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From: bbx!therev!maf@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Mark A. Foster)
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Subject: Re: B/A Rifles in 7.62x39mm
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Date: 20 Mar 91 13:03:49 GMT
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From: bbx!therev!maf@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Mark A. Foster)
In article <383@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>,
   cbl@uihepa.hep.uiuc.edu (Chris Luchini) wrote:
>In article <369@erb1.engr.wisc.edu>, bbx!therev!maf@unmvax.cs.unm.edu (Mark A.
>Foster) writes:
>>
>>    Now for a question - why go with the 7.62x39?  The cartridge
>>performance is not as good as the 30-30 - Frank Barnes lists it as
>>"marginal for deer-sized animals".  The cheap surplus ammo for the 7.62x39
>
>Two thoughts: In a bolt action you can handload to much higher levels, I've
>seen loads for 130gn @ 2600 out of a bolt gun. Secondly, one could
>have the chamber reamed out to 30 ppc configuration ( it removes most of the
>body taper on the cartridge, thus drasticly increasing the powder capacity).
>I don't as of yet have numbers for the 30 ppc, but if anyone is interested
>I'll send/post them when I get them.
>

    That's true, but it seems like a fair amount of trouble (and expense -
rechambering should be done by a competent gunsmith) to go to get a hunting
or varmint rifle.  Given the availability of guns chambered for varmint and
hunting rounds, I wouldn't mess with a 7.62x39.  This neglects, of course,
the fact that it is FUN to rechamber and modify guns.  But then, this IS
rec.hunting, not rec.guns.  B-)

Mark

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