7.62x39 subsonic 200 grain cast bullet

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CB posted this 14 July 2009

Please help me with data for the 7.62x39 (.308) shooting a 200 grain gas checked cast bullet. I want to hit 1000fps out of a 19” barrel. I have been searching the internet for days with no luck, please help!

Matt

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argie1891 posted this 14 July 2009

I think ric bowman worked up some loads that were sub-sonic. you might send him a message. i am not sure he used a 200 gr. bullet but i know he tried some heavy bullets at low speed. joe gifford aka argie1891

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CB posted this 14 July 2009

How do I get his email? I am new this site. looks like trail boss and red dot are the most common powders, just need some data.

Matt

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rockquarry posted this 15 July 2009

There was an article published in HANDLOADER #177, October, 1995, that may contain data you'd be interested in - all cast bullets, some over 200 grains in a 7.62x39 Ruger bolt action. However, none of the loads are as slow as 1000 fps.

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Ed Harris posted this 15 July 2009

Try about 14 grs. of RL-7, check over your chronograph and adjust from there.

73 de KE4SKY In Home Mix We Trust From the Home of Ed's Red in "Almost Heaven" West Virginia

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CB posted this 15 July 2009

Would red dot or trail boss be a better shot? Just asking..I want to do head shots on whiotetail 25-35 yards. if so what charges for the 200 grain cast?

Thanks guys

Matt

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CB posted this 15 July 2009

Ed, I am Ka9hhu originally from Wisconsin now in KY

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amb1935 posted this 15 July 2009

Hey! I'm in Louisville! Welcome to KY.

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CB posted this 15 July 2009

Do you have any reloader 7? I cannot find this stuff anywhere in louisville or southern indiana.

Matt

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Ed Harris posted this 16 July 2009

6.5 wrote: Would red dot or trail boss be a better shot? Just asking..I want to do head shots on whitetail 25-35 yards. if so what charges for the 200 grain cast?

You could try 4 grs. of Red Dot or Bullseye and see if it gets out of the barrel. I load 5 grains of Bullseye in the 7.62x39 with lighter 150-gr. cast bullets and it shoots well. I would be afraid to try any more with a 200-grain because it would probably run pressure up.

I think your best best would be about 60% of a full charge with RL-7, as this powder is versatile and forgiving in the small case. If velocity is a bit higher than you want for low noise, cautiously adjust in small increments downward from there, but anywhere in the range of 14-16 grains is a prettty good cast load, up to about 20 grs. max.

73 de KE4SKY In Home Mix We Trust From the Home of Ed's Red in "Almost Heaven" West Virginia

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CB posted this 16 July 2009

SOME HAVE SUGGESTED 7.5 -8 GR OF UNIQUE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?

MATT