7.62 X 39 RUSSIAN

A Sierra 240 grain Match King bullet next to a load round with the same bullet.

 

We chambered a Krieger stainless fluted barrel, with a 10" twist, for this cartridge. It was finished at 25.5 inches, and installed in a Remington 700 action. A Leupold 6.5-20 scope was installed in Leupold rings and bases.

Remington brass and Federal 205M primers were used in all the loads. All groups are 5 shots at 100 yards, and all bullets were molly coated.

 

POWDER

VELOCITY

GROUP

BULLET

 

 

 

 

23.0 H 4198

2051

0.616

125 SPEER TNT

23.5

2117

0.884

 

23.0

2108

0.423

125 BERGER

23.5

2158

1.144

 

24.0

2195

0.614

 

24.5

2282

0.773

 

25.0

2321

0.356

 

25.5

2369

0.781

 

26.0

2434

0.672

 

26.5

2464

0.933

 

23.5 VVN 130

1974

0.663

 

25.0

2133

0.784

 

25.5

2196

0.772

 

26.0

2265

0.788

 

26.5

2319

0.698

 

27.0

2376

0.892

 

27.5

2422

0.480

 

28.0

2512

0.888

 

28.5

2547

0.902

 

29.0

2557

0.646

 

23.0

1990

0.649

150 RUBRIGHT

23.7

2052

1.194

 

24.4

2102

0.467

 

25.1

2180

0.524

 

25.8

2229

0.563

 

26.5

2281

0.521

 

27.2

2339

0.290

 

27.9

2382

0.787

 

23.5

2024

0.605

168 SIERRA MK

24.2

2079

0.566

 

24.9

2154

0.580

 

25.6

2207

0.837

 

26.3

2247

0.985

 

27.0

2292

0.822

 

27.7

2340

0.438

 

28.4

2383

0.801

 

24.0

2021

0.630

175 BERGER VLD

24.7

2083

0.193

 

25.4

2134

0.570

 

26.1

2186

0.635

 

26.8

2253

0.744

 

27.5

2298

0.783

 

28.2

2325

0.722

 

23.0

1855

0.438

210 BERGER

23.7

1916

1.118

 

24.4

1949

1.031

 

25.1

2009

1.661

 

22.0

1793

0.741

240 SIERRA MK

22.7

1812

0.245

 

23.4

1870

0.790

 

24.1

1914

0.872

 

 

 

 

 

 

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