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Larry,
funny that you tinker with Factory Russian ammo since I started doing the same thing and was wondering how many others do.
I have loaded Hornady 150gr SST's (.310) over 23gr of WOLF powder. It still cycles the action of my SKS and Mak-90 and the bullet should do some nasty stuff to vermin.
Then again, there's the 71gr 32acp and 85gr S&W bullets that I tested with 5-8gr of Trailboss. I think I might be able to go down to 3gr but that's a future test.
Titleiiredneck,
I have seen Ruger's rifle and I do like the feel of it. It might still be in my safe in the near future.
I talked to a gunsmith and we are throwing around the idea of a FNH/Winchester receiver and Rock Creek barrel. Since my 1-9.5" twist seem to work so far I'm thinking about keeping it for the new rifle. Granted, Rock Creek can make twists as fast as 1-5" and as slow as 1-35"+ so I'm not hurting when it comes to finding a custom twist barrel.
Then again, the number of Remington 700 footprint receivers on the market are making it hard for me to not like the idea of a Accuracy international copy in x39. DAMN THIS HOBBY!!!!!!
As for my testing, I had a chance to get to the farm once again today. I tested the D166 over the 18gr of 1680. The result was IDENTICAL to the .308 "subsonic" bullet over the same charge. The primer backed out just enough that I can catch the edge with my fingernail. The edges are still round and smooth and no indications of primer flow. I just need to get the chrony and targets out to get velocities and accuracy now.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with a supersonic 200gr 7.62x39 so it might just become another one of my "I found out that it can be done so now it's going to be filed away" projects.
More to come
Scott
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