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7.62Man
03-19-2007, 07:06 PM
I have cast some 160 grain bullets using Lee's CTL 312-160-2R mold and can't find any load data for it. :cry:

I am praying that someone here can give me a start or point me in the direction to find some load data.

It will be fired from a norinco bolt action chambered in 7.62x39mm. The bullets will be gas checked, so does that mean I can use the 160 grain jacketed data?
Also the bullets can out of the mold in ice cold water to try and harden them up.

I am really new to cast bullet reloading.

Freightman
03-19-2007, 07:51 PM
Go to steves pages and look there

Larry Gibson
03-19-2007, 08:43 PM
Start at 24 gr of 4895 and work up to 28 gr in 1/2 gr increments. My Mini MKX bolt action likes 27 gr of H4895 with the Lee bullet in R-P cases with SR primers and the Russian SKS likes 26 gr with IMI or W-W cases with LR primers.

Larry Gibson

RU shooter
03-19-2007, 08:54 PM
Heres some good 7.62 Soviet reading for ya!http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=13453

Leftoverdj
03-19-2007, 08:56 PM
Use 150 jacketed data but stop a grain short of listed max.

It's a very cast bullet friendly cartridge.

7.62Man
03-20-2007, 11:44 PM
Where can I find steves page?

Scrounger
03-21-2007, 12:34 AM
Where can I find steves page?

http://www.stevespages.com/