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6mm4me · December 29, 2005, 02:23 AM

I found to get good bullet seat contact in 7.62x54R I needed to load 180 grain bullets. Less than that I didn't get enough bullet/neck contact to secure the bullet and keep the OAL. Boat tailed bullets don't work well at all due to bullet/neck contact area. Lyman #47 manual carries loading data. Rounds are more than accurate for hunting, problem is the sights on these rifles suck but can be reworked to work with a file.

December 29, 2005, 02:23 AM	#16
6mm4me Member Join Date: November 30, 2004 Location: kansas city area at the present, but Colorado and Wyoming have been home. Lived 2 years in the middle east. Posts: 33	another input I found to get good bullet seat contact in 7.62x54R I needed to load 180 grain bullets. Less than that I didn't get enough bullet/neck contact to secure the bullet and keep the OAL. Boat tailed bullets don't work well at all due to bullet/neck contact area. Lyman #47 manual carries loading data. Rounds are more than accurate for hunting, problem is the sights on these rifles suck but can be reworked to work with a file.