lyman reloading guide.
I've checked some of his cases and they look just fine. The primers aren't flattened beyond normal, with no firing pin cratering or swipes on the face of the cases.
I use 26.0gr RL7 for 125 grain bullets/ 2500fps with my Howa and they shoot into less than an inch at 100yds and under 2 inches at 200 yds, with appx 3 inches of drop. CCI250 magnum primers
For 150 gr bullets, 29.5 H322 over CCI250 for 2250fps
Please don't use these loads in an SKS, unless you want to ruin it.
