Reloading for the SVT

[fd15k]

There is very good Yugoslavian 80's surplus 7.62x54R at wideners.com. I shoot it through PSL and Mosin without any problems. Btw, the dents PSL was leaving on the brass looked like knife cuts when I just bought it, and it would occasionally jam. Then I grinded the sharp edge of the receiver right below the extraction window, and it stopped jamming while the brass just had the dent in the same place, not as bad though. I'm thinking the problem there is the wrong angle at which extractor/ejector sends the casings, where they bump against the receiver, instead of flying straight out... should be possible to fix

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

LOL!

It's related though, isn't it? Aren't the SVT and AK/Saiga actions built similarly just scaled down?

The SVT-40 uses more springs to get the same job done.

[merritt]

There is very good Yugoslavian 80's surplus 7.62x54R at wideners.com. I shoot it through PSL and Mosin without any problems. Btw, the dents PSL was leaving on the brass looked like knife cuts when I just bought it, and it would occasionally jam. Then I grinded the sharp edge of the receiver right below the extraction window, and it stopped jamming while the brass just had the dent in the same place, not as bad though. I'm thinking the problem there is the wrong angle at which extractor/ejector sends the casings, where they bump against the receiver, instead of flying straight out... should be possible to fix

yeah I bought two cases of The Yugo Stuff but I'm not happy about mixing corrosive & gas gun
Also there is no way I'm going to grind A 65 year old gun just so its nicer on brass... she does love the yugo ammo though

[corpsedub]

The bulges and primer flowing is NOT normal. That weapon definitely has a problem or the loads you were using were way too hot.

i have shot a few siagas(3) and they all buldge the necks like that. al we shot was golden tiger through them.

[Army GI]

i have shot a few siagas(3) and they all buldge the necks like that. al we shot was golden tiger through them.

So this is normal is what you're saying?

What about the bulges in the neck, do you know if that destroys the neck tension of the casing after resizing?

[merritt]

it probably increases neck Stiffness by work hardening

what I don't get is how That is happening safely

[corpsedub]

So this is normal is what you're saying?

What about the bulges in the neck, do you know if that destroys the neck tension of the casing after resizing?

yea, there's a thread about it at siaga-12. apparently people say it's to tell the civillian versions from the military ones.

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=7303&hl=neck+bulge

check your users manual

[Army GI]

yea, there's a thread about it at siaga-12. apparently people say it's to tell the civillian versions from the military ones.

http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=7303&hl=neck+bulge

check your users manual

Thanks for the info, that answered my question.

Summary: according to those guys it is a way to tell between civilian and military rifles (why I don't know).

Reloading brass fired from this does not hurt anything.

[merritt]

messing up Civilian chambers is unfriendly! it might allow the bolt to be lighter by slightly delaying extraction

[Army GI]

Yeah, it seems kind of pointless doesn't it?

I may have missed it, but I didn't see anything in that thread that specifically explained why they did that. Then again I wasn't looking very hard I don't want to spend all night reading.

[corpsedub]

Yeah, it seems kind of pointless doesn't it?

I may have missed it, but I didn't see anything in that thread that specifically explained why they did that. Then again I wasn't looking very hard I don't want to spend all night reading.

check your users manual, i dont have it infront of me. but it's loosely something like (read aloud in a drunk russian voice):

"the russian atthourities have asked that the civilian version be marked to distingiuish between military version. the chamber produces a step in the case neck. this does not affect rifle or amunition in any way."

some crap like that.

[Army GI]

I think I saw that in the link provided.

But to clarify my question: Why does it matter?