Turning WWB 7.62 to...

[jjroth]

Mexican match.

Have a match want to go to, any problems to know about pulling the m80 ball and replacing with 150gr SMK??

Thanks.

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[relics6165]

JJ:

Not a thing wrong with this, go for it. I have done it with both 3006, and 7.62.

If you want to get a little more complicated, weight enough charges to get an average powder weight, then drop your charge weigh just a tiny bit (this is simply to avoid the Twilight Zone, whereby you won't have enough powder for the last round), rethrow the powder, seat the SMK, and go shootin'.

I don't know what the 147 FMJs are like in WWB, but I DO know the older bulk 55 grain FMJ bullets Winchester sold for M1993 loads in 223 were the least consistent bullets I have ever seen.

HTH

[limazulu]

Mexican match.

Have a match want to go to, any problems to know about pulling the m80 ball and replacing with 150gr SMK??

Thanks.

The only problem I can think of is if the rules for the shoot require you use military ammo. Mexican match would violate the rules.

[John Kepler]

With all the futzing around this is going to entail; why don't you just load yourself some decent ammo? That's a LOT of time and effort to make a pretty mediocre load....remember, in "real" Mexican Match, they were breaking down M118 and adding the 168 SMK....M118 was at least sort-of match ammo going in, and replacing the lousy M72 ball did a LOT to make it better! M80 ball with a "better ball" isn't going to be all that much better a load!