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Offline wgr

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7.62-54r
« on: February 03, 2009, 05:15:06 PM »
anyone have a handi chambered for this round ? if so what donor barrel did you use
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Re: 7.62-54r
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2009, 06:46:22 PM »

To do it properly it would be done to a 7.62X39, but they are had to find.  If you re-load they would work in a rechambered 30-30, Hornady supplys dies with a .308 expander ball so that would work for you.  Mil surplus ammo is .311 so there could be some issues if you shot it.  Most seem to have trouble with the hard primers on the mil surplus stuff.  Larry
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Re: 7.62-54r
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2009, 02:23:26 AM »
Larry, is it possible to change to a stiffer spring to overcome the hard primers?

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Re: 7.62-54r
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2009, 04:03:41 AM »
I have a few Mosins and a couple of M39 Finns. I like that cartridge, but it seems like it
would be more trouble than it's worth to chamber a Handi in that caliber when calibers
like 30'06 are available from the factory. The '06 will do anything that 7.62X54R will do,
in my opinion. For probably less than the cost of a 7.62X39 barrel, if you could find one,
and all of your time doing the conversion, you could get a nice M39 Finn from SOG. They
are super accurate and very well made compared to the Russian Mosin. The M39 Finn is
is definitely one of those must have rifles if you like the 7.62X54R round.

                                                      Robert
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Re: 7.62-54r
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2009, 04:37:09 AM »
thinks for the info. guys
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