Winter Borne
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I have given this some thought lately and have decided to make an SBR upper in 7.62 x 25 Tokarev. I have an SBR in 223 already and have been less than satisfied with it. I have looked at the .40 and .45 uppers from OLY, and the 9mm upper from Rock River too. The Tokarev ammo is still cheap, readily available and a HOT round. I plan on using PPsh 36 round mags with it. I know I will have to modify the mags, or create a custom mag well block, but that is doable for me.
I was thinking of using a 7.62 x 39 barrel for the build, cut down and threaded to 11”, and of course re-chambered with a sleeve of some sort to accept the Tokarev cartridge, but just learned that the 7.62 russian uses a 7.92mm bullet, and the Tokarev uses a 7.8mm so that probably won't work. I have read that the 9mm bolt needs no modification for it to work with the Tokarev round unless I can find an un-chambered 7.62 barrel that can be modified to work with the AR upper.
• I am in search of a smith who can cut and thread my barrel, and chamber it to Tokarev specs.
• A barrel shop to buy the barrel
• Any thoughts on this from builders / smiths / or anyone with an something to add that may help.
Thanks
mk
I have given this some thought lately and have decided to make an SBR upper in 7.62 x 25 Tokarev. I have an SBR in 223 already and have been less than satisfied with it. I have looked at the .40 and .45 uppers from OLY, and the 9mm upper from Rock River too. The Tokarev ammo is still cheap, readily available and a HOT round. I plan on using PPsh 36 round mags with it. I know I will have to modify the mags, or create a custom mag well block, but that is doable for me.
I was thinking of using a 7.62 x 39 barrel for the build, cut down and threaded to 11”, and of course re-chambered with a sleeve of some sort to accept the Tokarev cartridge, but just learned that the 7.62 russian uses a 7.92mm bullet, and the Tokarev uses a 7.8mm so that probably won't work. I have read that the 9mm bolt needs no modification for it to work with the Tokarev round unless I can find an un-chambered 7.62 barrel that can be modified to work with the AR upper.
• I am in search of a smith who can cut and thread my barrel, and chamber it to Tokarev specs.
• A barrel shop to buy the barrel
• Any thoughts on this from builders / smiths / or anyone with an something to add that may help.
Thanks
mk
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