7.62x54R questions

**mardo** · September 28th, 2008, 07:50 PM

Because of these suggestions http://www.pafoa.org/forum/rifles-42...15-yr-old.html ,I am going to have a new caliber to load.
I looked at the Midway flyer, and brass was as much as loaded WW ammo. Anyone have a cheaper source for boxer primed brass?
What is a good powder/bullet to use?
My search on this forum I found a post saying Midway doesn't reccomend Lee dies in this caliber due to a wrong size expander die. Anyone know about this?
Anything else I need to know about loading the 7.62x54R?

**cosmo05** · September 28th, 2008, 08:14 PM

This is good brass, PRVI, these guys are pretty reasonable:

http://www.grafs.com/metallic/776

Or get the ammo PRVI here and save the brass:

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/7_62x54R.html

I have used this brass and the stuff is still going good after a half dozen or so reloads.

I use RCBS full length dies and have never had a problem. I have also used Winchester shells, they are very good.

**Farbmeister** · September 29th, 2008, 12:49 PM

If you only neck size the brass it should last quite a long time (20+ reloads).

Neck size, bolt gun, moderate load = long brass life. Anneal the necks ever 10 or so shootings and it should last eleventy billion years.

**SteveWag** · September 29th, 2008, 05:23 PM

Funny you should ask. Check out my luck with the 7.62x54R:

http://www.gswagner.com/mosin-nagant/loads/loads.html

The reason Midway shies away from Lee is that only one expander is included. RCBS includes two; one for each possible bore.

A good source for 139 grain soft points, for light loads is to pull some bullets from 7.63x39’s.

Steve