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Posted: 2/9/2009 5:56:57 AM EDT
| Has anyone used a 62 gr bullet made by JSC Barnaul in Russia ? A friend gave me a box of 500 . These bullets have a steel core . A magnet sticks to them . It looks like they have a heavy copper jacket . Are the ok to use ? When I reload for 223 , I use Hornady 55gr fmj using H335 powder . I checked several reloading sites for a load using H335 for a 62 gr bullet , but I could not find one . Thanks for any help , Tom |
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Hodgdon's site has data for a "63gr Sie SP". I think that translates to a Sierra spirepoint or softpoint, but check it out. If so, that should work for you.
http://data.hodgdon.com/main_menu.asp |
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Speer has a loading in the #13 & #14 loading manuals for a 62gr bullet. Speer data is what I used to work up SS-109 62 gr FMJBTSC loads. Begin with the start load and work up. In my rifle, the load was, LC brass trimmed to 1.750, Win SR, SS-109 bullet seated to mid cannelure and crimped. Saw pressure signs at 25.5 grs H-335, so I dropped back to 25.0 grs. Shoot lots of these until I found a different powder that was more accurate in my rifle. Good luck |
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. These bullets have a steel core . A magnet sticks to them . It looks like they have a heavy copper jacket . . Are you sure they don't have a steel jacket that is copper washed? From your description is sounds like it. I have lots of 85gr FMJ 7.62 pistol bullets. ALL of them stick to the magnet, but only 20% of them actually have a steel insert. |
| I cut one in half . It is a thin copper jacket around a solid steel core . I don't think I'm going to use them . Will it hurt my rifle barrel ? I don't see how it could form to the rifle's bore . I have reloaded several thousand full metal jacket bullets , but none with a steel core . thanks for any advice , Tom |
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I cut one in half . It is a thin copper jacket around a solid steel core . I don't think I'm going to use them . Will it hurt my rifle barrel ? I don't see how it could form to the rifle's bore . I have reloaded several thousand full metal jacket bullets , but none with a steel core . thanks for any advice , Tom They won't hurt your bore. The steel used for the jacket is not hard at all. _Much_ softer than your barrel, and comparable to copper. |
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I cut one in half . It is a thin copper jacket around a solid steel core . I don't think I'm going to use them . Will it hurt my rifle barrel ? I don't see how it could form to the rifle's bore . I have reloaded several thousand full metal jacket bullets , but none with a steel core . thanks for any advice , Tom Won't hurt the bore, but I wouldn't start out with heavy powder charges, either. |
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