anyone load 7.62x25 w/cast?

[autofix4u]

first of all i would like to thank every one for the wonderful fourm. I have been a long time lurker & never posted here. I've always found the answers I need just by reading. I have had lots of fun with boolits in my 30-30 & x54r. I think im ready to try some pistol rounds. I have a cz52 in 7.62x25 and would like to load the lee 311-1002r. the powders I have are trail boss, H110, unique, blue dot & universal. any help woul be greatly appreated.

[Larry Gibson]

Some years back I helped a friend load some 30 Mauser cases for a Tokarev pistol. The cases were 30 Mauser case and the 7.62x25 case are basically the same. We used the Lyman 105 gr GC'd SWC 313631. We worked up to 6 gr of Unique which gave a very nice and accurate load that functioned very reliably. Unfortuneately I did not chronographed the loads. I suggest you start at 4 gr of Unique and work up in .3 gr increments with your Lee bullet.

Lyman manual lists 5.2 to 6.8 gr of Unique as loads for the 84 gr 313249. I have no data on the other powders you list but H110 is probably too slow.

Larry Gibson

[turbo1889]

Full case of Trail Boss with just a little bit of compression of the powder will fill your bill just fine -- that's what I use. Here are my exact load receipies for a slightly heavier bullet then you intend to use:

http://www.handloads.org/loaddata/default.asp?Caliber=7.62%20x%2025&Weight=115&type=Handgun&Order=Powder&Source=