Reeder Custom Guns - I tried the 125 gr. AK47 bullet .. it's .311"

Jim Taylor
I tried the 125 gr. AK47 bullet .. it's .311"
Tuesday, November 17, 2020, 19:05

loaded with 4831 .. running about 2200 fps. At 50 yards the best was 3 inside 4" with most shooting into a pattern about 5 to 6 inches.

So I am gonna try the heavier bullets and see how they do. The 125's were very pleasant as far as recoil. Pretty much non-existent. But dinner plate "accuracy" at 50 yards just won't quite cut it.

The barrel on this gun is about .307" at the top of the lands. Groove diameter is somewhere around .310 - .311" so we will see if the .308" bullets will slug up.

I have some 150 gr. .spitzers coming.

Working up some loads for the Mosin Nagant - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-17, 18:38
- They look fantastic. You'd tell us if you found - WB, 2020-11-17, 18:56
  - I tried the 125 gr. AK47 bullet .. it's .311" - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-17, 19:05
    - Jim, My Ruger #1 7.62x39mm has a .310" groove... - Huey, 2020-11-17, 20:04
    - The absolute horror of modern rifles - WB, 2020-11-17, 19:51
      - Some people enjoy boring! (nm) - Alcorn, 2020-11-18, 05:26
        Yes .. I like the accuracy of my Ruger American .22 Mag ... - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-18, 07:14
        That is impressive Jim, nice shooting (nm) - Andy S, 2020-11-18, 07:24
        I believe the gun is capable of one-hole accuracy - Jim Taylor, 2020-11-18, 07:47