PPU 7.62 Tokarev Cartridges Disassembled

Freischütz · 02-02-2012, 08:06 PM

Thirty or so years ago I bought 3000 rounds of surplus Czech 7.62 ammo. For use in a C96 I broke the ammo down and reloaded it with Unique. I weighed 50 original charges and found they ranged between 9.8 and 10.2 gr. Headstamp dates were 10/51 to 1/53.

Since I'm thrifty I put the surplus powder in a mixing bowel and “blended” it with a wooden spoon and my hands. Then I started loading it in the 9 mm Par. I used 115 gr Win jacketed bullets, Federal cases, and CCI primers. Overall length was 29 mm. I shot the reloads in a H&K P7.

Here are four selected results with the format - charge in gr/velocity fps/standard deviation fps:
7.0/1065/26
7.5/1109/21
8.0/1198/25
8.5/1261/27

02-02-2012, 08:06 PM	#7
Freischütz User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 127 Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts	Thirty or so years ago I bought 3000 rounds of surplus Czech 7.62 ammo. For use in a C96 I broke the ammo down and reloaded it with Unique. I weighed 50 original charges and found they ranged between 9.8 and 10.2 gr. Headstamp dates were 10/51 to 1/53. Since I'm thrifty I put the surplus powder in a mixing bowel and “blended” it with a wooden spoon and my hands. Then I started loading it in the 9 mm Par. I used 115 gr Win jacketed bullets, Federal cases, and CCI primers. Overall length was 29 mm. I shot the reloads in a H&K P7. Here are four selected results with the format - charge in gr/velocity fps/standard deviation fps: 7.0/1065/26 7.5/1109/21 8.0/1198/25 8.5/1261/27