7.62 nato

[brino308]

Looking for a starting load for a Spanish mauser,barrel slugged at. 310.Any favorites or pet loads. Thanks

[RU shooter]

You don't mention what your end use will be for it ? For just killing paper targets at 50-100 yds lots of loads will work . Read up on the sticky at top of page about cast bullets for military rifles . The popular loads of 12-13 gr Red dot , 10 gr of unique and 16 gr of 2400 with almost any 150-200 gr gas checked bullet that fit your rifles throat well is always a good starting spot . For a quiet plinking load for the same ranges 5-6 gr of Bullseye or other similar fast powder work very well .

Tim

[brino308]

Thinking about using it for heavy cover hog hunting, close range, under 50 yards, thanks

[MT Chambers]

30 grs. of Varget is most accurate in my .308 with the NOE copy of D. Eagan's MX-2.

[brino308]

Found a 2 cavity mold for 7.62x39,155 grain GC. Supposedly . 312 diameter might give it a try

[RU shooter]

Thinking about using it for heavy cover hog hunting, close range, under 50 yards, thanks

That lee 155/160 while it can be a very accurate bullet is a spitzer shape probably not the best shape for a cast hunting bullet . For pigs a bullet with a nice wide flat nose would be a better option , look for a load that will push it 1800-2000 fps and hold hunting accuracy and you'll have bacon .

[OS OK]

Attachment 168092
C309-170-F looks like a good choice.

[popper]

I've got a 31-165A 4x (170 w/GC) I don't use anymore, shoots great and drops ~ 312-313 with my alloy, 0.18 meplat - I've run it @ 2700 from the AR10 (1:10). Shoots pretty flat to 100, ~1.5 drop @ 175 - 1 1/2 MOA is best I can do but I'm old. IIRC, R5R designed it. 16/2400, 25/LeverE or H4895, Upper end H335/4895/varget for full speed loads works fine. Changed to a slick sided for the AR10 PCd. Took the carbine upper on a pig hunt but alas, none appeared.

[Adam Helmer]

brino308,

My best 7.62mm cast load is 14 grains of Unique and the Lyman #311467 or Lyman #31141 made of #2 alloy and quenched with a drop from the mould to the bucket of water.

Adam

[runfiverun]

I'd talk to popper about his mold.
on top of 17.5-18.0 grs of 2400 or 29.5-30.0 grs of I-4895 your gonna have to look awful hard to find anything that'll even come close for either field or target work.

I run mine at 2400 fps for target stuff out to 300 yds.
and unless I get deer to back up to 200+ yds it's much too fast.
at 1900 or so [the loads I quoted above] will do anything I ask of it out to 150 yds.
my alloy is 3 parts clip on ww's with 1 part stick on ww's mixed together and water dropped.