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Offline spooked

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7.62x39
« on: March 19, 2013, 07:25:00 AM »
O great and wonderus Oz please tell me can a 7.62 handi be reamed to .300Savage? :) Jist acquired same and have a box of  .300 Savage ammo to play with.. :P
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2013, 08:38:52 AM »
I wouldn't alter a 7.62x39 in any way.  Just now, they're super hard to find.  Keep it as it is and find something else to play with or sell it and get what you want.  JMHO.

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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2013, 08:40:00 AM »
Here's where I reference for such questions.  ;)

http://stevespages.com/page8d.htm

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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2013, 07:34:09 PM »
Quote from: petemi on March 19, 2013, 08:38:52 AM
I wouldn't alter a 7.62x39 in any way. Just now, they're super hard to find.  Keep it as it is and find something else to play with or sell it and get what you want.  JMHO.

Pete

I agree with Pete, did you see what the last 7.62x39 barrel sold for?  What's that phrase, everyone is so fond of using?  "They're as rare as hen's teeth!" ;D

I also found that if you spend the time with it, you'll find out they are some pretty accurate shooters.
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2013, 04:49:01 AM »
I'd a lot rather see you rechamber a 300 BLK.  By the way, there is a Savage 99 in the classifieds in 300 Savage!
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2013, 01:26:38 AM »
Quote from: spooked on March 19, 2013, 07:25:00 AM
O great and wonderus Oz please tell me can a 7.62 handi be reamed to .300Savage? :) Jist acquired same and have a box of  .300 Savage ammo to play with.. :P

the 7.62x39 is a stand out for the .303 british.
Bernie ;)
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2013, 04:25:57 AM »
Quote from: dodd3 on March 21, 2013, 01:26:38 AM
the 7.62x39 is a stand out for the .303 british.
Bernie ;)

That reminds me...the 7.62x39 is a .311" bore not .308" like the 300 Savage.

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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2013, 04:56:35 AM »
Quote from: -Dinny on March 21, 2013, 04:25:57 AM
Quote from: dodd3 on March 21, 2013, 01:26:38 AM
the 7.62x39 is a stand out for the .303 british.
Bernie ;)

That reminds me...the 7.62x39 is a .311" bore not .308" like the 300 Savage.

Thanks, Dinny

BINGO!!!  Of coarse you could still do it and have a .311 Savage ;) but factory ammo would likely be woefully in accurate.

If you must have one the 300 BLK or a stub job is about your only option...  The 300 blk would have a pretty short barrel tho...

Personally I would have a stub done.

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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2013, 06:03:45 AM »
Quote from: cwlongshot on March 21, 2013, 04:56:35 AM
Quote from: -Dinny on March 21, 2013, 04:25:57 AM
Quote from: dodd3 on March 21, 2013, 01:26:38 AM
the 7.62x39 is a stand out for the .303 british.
Bernie ;)

That reminds me...the 7.62x39 is a .311" bore not .308" like the 300 Savage.

Thanks, Dinny

BINGO!!!  Of coarse you could still do it and have a .311 Savage ;) but factory ammo would likely be woefully in accurate.

If you must have one the 300 BLK or a stub job is about your only option...  The 300 blk would have a pretty short barrel tho...

Personally I would have a stub done.

CW
Tried a bullet in the muzzle and tight as it was I believe the .300 Sav. would work.These &.62 handis must not be .311 inna bore :o .Looked at the sight Dinny suggested, and I believe it would be an easy conversion...
However me Old granny always taught me to listen and respect me elders ;D so.
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Pete and Old School suggested leaving her be ...I'm jist gonna try it as is for a while and watch for a trade on the .300 Savage.. ;)
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2013, 06:25:31 AM »
Petemi and Gendoc, to name a few, really know how to make those x39s shoot.

If nothing else, you might try using their names in the advanced search to find what works best. ;)

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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2013, 08:06:49 AM »
Mines .311 and very accurate. I can't find it here any more but 123gr soft point American Eagle ammo was so accurate I could not make it better w/my handloads. Kurt
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Re: 7.62x39
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2013, 08:46:05 AM »
Going to a show this week end that is one of the things I'll look for! Thanks for the tip..needa coupla boxes of brass in case i decide to keep it...
 Tried some Russian steel cased ammo and about every other one require a second pin strike..a couple wouldn't fire in it...first try inna sks they went bang...Had one brass Winchester load i struck it 3 times inna the handi and Twice in the sks before it went bang(talk about yer hard primers)...
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