The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Would it be silly to start handloading 7.62x39?

iraiam · March 6, 2013, 11:33 AM

I guess it depends on what you want the ammo for, I do load for the 7.62X39, my custom ammunition is more accurate than any steel cased ammo i have shot.

I think the biggest difference is the bullet quality, the the surplus ammo and like are made to be cheap and "accurate enough" IMO.

March 6, 2013, 11:33 AM	#10
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 1,057	I guess it depends on what you want the ammo for, I do load for the 7.62X39, my custom ammunition is more accurate than any steel cased ammo i have shot. I think the biggest difference is the bullet quality, the the surplus ammo and like are made to be cheap and "accurate enough" IMO. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason