.35 x 39

[RVM45]

Does anyone have any experience with the .35 x 39; or his slightly more popular brother--the 9 x 39?

There is such an attractive a package for it:


http://www.military-today.com/firearms/9a91.htm

http://kbptula.ru/eng/str/strelk/vsk94.htm


.....RVM45

[Titleiiredneck]

I know of a couple people working on a 338x39 since the 9mmx39 isnot available in the USA however I belive the 338 sphincter would be a more viable canidate instead of the 338x39 "mag issues" however the brass is a bitch to get.

If someone would come out with either caliber in a sbr ak or ak pistol then it would easily be my next purchase since I have had a need for a suppressed 9x39 ak for a long time :)

[kurtz]

Originally Posted by RVM45

Does anyone have any experience with the .35 x 39

.358 ARk, made from 7.62x39Russian....
Similar to the 9x39mm, but the .358 is laid out for use in a AR-15.....
The 9x39mm has more case taper and less shoulder....

[Spook]

kurtz, brilliant , would you mind posting some velocity figures?

[HUNTER2]

Starting to work on an ar for the 358 Delta for cast bullets that is being made by Delta Company Arms. 7.62 x 39 with little taper, Gremlin case necked out. FYI

[Titleiiredneck]

Originally Posted by Spook

kurtz, brilliant , would you mind posting some velocity figures?

Very nice! and please share figures!

[kurtz]

I've only shot the .358 ARk out of a 10.5" upper.....I built a couple 16" uppers but they've been sitting here on the bench for over two years un-shot...

10.5"
1:14 twist
225 Barnes X
16gr lil-gun 1,583fps 356 power factor
17gr lil-gun 1,649fps 371 power factor
18gr lil-gun 1,728fps 388 power factor

10.5"
1:14 twist
225 Sierra 225 Game King
16gr lil-gun 1,579fps 355 power factor
17gr lil-gun 1,648fps 370 power factor
18gr lil-gun 1,725fps 388 power factor

7.62x39mm, 7.62x39mm (trimmed to length), .358 ARk (die formed), .358 ARk (fire-formed), .358 ARk (loaded)

[Bigfoot]

There was an Indiana gunsmith that built ARs and bolt actions in a similar cartridge that matched the velocity of the 35 Remington with 200 grain bullets IIRC. I don't remember his barrel length. There's a link in the thread to a very old article about a converted Mini-14, different versions have been around a while.

http://forums.accuratereloading.com/.../828107597/p/1

I thought that I read a while back that Indiana was doing away with that stupid law?

Good to see ya here Kurtz, I really like that 6.8 ARK. Kinda slow around here but the low noise level suits my age better then ARF.

[Alleycat]

I like it.

[RVM45]

So, can the .358 ARk still be used in an AK, or SKS platform?

.....RVM45