7.62X54 Question about bullet replacement in Mil Surplus rounds...

[jrapose]

Yep, it is right up there.....311" (slug size) so I think a .308 bullet would fit mighty loose...sorta wobble down the barrel...

The problem I am running into is finding a bullet in the .311" size....all I have found is lapula .311 in 125g and 200g weights...way different than the 147g of the pulled bullet...

Joel
Kalifornia

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[vintage hunter]

Yep, it is right up there.....311" (slug size) so I think a .308 bullet would fit mighty loose...sorta wobble down the barrel...

That all depends on bore dimensions and condition I reckon. It's been my experience that Finnish built Mosins and German made Argentine Mausers usually shoot just as well with .308'' bullets as they do with the 311/312's. The bores of Russian and Argentine made barrels can vary widely, groove diameters as large as .316'' have been reported in MN's and .314'' in Mausers made by the Argentines. Like WarPig I can't comment on the SVT's but doubt they'd be any more consistent.

The problem I am running into is finding a bullet in the .311" size

As said above you have to look for 303/7.7mm to find them. Had a quick look on the Grafs, Midway and Natchez websites and they're all are showing a variety of 311/312 150gr bullets in stock.