How do you reload 7.62x39 cheaply?

[AlexBreya]

Hello guys,

So i want to reload 7.62x39, and i want to do it with the lowest amount of money possible, since i don't reload for accuracy.

However, the CHEAPEST i can find the bullets for is around $200 for 1000 bullets.

then $30 for 1000 primers

then about $40 for 1000 rounds worth of powder.

So that would be $270 for 1000 rounds.

so wouldn't it just be better to buy 1000 rounds of wolf for $250 (when its in stock)?

I know that there must be some way better deals on the bullets (I can find good deals on .223s), so can anyone point me in the direction of REALLY good deals on .308, .45s, and 9mm bullets?

thanks

[hybridatsun350]

Why do you want to reload for 7.62x39? It is still so cheap just to buy the stuff. You're putting in the extra effort and you're not saving any money.

[AlexBreya]

Why do you want to reload for 7.62x39? It is still so cheap just to buy the stuff. You're putting in the extra effort and you're not saving any money.

I completely agree, but my goal is to be able to reload all the calibers i have, just incase something ridiculous happens (like some kind of ban), and i figured that i want to do it cheaply.

I also reload .308s, and i need more bullets (and since they're the same) i want to get a lot of them so i can reload both.

[r08ert209cali]

I thought 7.62 x 39 was .311 dia not .308. check into shooting led cast.I think midsouthshooters.com has some in .311 cheap
hear you go http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...p?sku=00051206

[What Just Happened?]

The price is about the same for .223, except the bullets are $80/1k.

It's quite a bummer to see that reloading won't really save you anything, except for the fact that now your ammo will not be bi-metal jacketed (which is a big consideration for us SoCal guys).

[AlexBreya]

I thought 7.62 x 39 was .311 dia not .308. check into shooting led cast.I think midsouthshooters.com has some in .311 cheap
hear you go http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...p?sku=00051206

i was looking at the .311s, just wondering if they fit, so after your post, i checked on google, they say that 7.62 = .30, not even .308. so then i tried .311, and aparently that is 7.90 mm, so now i'm just getting confused.

[AlexBreya]

I thought 7.62 x 39 was .311 dia not .308. check into shooting led cast.I think midsouthshooters.com has some in .311 cheap
hear you go http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.co...p?sku=00051206

PS, Can anyone verify that these bullets from midsouthshooterssupply.com will work for reloading 7.62? if so, that seems like the best deal ever( especially if they fit .308s too )

[Rule .308]

They are .311 and made for the 7.62x39 round, they are not made for the .308, it requires a .308 diameter bullet. 7.62x39, 7.62x54R, and .303 British are all .311 bores. 7.62 NATO, .308 Winchester, and 30/06 are all .308 bores.

[JHC]

Something else to consider when deciding whether to reload for an AK is brass life. Ak ejectors beat the hell out of the case,

[CSACANNONEER]

Cheap? I reload my 7.62x39 mags with Wolf that I bought for $89/1000 a few years ago.

If I was going to reload 7.62x39 for percission shooting (OK, I mean better than cheap factory), I would just keep watching for deals on bullets or, cast my own gas checked bullets.

BTW, you do not want to load .308 bullets in a 7.62x39 case. You need .311 bullets!

[bohoki]

Cheap? I reload my 7.62x39 mags with Wolf that I bought for $89/1000 a few years ago.

If I was going to reload 7.62x39 for percission shooting (OK, I mean better than cheap factory), I would just keep watching for deals on bullets or, cast my own gas checked bullets.

BTW, you do not want to load .308 bullets in a 7.62x39 case. You need .311 bullets!

yea i still got 5 or 6 cases of sportsmans guide wolf where i used the 10 off 100 coupon

i too am curious as to where and what bullets to get

i cast for 9mm and 45 acp but i doubt my ability to make a decently hard mix to use in a rifle plus them gas checks cost about 3 cents each

[ciscollector]

I bought 1000 bullets for 7.62x39 from Golden West Brass for $100 in anticipation of someday needing to reload that round.

Wideners has IMI brass right now for $176 for 1000 pieces. Seems like a lot of money but maybe buying brass cased loaded ammo occasionally may be the way to go instead.

Wideners also has .311 bullets 147grain advertised for .303 rounds, 2000 for $152 shipped. I was wondering if these would work for 7.62x39.

[CSACANNONEER]

yea i still got 5 or 6 cases of sportsmans guide wolf where i used the 10 off 100 coupon

i too am curious as to where and what bullets to get

i cast for 9mm and 45 acp but i doubt my ability to make a decently hard mix to use in a rifle plus them gas checks cost about 3 cents each

I haven't used gas checks yet but, $30/1000 is a lot cheaper than $200/1000 as long as the lead is free!

[rayra]

'worth it'?

I think it's worth it to be able to reload for any of my centerfire firearms. Things keep going the way they are, it'll be the only way and certainly the cheapest.

But I agree, you realyl can't beat the price, hardly.

The concession I make to both is seeking out reloadable brass when buying 7.62x39. But then the price is so much higher it's worth reloading

[AlexBreya]

'worth it'?

I think it's worth it to be able to reload for any of my centerfire firearms. Things keep going the way they are, it'll be the only way and certainly the cheapest.

But I agree, you realyl can't beat the price, hardly.

The concession I make to both is seeking out reloadable brass when buying 7.62x39. But then the price is so much higher it's worth reloading

yeah, i bought a 1000 rounds from SG on back order, and in the meantime got 400 rounds of fiocci brass, just so i'll at least have some way of always having ammo. i might try to even reload the wolfs when i get them, assuming they're box primed.