Anyone actually use a 7.62x25 Upper for Ar15?

[Mp7]

http://www.cncgunsparts.com/

Just wondering, wether this made any sense cost/recoil wise?

 

[Cap'n Jack Burntbeard]

It looks cool, and it sounds like the best pistol caliber conversion out there since it uses a rotating bolt instead of blowback.

 

[mp5a3]

Looks cool, 7.62x25 would have good ballistics out of an 11.5 inch barrel..

The only problem is the affordable stuff is corrosive.

This is way off topic, but are there any TT33's to be found ? I think that shoots 7.62x25

 

[longdayjake]

Okay but did you see how much the mags are?

 

[rangerruck]

I ve allways said, that this is the round for short bbl work. I would love to see some ballistics, traj charts, penetration stuff, etc., on this. I love the round.

 

[Justin]

Okay but did you see how much the mags are?

$30 per mag for what amounts to a custom firearm is completely reasonable.

 

[Deer Hunter]

I like them. I like them a lot.

 

[longdayjake]

$30 per mag for what amounts to a custom firearm is completely reasonable.

Okay I missed that part. I only saw the $400 70 round drum mags.

 

[gvnwst]

I like them. I like them a lot.

1+ to there. This looks great.

 

[rogertc1]

7.62x25 Ammo is pretty cheap now days...however it could change.

 

[chris in va]

Makes me want an AR now.

 

[RP88]

that is purely awesome.

On an off-topic question: how come 7.62x25 didn't stay around for Russia? I have always wondered this...

 

[tobyc]

If you are shooting it on a registered receiver in full auto like I do it make sense, if toy shoot a lot within three monte you have payed for the upper. And if the cheap ammo drys up the new manufactured ammo is the same price as 9mm. The upper is not blow back so you don't need to worry about the damage to the lower like you would get from a blow back 9mm... Mags for 7.62x25mm with purchase of upper Price is $25.00 each. The drums are tested with 288 round to make sure they work proper, and are in the same price range as UZI drums and M-11/9 drums if you can find one for sale now days.
Yes the ammo is corrosive surplus ammo, as for cleaning, the gun barrel its stainless steel. All that is needed is standard cleaning I would normally do after a day of shooting. Run a brush in the bore and use the AR-15 M-16 chamber brush then run a patch with some Hoppe's #9 three times down the bore. I then take my bolt and carrier apart, and use a patch with hoppe's to clean all parts. I have never needed to clean my gas tube; however, I do know some people use pipe cleaners with hoppe's #9 and running it into the gas tub.

 

[smee781]

I'm looking at this http://www.prexis.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? Price is much better but I am going to wait untill more reviews are out. Its a side feed like a sten or steerling and ejects out the rt side.

(click on the link on the left for better pics)

 

[Quiet]

The mags appeared to be modified PPS43 magazines.

 

[nwilliams]

I really like the idea! I wish there were more modern firearms that took advantage of the 7.62x25, it's a neat little round with a lot of potential.

The only problem is the affordable stuff is corrosive.

I wouldn't worry too much about that, just make sure you don't let the gun sit too long without cleaning it if you're using corrosive stuff.

 

[Kaynbred]

Other 7.62x25mm Carbines:

Military Gun Supply has recently produced semi-automatic 7.62x25mm PPSs.

http://www.militarygunsupply.com/shop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=133
http://www.militarygunsupply.com/shop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_15&products_id=383
http://www.militarygunsupply.com/shop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_15&products_id=132

These are the only non-NFA US-Legal firearms designed for 7.62x25mm of which I know.

 

[leadcounsel]

http://www.cncgunsparts.com/


That looks like a sweet gun. The difference in the cost of the upper for that vs. a 5.56 is a couple hundred bucks, which would be saved after a few trips to the range. Pretty sweet! I'm seriously thinking about it!

 

[rcmodel]

On an off-topic question: how come 7.62x25 didn't stay around for Russia? I have always wondered this...

Because they stopped using sub-machineguns chambered for it after the AK-47 was invented and adopted following WWII.

It doesn't do anything the AK-47 doesn't do much better.

As a military handgun round, it was only known for penetration in an obsolete pistol, not good stopping power.

rc

 

[[Pb]]

Call me crazy, but it seems a lot better suited for a defensive round than 5.7. Pretty hot though, I wish there was a full-sized pistol chambered for it to take some of that recoil.

 

[rcmodel]

but it seems a lot better suited for a defensive round than 5.7.

But see, the 5.7 is only a great defensive round when you use it in a full-auto P90 sub-machinegun and hose the bad guy down.

Just like the 7.62x25 was a great defensive/offensive round when you used it in a PPSH sub-machinegun to hose down the enemy.

The 7.62x25 and Five-Seven became handgun calibers only due to the common caliber used in the sub-machineguns that were used to do the real fighting with.

rc

 

[leadcounsel]

bump- i'm interested in this upper. Anyone have one? Experiences?

 

[wishin]

Really cool, but just a few dollars less than I paid for my new complete AR.

 

[WardenWolf]

Well, I'll put it this way: you're shooting a corrosive round through a direct gas impingement gun. All that nasty corrosive stuff is going to make its way all the way back into the receiver. Do you have any idea how hard that will be to clean? Granted, it won't be that bad with a pistol round, but the people who put 5.45x39 and 7.62x39 uppers on their AR's really make me wonder. . .

 

[atblis]

I've actually foud the 70s Russian Surplus 5.45 to not be all that corrosive. I got sick of cleaning my Tantal, so I quit cleaning it. Doesn't look any worse for wear really.

AR parts are cheap and very easy to replace.