Thread: Loading 7.62x39 subsonic from steel cased factory ammo

Originally Posted by Cigar

Number 1 depends on the powder, apparently reduced charges with some powders can be dangerous.

Pulling the projectile probably stuffs up your neck tension, so it may not even hold the projectile when reseated.

I can say from the millitary 7.62 that I decapped and re-projectiled that there was no shortage of neck tension, the steel cases are just about forged onto the projectile. However it's going to depend on each manufacturer as they don't make to SAMI specifications.

OOPS forgot to emphasise we never re-seated the factory fmj's, only new soft points.