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  • mud135
    • Nov 2009
    • 54

    Pull surplus bullets

    Hi anyone pull 7.62x54R bullets to reload to boxer primed brass? I have Albanian surplus seen on internet using bullets for .303 British but not Russian. Also using powder from pull rounds to recharge new cases such as PPU? Thanks for any information.
  • navyrifleman
    • Oct 2009
    • 1734

    #2
    Originally posted by mud135 View Post
    Hi anyone pull 7.62x54R bullets to reload to boxer primed brass? I have Albanian surplus seen on internet using bullets for .303 British but not Russian. Also using powder from pull rounds to recharge new cases such as PPU? Thanks for any information.
    You could certainly pull bullets from 7.62x54R cartridges and use them to reload other types of rounds such as .303 British and 7.7 Japanese Arisaka. Weigh them so that you know what load recipes to try.

    As to using the powder from the pulled rounds... that is a bit risky, since you really don't know for certain what type of powder it is - and therefor what reloading data and recipes it would work in safely.

    Others might have had experience doing this or might know the type of powder you are dealing with, but I would advise against it. Instead, choose a powder recommended by one or more of the recent reloading manuals.

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    • mud135
      • Nov 2009
      • 54

      #3
      Thanks for the info.

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      • Jeremy2171
        • Feb 2010
        • 1548

        #4
        It's not a big deal...case capacity is similar and the powder is similar.

        Reduce your charges and work up.

        HOWEVER Albanian x54 is sometimes undersize ..most .303s prefer .312.

        I've done this for years reusing the projectiles AND powder...but now the x54 ammo is hard to find...so I'm shooting it instead of pulling it down!
        Semper Fi....
        USMC ret
        07/02 SOT
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        • mud135
          • Nov 2009
          • 54

          #5
          Ok these rounds spear to measure.308 that’s why I would like to reuse in Mosin which slugs at.314 huge, I have gear to reload for Mosin haven’t yet just want to see how they would work. See a lot of online stuff about using pulled.311 c54 for using in Enfields not reusing for Mosin. My surplus is undersized.

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          • Pinecone
            • Jan 2014
            • 1090

            #6
            Watch the powders. You want to make sure you only use powder from ONE LOT.

            People have reported pulling bullets from different lots and having wildly different looking powder at very different amounts.

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            • navyrifleman
              • Oct 2009
              • 1734

              #7
              I cast lead bullets for some of my reloading. You might consider giving it a try for your Mosin or Lee Enfield.

              Lee makes a mold specifically designed by C.E. Harris for 7.65X39mm which casts at .312 at about 160 grains. It can be loaded as cast or resized down for tighter barrels. Using Liquid Alox as a bullet lubricant is easy and reduces barrel leading.

              In using cast bullets, however, you would want to stick with powders recommended in the manuals (Lyman Cast Bullet Manual is a very good one), and keep away from the military powder from pulled rounds. Pressures generated with powders meant for jacketed bullets would generally be too high for use with cast bullets.

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              • milprileb
                • Oct 2009
                • 3998

                #8
                Yeah but............

                When you do re use the powder from military ammunition...do the load development and then begin pulling bullets, re use of powder and making better ammo with new boxer primed cases & primers, one has to remember this spam can ammo is old ammo. Can by can, you'll see the effects of aging...50's era, 70's era powders are at different stages of deterioration. Might not matter for 100 yd shooting but it'll cost you accuracy at 300 yds more than likely.

                East Block Ammo: don't assume all the rounds in that spam can were loaded with same ammo. IE: I was tearing down 762x54R from a freshly opened can of Bulgarian ammo and the first layer of 10 rd packets were wrapped differently than the remaining layers of 10 rd packages. I found top layer had ball powder and other layers had a stick powder. Of the layers of stick powder, some packets had powder that looked differently than others.

                So if you re use surplus powder: Caution . I found a universal truth: Yes I can but Why Do it. Just pull the bullet and scrap the powder. I don't need the drama of mystery powder and all that goes with it.

                Just saying.......................

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                • drnewcomb
                  • Dec 2019
                  • 62

                  #9
                  Originally posted by milprileb View Post
                  ........Just pull the bullet and scrap the powder. I don't need the drama of mystery powder and all that goes with it.

                  Just saying.......................
                  It does sound just a tad desperate. I probably wouldn't hesitate using powder from one lot of US GI ammo but I've been to Albania and... well

                  Just saying.........

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                  • Jeremy2171
                    • Feb 2010
                    • 1548

                    #10
                    Originally posted by drnewcomb View Post
                    It does sound just a tad desperate. I probably wouldn't hesitate using powder from one lot of US GI ammo but I've been to Albania and... well

                    Just saying.........
                    I just shoot my Albanian then reload the brass afterwards.
                    Semper Fi....
                    USMC ret
                    07/02 SOT
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                    • DougS
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 761

                      #11
                      I you are doing this in a case by case basis - i.e. emptying a corrosive berdan primed case into a new boxer primed case of the exact same cartridge, then I see no issue. If salvaging the powder for another cartridge - you've received good advice above.

                      For what it worth I've done the same with old Turkish 8mm with no issues to date.

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                      • mud135
                        • Nov 2009
                        • 54

                        #12
                        Thanks for the info guys.

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                        • mac1911
                          • Oct 2009
                          • 3005

                          #13
                          Seems like a lot of effort to pull not so great bullets, un known powder and such?
                          You could probably find someone to by the ammo for more than you think.
                          Is it the brass cased albanian ? That takes the .217 primer?
                          Last edited by mac1911; 02-21-2020, 11:38 AM.

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                          • mud135
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 54

                            #14
                            Yes I’m pretty it’s Albanian by head stamp and yes .217 primer hole. Found a Berdan primer convention kit 22lr reloader that looks interesting. Whether i shoot or pull bullets hate to throw that brass away. I got a small lot of PPU to shoot and ruse brass just haven’t shot any of it.

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                            • DougS
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 761

                              #15
                              If looking for berdan primers for 7.62x54: https://fedarm.com/product/primers-berdan-lr/

                              However these would appear to be .255 diameter based on the Murom Apparatus site which is FedArms likely source. http://www.mpzflame.ru/production/primers/

                              Large Rifle
                              KV-24N 5,50 For 7,62х39 cartridges

                              Large Rifle
                              KV-7,62N 5,49 For 7,62 NATO cartridges

                              Large Rifle
                              KV-27N 6,49 For 7,62х51; 7,62х54 cartridges

                              Large Rifle Magnum
                              KV-308N 6,49 For .308 Winchester cartridges

                              Large Rifle
                              KV-25N 9,02 For 12,7 and 14,5 mm calibers

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