Polish T33 7.62x25 handloads

[mbogo3]

Shot this off the bags at 15 yards to see what the gun liked.Now I'll have to practice off hand.

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[jmoore]

Never thought of the 7,62x25 as a magnum cartridge! Winchester 296 doesn't like reduced loads, generally. How's the muzzle flash?

[mbogo3]

Hornady list data for both H-110 and Win 296 essentially the same powder.Muzzle flash is no different than Surplus ammo. I am using Starline brass and WSP primers.

[jmoore]

No TT-33 (yet), but one of the semi-auto PPS-43 pistols and a Czech CZ52. Might have to try the old .30 Mauser dies and see if they'll work for those two. The S&B brass has been miserable. Most of the factory loads split badly. The Wolf and milsurp ammo have been fine, but I'm about out of the super-hot Czech ammo. Until recently, the Polish ammo was so cheap and available in quantity that reloading this caliber wasn't a consideration.

[enfield303t]

Where I live I don't know of anyone that reloads this cal. as surplus ammo is still cheap and plentiful. I have heard that surplus is done and won't be available but don't know if I believe it. It would make sense that there's not a abundance of pistol ammo compared to 7.62X39 however am not sure if all the old Iron Curtain countries have exhaused their supply of TT ammo. Saying they are "selling out" seems to be a good tactic for the Russians to raise the price of any item they hold.

I think we have over 3,000 round of TT and really don't use if very often so should be good for years.

Your target shows a very good group, good shooting.

[mbogo3]

This was a new /never issued Polish Tokarev from 1953 from the famous "Random" factory #11 .The Czech SMG ammo shoots into 2" groups but who likes to clean corrosive.Have a case put away JIC. Should be around 1500fps but haven't chronied them .........Harold