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I Read through a lot of the posts here that had anything to do with these calibers, but did not find a straight out discussion on these calibers and there differences if any.
I own(ed) 2 cz 52's , and a broomhandle in 30. I bought hansen "30 combat" ammo that was labeled 7.62 tokarev/30 mauser, and norinco 7.62 x 25 tokarev ammo. The cz's are marked 7.62 tokarev but I have used both ammo out of them with no problem, as well as out of the broomhande
Now I see folks remarking all different things, including warnings about bursting barrels. It seems to me that this is such an awesome "European magnum" cartridge and there is so much potential there. I also have a single shot target pistol project planned on a 8 inch barrel.
I also know that the 30 mauser was supposed to have a bore of .311 and hansen and others used a .308 slug with a large hollow base to promote expanding to the bore, but most reload data shows using either 32 magnum or acp slugs at .312, or 308 plinker or carbine slugs. I would think that the cartridge could at least carry 9mm luger pressures ok, and I would love to take a case and fill it with blue dot and see what it would do with a properly sized 71 grn fmj. (Blue dot will give just about the fastest 9mm load you can get).
Old loading handbooks have seriously lame loading data for the 30 mauser, I am sure that's not what the Nazi's had in mind.
help me clear this up a bit.
I Read through a lot of the posts here that had anything to do with these calibers, but did not find a straight out discussion on these calibers and there differences if any.
I own(ed) 2 cz 52's , and a broomhandle in 30. I bought hansen "30 combat" ammo that was labeled 7.62 tokarev/30 mauser, and norinco 7.62 x 25 tokarev ammo. The cz's are marked 7.62 tokarev but I have used both ammo out of them with no problem, as well as out of the broomhande
Now I see folks remarking all different things, including warnings about bursting barrels. It seems to me that this is such an awesome "European magnum" cartridge and there is so much potential there. I also have a single shot target pistol project planned on a 8 inch barrel.
I also know that the 30 mauser was supposed to have a bore of .311 and hansen and others used a .308 slug with a large hollow base to promote expanding to the bore, but most reload data shows using either 32 magnum or acp slugs at .312, or 308 plinker or carbine slugs. I would think that the cartridge could at least carry 9mm luger pressures ok, and I would love to take a case and fill it with blue dot and see what it would do with a properly sized 71 grn fmj. (Blue dot will give just about the fastest 9mm load you can get).
Old loading handbooks have seriously lame loading data for the 30 mauser, I am sure that's not what the Nazi's had in mind.
help me clear this up a bit.