(My experience with Lee has been very good, at backing their products, and making it right with their customers-)Īnyone want to help me pull 80 7. You find load data for cartridges in caliber 7.62 x 25 Tokarev with all common powders and bullets by clicking the 'Loads in this caliber' button above. ![]() I had loaded up 80 rounds in 8 recipes, to try out, using Lee dies, and lubing the cases, as they specified, but got a bad shock when I went to the range to try them out! None of the loads would chamber! Bummer! Old Dummy here didn't try to chamber an empty, sized case in the CZ-52, before making all the test loads up! I wasn't expecting any problems, since I own over 30 sets of Lee dies, and have never had a problem with them- I got my Micrometer and Dial calipers out and measured a sized case from the Lee die, and then measured some commercial "S&B", "PPU", and Winchester ammo, and found, sure enough, that the Lee sized case was WAY over spec! So the Lee die is on the way to them now, with a sample sized case, to let them check it out. I've been casting bullets for well over 60 years now, and can put together a very hard alloy, if need be- I figure I'll try some with Lyman spec #2 Alloy, bought from Missouri Bullet company, and then blend my own, adding some Antimony, and water quenching them. Test barrel length: 120mm (4.724 in) The 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (designated as the 7.62 × 25 Tokarev by the C.I.P. Thanks for all the responses, and advice, it's given me some info to work with!
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