FreQRiDeR
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Hey Brother, hope your Holiday Season is going well. I have a couple of load work ups I already have, and the brass is in good shape, but over seas military 7.62x51, so I want to be a little careful.
The first is Turkish M-80 brass, sold in this country as ZQ-1 at Wallyworld. The brass weight is 175.3 gr, H2O capacity is 55.6gr. I am doing two loadings: 39.6gr of Reloader 15, Winchester Lg Rifle Primers, a 175gr, Sierra Match King BTHP. The other load is the same except for a 168gr. Sierra Match King BTHP.
The other brass is controversial, although I have not had problems with it. Later Indian Army brass had problems, but the dedicated 1975 machine gun cartridges are ok, and I haven't had any problems shooting the original cartridges. The brass is heavier though.
Brass weight: 190.6 gr., H2O capacity 52.9 gr. Loads are the same; 39.6gr Reloader 15, Winchester primers, both 175 gr SMK BTHP's and 168 gr SMK BTHP's. I have shot them through both my AR10's and my M1A. Occasionally fail to cycle the M1A, but not very often. Might be a tad under powered.Your help is appreciated.
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The 168smks like to be pushed hard near max in my experience. You,d be hitting subsonic at around 500 yds with that load you gave me in the larger cases! Not good.
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your loads are around 2185fps in a 16" barrel. All the loads I gave you would put you around 2500fps.
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I just double cked my alliant book. Calls for 45gr RL 15 for the 168 in the larger, Federal cases. I'm confident in the loads I gave you. Just work up to em n be safe.
