Mar 4, 2017 · I wanted to start this thread to post some of my findings for loading subsonic 7.62x39. I have had some members ask previously to post my load data. So I will continually update this thread as I come up with new loads and range reports. For now, I am generally listing info and not specific load...

Feb 28, 2017 · I read a piece on The Firearms Blog about using 7.62x39 as a replacement for the .30-30 Winchester as a light .30 cal load in hunting rifles, namely for short action rifles (for reference, the ballistics of the .30-30 actually tend to be …

May 5, 2024 · Well i'm just one guy, but I started hunting deer with 7.62x39 almost 35 years ago, and have taken a LOT of 'em over the years, so I do know first hand how it responds in animals. And on PSA's site I noted this in the info section: "Our Sabre Blade Black Tip bullets are designed for maximum expansion and weight retention upon impact."

Dec 15, 2013 · Reason for reloading the 7.62x39: 1. Cheaper than Tula and I just don't like shooting steel cases and bimetalic jacketed bullets. 2. I like reloading 3. I melted a piece of car weather striping to the dust cover so my cases don't get dinged up, this works very well. What's you load for this specific bullet and OAL that still cycles the action?

Nov 9, 2009 · Yugoslavia made at least three types of 7.62x39 ball ammo. One is called "M59" and has a steel core boat tail bullet and 24.7 grains of ball powder. This ammo is meant for the Yugo SKS M59, M59/66 and M59/66A1. It's rated at 735 m/s in 520 mm barrel M59 and 748 m/s in the 550 mm barrel M59/66 and M59/66A1.

Oct 5, 2013 · Look up the specs and reports on the Yugoslavian M-67 ammo and this is an example of the modern 7.62x39 projectile. "I was rather hostile to a reduced calibre being used by us. Even now, I am still convinced that the 7.62 is the best" M. Kalashnikov

Jun 28, 2008 · I just scored 400 rounds of this ammo at a local gun show. It is typical Chinese copper washed FMJ ammo with a lead core bullit. The headstamp reads 31 and 93. Looks like the old Chinese ammo that I used to shoot back in the late eighties. The box says non-corrosive and I am 90% sure that the...

Jun 5, 2006 · If you take a 7.62x39 between the eyes, you are probably dead. Net analysis: Shot placement makes a lot more difference than the ammo you are using. A good shot with reasonably powered (read: rifle ammunition, be it 5.56x45, 7.62x39, 5.45, .308, whatever) ammunition is quite likely going to kill you.

Jun 10, 2020 · A few months ago I noticed the new 7.62x39 golden tiger expansion ammo on sgammo and became curious about the bullet's scored jacket and claimed fragmentation properties that distinguish it from other Russian HPs. Unfortunately I couldn't find any gel (or other medium) test on the web that could confirm or disprove Golden Tiger's claims.

Mar 4, 2015 · Rounds vary, but 87gr soft points are around $1.10 - $1.28/rd and they deliver much much better ballistics over a 7.62x39, 5.56, and .300 BLK, being perfectly designed for hunting. That 87gr bullet flies at 3,000fps and leaves the barrel with 1,700 ft/lbs of energy.