Author Topic: CZ-52 what size bullets for reloading (Read 988 times)

PA-Joe · « **on:** June 03, 2005, 09:25:57 AM »

Just picked up a CZ-52 7.62x25. What is a good bullet to reloading these with. One book says use 0.307 while others say use 0.311.

1911crazy · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2005, 12:07:51 PM »

The bullets that midwayUSA sells are the .309 diameter Hornady and the .308 diameter Sierra bullets. If i was going to use anything larger i would slug the barrel first. BigBill

jgalar · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2005, 06:22:17 PM »

Measure a bullet from a commercial or mil-surp round. It will also depend on the expander that comes with the die. If the expander is for a .311 the sized case won't hold a .308 bullet firmly. Measure the expander.

Mikey · « **Reply #3 on:** June 04, 2005, 03:15:15 AM »

PA-joe: the 7.62x25mm Tokarev/CZ-52 cartridge, and the 30 Mauser cartridge take a .308 diameter bullet. Hornaday makes a 90 gn bullet for that cartridge and I believe someone else makes an 85 gn hp for it as well.

BTW - when I first got my Tok and was shooting old mil-surp stuff, the bullets from the Chinese ammo miked .306, some older eurpoean stuff miked .307, Fiochhi 30 Mauser miked .308 and Sellier and Bellot miked .308. The .308 loads are the most accurate in my Tok with 2 different barrels. HTH. Mikey.

PA-Joe · « **Reply #4 on:** June 04, 2005, 02:50:45 PM »

The new S&B I purchased miced out at 0.3065.

jgalar · « **Reply #5 on:** June 04, 2005, 04:27:08 PM »

You could buy 32 caliber lead handgun bullets and size them down with a Lee sizer to .308 or .309 - You may want to drop the velocity a bit though.

1911crazy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 05, 2005, 03:29:54 AM »

Isn't the 30 mauser actually called 7,63 mauser??? BB

Mikey · « **Reply #7 on:** June 05, 2005, 04:30:46 AM »

BigBill - Yep: 30 Mauser = 7.63 Mauser = 7.62x25mm. Yep, same same. Mikey.