72 Grain 7.62x39?

[acoop101]

I have a bunch of plated 32 acp bullets I won a while back I want to try them in 7.62x39 in my cz 527 since I don't have a 32 acp. does anyone have any recommendations on loading a bullet this light in this round?

[CastingFool]

Should you decide not to use the 72 gr bullets, I would be interested in buying them off you. How many do you have? Pm is ok.

[richhodg66]

Not quite that light, but I loaded .32 cast bullets in my bolt gun in 7.62x39 intending to make a squirrel load and it seems I remember about five grains of Unique did well, but I would think just about any fast burning pistol powder would work. What are you trying to do with them? I highly doubt you'll be able to make them cycle an SKS or AK.

[LAGS]

My SKS was reasonably accurate with Cast .312 powder coated boolits around 90 grains.
Cant remember the load, but I know I used Unique.
Yes, the wouldn't cycle the action, but I just made them up to plink and shoot small critters.
But I bet they would have shot excellent in a Bolt Gun or single shot.
The Boolits were originally cast out of very hard lead for a Takorov that I had a while ago.
Might as well use up the left over boolits, rather than melting them down and recasting them.

[Jniedbalski]

I load 32 cal 100 gr pistole bullets in my savage axis 308 sized .311 . They shoot like a good 22lr would. I use 2.7 to 3.1 of bullseye. I have used up to 5 gr and also heaver 32 cal bullets sized .311. Very fun load in a bolt gun and accurate. the two lee molds I use are the 100 gr rn 2R and the 90 gr swc .

[gpidaho]

acoop101: I have the same rifle (CZ 527) Try between 5 and 8gr. TiteGroup. Works good for me with light bullets. Gp

[acoop101]

What are you trying to do with them? I highly doubt you'll be able to make them cycle an SKS or AK.

I am wanting to load light plinking loads for my CZ 527 so action cycling is not an issue.