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This topic came up on a Rifle Country thread and I posted the following rebutal to the comment that "you can reload 7.62x39 for 10 cents a pop"
Did I get it right? or am I missing something?
My solution is to cast my own for the AK, but after disappointing initial results, I haven't had the time to work up an acceptable load yet. Though I am still hopefull. The other down side to this is that I find pan lubing to be a pita and don't have the coin to drop on a lube sizer these days.
Did I get it right? or am I missing something?
My solution is to cast my own for the AK, but after disappointing initial results, I haven't had the time to work up an acceptable load yet. Though I am still hopefull. The other down side to this is that I find pan lubing to be a pita and don't have the coin to drop on a lube sizer these days.
you can reload 7.62x39 for about ten cents. I would say that is cheaper than 5.56 reloads.
no offense, but that just aint the way it is these days.
your gonna spend 2-3 cents/ea. for either large primers for the 7.62x39 or small rifle primers. no difference there.
gonna drop ~25 grains of powder in either one, so no difference there.
so what's going to cost more....
a 55 grain .224" dia. bullet? You can easilly find Win. or new Military surplus M193 bullets for $.07/ea. You can even get Hornadies for $.08/ea.
or
a 124 gr. .311" dia. bullet? Your going to have to look hard to find them for $.12/ea.
Good luck trying to scrounge up free range pick up brass for you 7.62 x 39. Your going to have to buy loaded ammo. w/ boxer primed brass cases (to the tune of $.50/ea. + s/h for Fiachii or Privi Partisan, or $.70/ea for WWB at Wally world) and reload it after you've fired it. Or, you can buy NEW Winchester brass to the tune of $.35/case
Where on the other hand, I find .223 brass free for the taking every time I go to the rifle range.
I bought and converted a Saiga thinking it would be cheap to shoot.... Now even Wolf ammo. is >$5/box ($.25/ea.)
I built an AR from a kit and @ ~$.17/ea. for my reloads, it's the cheapest shooting of any gun I own.