308x39 load results (7.62x39 with .308 diameter bore)

[DubiousDan]

Moscow match is what it was advertised to me as....

Seems to work well.

 

[benenglish]

"Moscow Match" is a perfectly reasonable evolution of a very old term and technique.

 

[Dawico]

"Mexican Match" ammo always is.

That is what I have always heard it called. Never tried it but just because I have not needed to.

 

[rp-]

Moscow adda an extra dollar to the value though

 

[rp-]

what is this^^^^ & when is it?

Wednesday at 5:30. Bracken range. You gonna be there??

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

Wednesday at 5:30. Bracken range. You gonna be there??

I am gonna try to make it, I would like to see how one takes place. Never seen one before, they look perty interesting.

 

[rp-]

It's a blast. In more ways than one.

I'll be the guy with the AK. Most guys use an AR

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

It's a blast. In more ways than one.

I'll be the guy with the AK.

I like you already, I'll be the big ugly guy with a beard & tattoos that looks like he eats small children.

 

[rp-]

! I thought you were a girl!

Suddenly I'm thinking about not showing up

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

! I thought you were a girl!

Suddenly I'm thinking about not showing up

well yer in luck, had to pick up the God kids, so I'll have to catch ya at the next one. Good luck, will be waiting on the report

 

[rp-]

well yer in luck, had to pick up the God kids, so I'll have to catch ya at the next one. Good luck, will be waiting on the report

Well, I came in first. Highest score and quickest time. I had a blast. I also beat a 12 yr old girl. She was a decent shot but not a great reloader. She came in third. Met a couple cool people and my daughter got to see that girl shoot and hopefully saw it as proof she could do it too

 

[BIGPAPIGREG]

Well, I came in first. Highest score and quickest time. I had a blast. I also beat a 12 yr old girl. She was a decent shot but not a great reloader. She came in third. Met a couple cool people and my daughter got to see that girl shoot and hopefully saw it as proof she could do it too

that's awesome, congrats. I do want to try that out one day, I feel sure I could wrap up last place with a little effort.....

 

[Vaquero]

Neat!

 

[rp-]

Haha! It is fun. Next time I want to register twice so I can shoot it a second time.

 

[rp-]

Neat!

Between your little picture and some of your comments you remind me of Hunter Thompson...

 

[Dawico]

Very cool.

 

[popper]

If you plan on doing a lot of these, break the pin off the 308 expander so you only resize once. Get another for decapping or Lyman universal decapper. I use it as I only change shell plate when processing several calibers. I don't see why you use the FCD twice, neck tension is from proper expander size, not crimp. You can reduce the expander with some emery to the proper size.

 

[rp-]

I thought about that. But I'm planning on just buying some real brass.

I need to spend some more time setting the sizing die up with the expander in the right place to get it going. Family is out of town for several weeks next month so I'll have more time to play with it

 

[rp-]

Just wanted to follow up on this. I've played around a little with the expander in the sizing die. The problem is that the decapping pin hits too soon so the expander cannot get far enough into the case and it seems to hit at the same time as the outside sizer which jams the case and gets a little tough to get out.

To fix this I can cut off the decapping portion of the expander. I plan on doing some brass cases as well so I don't want to cut the pin and get a separate die for decapping. Instead I'm going to order a spare pin and cut that one.

As for the loads, since I had trouble with the large flat hollow point of the Sierra varmenter, I'm going to try the 155gr a-max and the 125gr SST bullets and see what my gun likes the most. I may try some of the pointed v-max bullets and see if they feed better than the flat tipped hollow point did.

Range weekend!

 

[benenglish]

In the distant past, I experimented successfully with those round-nose, half-jacket, 100-grain Speer Plinkers ( Speer Bullets - Product Details ) in a 7.62x39. The thing I liked most about them was that they were cheap.

I found them to be a barrel of fun out to 200 yards, though wind drift and accuracy weren't really good enough for that distance. You previously mentioned rifle matches that took place at 40 to 60 yards. The thought occurs to me that there may be some usefulness to those bullets at that range.

OTOH, my experience was from decades ago so take it with a big grain of salt. I haven't done anything like that in a long, long time.