SKS ammo

[heavyBullet]

I read in Surplus Rifle that one cause for a slamfire can also be caused by using commercial ammunition with soft primers. Is there one commercial brand thats better than another ????

 

[CanAm]

I read in Surplus Rifle that one cause for a slamfire can also be caused by using commercial ammunition with soft primers. Is there one commercial brand thats better than another ????

Military ammo is best.

 

[Calum]

If you reload CCI makes a primer for military semi auto rifles.
Do a search in this forum for more details.

 

[heavyBullet]

Military ammo is best.

But I want to use it for deer hunting....how does the military ammo compare for shooting deer?

 

[Norseman]

You cant use FMJ for hunting, You can get Norinco soft point which Ive had great success so far.

 

[CanAm]

But I want to use it for deer hunting....how does the military ammo compare for shooting deer?

Then you can load you own with arsenal primers are take your chances with commercial ammo. Just make sure the inside of the bolt and the firing pin are clean andd free of grease.

 

[Calum]

Here is a thought...has anyone simple removed the FMJ bullets with a bullet puller, and replaced them with soft points?

Every so often I come across milsurp .303 Enfield ammo that this has been done to.

 

[CanAm]

Here is a thought...has anyone simple removed the FMJ bullets with a bullet puller, and replaced them with soft points?

Every so often I come across milsurp .303 Enfield ammo that this has been done to.

It can be done. It is best to work the load up from a 10% reduced charge.

 

[MasterPython]

Do you need a press to put bullets into cases? I have though about doing replacing bullets so I can have cheap ammo that can be used at the ranges aroung here that don't like steel core.

 

[slicknick]

But how difficult would it be to reseat that soft point bullet into that steel case, as opposed to brass?

 

[poweredbybeer]

But how difficult would it be to reseat that soft point bullet into that steel case, as opposed to brass?

I've been reading about steel case reloading lately, and apparently it's not much different than loading brass. The steel that your dies are made of is a LOT harder and tougher than the cheap annealed steel that milsurp cases are made of, so die wear is only slightly accellerated, and there's very little extra effort required to deprime/resize/crimp bullets. The only thing I'd be concerned about is the lacquer on the cases gumming up the die, in fact I'd want to somehow clean the lacquer off before using steel cases in my reloading equipment. I'm not sure though, since I've never done it

Also, there may be a little more springback with steel than brass, so the bullet may require a stronger crimp in order to stay put. I know Wolf actually "glues" the bullets (and primers) into place with red sealant. Again, I'm not sure if this would be a problem because I've never done it

 

[buster]

no need to crimp,the primers are press fitted in their pockets just as the bullets are also press fitted into the case.once you pull the fmj bullet simply press the new soft point into place,no sizing needed.just use the same diametre[.311] bullet for best results.

most cartriges don't use a crimp or require it.tubular mag feed rifles do because the cartriges are inline with each other in the mag.recoil can depress the other bullets into their cases as a result.

stay with the same bullet weight as well for the powder charge.