Loading 7.62Nato

non mortuus

July 02, 2008 00:47

So to load 7.62 Nato (7.62x51) do I just buy 308 winchester components and use load data for lower pressure or what???

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  Pearyw

  July 02, 2008 04:24

  Yes. I load 147 gr with 42 gr IMR 4895.

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  Laredo Lefty

  July 02, 2008 09:27

  Yes, .308 components will work just fine when reloading 7.62 military brass, but military brass is thicker than commercial brass and thus have slightly less internal capacity.
  
  For that reason most reloading manuals instruct to reduce powder charges by 10% when using military brass.

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  msd1261

  July 07, 2008 14:26

  Try using IMR 4064 with the old standby 147 grain bullet. I'm dropping 41.3 grains of it and am getting fist size groups at 100 yards with a 16" springfield Socom16.

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