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Offline MNSHOOTER

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new 7.62x39
« on: April 16, 2011, 04:28:01 PM »
I am new to reloading the 7.62x39 and was wondering if the S&B brass cased ammo from cabelas is relodable ? They don't state if it is boxer primed or not. It is only 10 bucks a box so thought it would be a way to get some cheep brass. A friend of mine insists you can reload the wolf steel cases but I have always heard this is not a good practice. Any thoughts on these subjects would be appreciated . Thanks Mark
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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2011, 04:45:42 PM »
Steel wolf reloads nicely.
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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #2 on: April 16, 2011, 05:48:32 PM »
All of the S&B brass I've seen is reloadable, but I found the primer pockets to be a bit on the small side so I culled them and tossed them in my scrap brass bucket.  As I recall, what I ran into was .38 spl and 9mm, I don't know about any others though.

I've also heard you can't (or shouldn't) reload the steel cases, but all I've come across were berdan primed anyway so it doesn't matter.

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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2011, 02:32:59 AM »
wolfs ive used were berdaned primed.quote author=McDerry link=topic=232298.msg1099299365#msg1099299365 date=1303008342]
Steel wolf reloads nicely.
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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2011, 06:09:55 AM »
Generally the S & B steel case ammo is berdan primed the brass case ammo is boxer,a primer pocket uniformer will take care of tight primer pockets in S & B brass.

LR primes by brand tend to be between .210 and .212 in dia. and will fit  tighter in some brass cases than others.
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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2011, 04:24:10 PM »
Quote from: res45 on April 17, 2011, 06:09:55 AM
a primer pocket uniformer will take care of tight primer pockets in S & B brass.

The Lyman primer pocket uniformer I have doesn't cut the sides of the pocket, just the bottom - it was a really tight fit in the S&B, too.  What brand do you use that cuts the sides?

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Re: new 7.62x39
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2011, 02:26:59 PM »
The only S&B brass I've reloaded were .357 mag and 8x57.Only hitch I found was the .357 brass was shorter than the trim to size.Really like the 8x57 brass.No trouble with it.
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