Tokarev bullets

[Dooder]

[pacrat]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9725mm_Tokarev

Bullet diameter 7.82 mm (0.308 in)
Neck diameter 8.49 mm (0.334 in)
Shoulder diameter 9.48 mm (0.373 in)
Base diameter 9.83 mm (0.387 in)
Rim diameter 9.95 mm (0.392 in)
Rim thickness 1.32 mm (0.052 in)
Case length 25.00 mm (0.984 in)
Overall length 35.20 mm (1.386 in)
Case capacity 1.09 cm3 (16.8 gr H2O)
Rifling twist 240 mm (1:9.45 inches)
Primer type Berdan or boxer small pistol

If in doubt.............easy peasy.............slug your bore

[bohoki]

let me know how it goes i'm gearing up to reload for cz52 and want to know how often trimming is required

[sudo]

I use 110gn .308 bullets in my CZ52 because my bore slugs .309. I checked 3 different CZ52 barrels and they all slugged .309.

My TTC on the other hand slugs .312, so I load with .312 bullets. The TTC groups better with .312 than .308.

[sudo]

let me know how it goes i'm gearing up to reload for cz52 and want to know how often trimming is required

Starline tokarev brass is cut really short. I measured my batch at .963; the max allowable case length for 7.62x25 is .984. I doubt that I'll ever need to trim the brass.

[sl0re10]

a few might use .308 but generally; ammo makers use .308 but tokarev barrels are usually bigger (.310 / .311).

[hambam105]

https://youtu.be/LlAFF79us8U

If you get it done in 1 minute is it still ghetto?

[7.62user]

My m57 didn't like .308 bullets at all. Dirty chamber after 20-30 rounds to a point of brass sticking and wont eject. My guess is not enough brass expansion to seal off a chamber with a 308. Lots of other issues. Finally found this company. I use 309 diameter bullets with good results. https://www.pennbullets.com/30/30-caliber.html
Do you go to angeles range? I can give you 15-20 .309 bullets to try.

[sl0re10]

My m57 didn't like .308 bullets at all. Dirty chamber after 20-30 rounds to a point of brass sticking and wont eject. My guess is not enough brass expansion to seal off a chamber with a 308. Lots of other issues. Finally found this company. I use 309 diameter bullets with good results. https://www.pennbullets.com/30/30-caliber.html
Do you go to angeles range? I can give you 15-20 .309 bullets to try.

those keyhole on mine. Even with a new chinese barrel.

[hambam105]

I bought some strange jacketed HP bullets for cheap at a GS some time back.
93 grains... and .311 diameter. Just checked.
So if .308s shoot like sheet, hang in there and look for the .311s.
Box is half-full, ~60 bullets. All for 2 bucks. Can't pass up a deal like that even if you don't reload for them yet.

[sl0re10]

I bought some strange jacketed HP bullets for cheap at a GS some time back.
93 grains... and .311 diameter. Just checked.
So if .308s shoot like sheet, hang in there and look for the .311s.
Box is half-full, ~60 bullets. All for 2 bucks. Can't pass up a deal like that even if you don't reload for them yet.

Thanks. I have a Russian mosin and it is .311. Makes sense.

[dohc]

i make my own brass using 223/556. i believe the projectile im using are for a 30 carbine 100 gr. .309 works flawless on a cz52

[hambam105]

Slug the barrel.
Order cast bullets to fit.