7.62x39

[Borngeechee]

Bought me a CZ 527 in 7.62x39. Cant wait to try it out. Anyone else huny with a 7.62x39?

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[Dinsdale]

I have a 527 in 22 hornet (lux) and recently handled the carbine 527 you have; what a sweet little number. Fun money poor at the moment or it may have come home with me.

Hope it shoots as good as the hornet.

[Buckmaster7600]

I killed a few deer with my mini 30 when I lived in NC. Was never impressed with the performance. I tried Hornady sst's and the Winchester X's. I beleve Barnes is making a 123gn bullet now. If I was going to hunt with it now I would probably hand load some of them to try.


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[sbuff]

I've killed several deer with my mini 30, it's my go to rifle for deer if I'm not using my muzzloader. It's close to a 30/30, plenty of good hunting ammo out there and even more to plink with 

 

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[HuntOrBeHunted]

I don't but would in a heart beat. Nice gun for sure!!!

[Ontario Buckhunter]

I hunt with my Mini-30 when doing drives. It was worked well out to 80 yrds for me I won't take a shot longer than that though. I shoot federal fusion with a 123 gn bullet.

[grampy]

On 8/9/2017 at 9:25 PM, Borngeechee said:

 

Bought me a CZ 527 in 7.62x39. Cant wait to try it out. Anyone else huny with a 7.62x39?

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Sweet looking rifle!  Hope to see a picture of it lying across a deer this fall! 

[Borngeechee]

I hope so too

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[tuckersdaddy]

Yes in a mini... Here are a few things Ive discovered along the way.... Is the barrell a .308 or a .310 in bore.. This affects how everything performs. My mini happens to be a .308 bore, which is great when Im running reloads because of the wide bullet selection. Now most .308 bullets are designed to hold up in a 308 win or 30'06 which can end up being almost twice the velocity of the 7.62x39. So when you use them in the smaller chambering the termanal performance is poor ( minimal to no expansion). So what I ended up using was a Sierra Varmit TnT 123 gr. Its a weak bullet that opens fully at slower velocity. (also comes apart out of th '06 when loaded heavy) Lots of trial and error but I do carry it in the woods off and on through the season and Im now confident in it within reasonable expectations.

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[Borngeechee]

Yes in a mini... Here are a few things Ive discovered along the way.... Is the barrell a .308 or a .310 in bore.. This affects how everything performs. My mini happens to be a .308 bore, which is great when Im running reloads because of the wide bullet selection. Now most .308 bullets are designed to hold up in a 308 win or 30'06 which can end up being almost twice the velocity of the 7.62x39. So when you use them in the smaller chambering the termanal performance is poor ( minimal to no expansion). So what I ended up using was a Sierra Varmit TnT 123 gr. Its a weak bullet that opens fully at slower velocity. (also comes apart out of th '06 when loaded heavy) Lots of trial and error but I do carry it in the woods off and on through the season and Im now confident in it within reasonable expectations.

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It's .311 from my understanding


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[Rattler]

I've hunted with a Mini 30 in the past.  Found it a bit on the heavy side.  But the 7.62x39 is an adequate deer round out to at least 100 yards.  Good factory hunting ammo works well.  Avoid the military surplus stuff, even if it is a soft point.  It's really substandard IMHO.

 

[Borngeechee]

I've hunted with a Mini 30 in the past.  Found it a bit on the heavy side.  But the 7.62x39 is an adequate deer round out to at least 100 yards.  Good factory hunting ammo works well.  Avoid the military surplus stuff, even if it is a soft point.  It's really substandard IMHO.

 

I use the surplus just for fun but bought the hornady sst ammo for actual hunting

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[Ontario Buckhunter]

Mil surplus is very dirty and is inherently inaccurate and the Berdan primers can cause misfires if you have a soft shoulder, I would never shoot it outside of a range.

[Rattler]

Even the steel cased Wolf ammo and the like will not perform well on deer in many cases.  Good factory hunting ammo should always be used.

[tuckersdaddy]

It's .311 from my understanding


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There are too many variances.. Measuring is the only way to know, or just load some different stuff and see what it likes the best.. Example.. My mini prefers Nosler ballistic tip 150 gr. (.308) with a max load of reloader 7, shoots clover leafs at 100 yrds but you can run faster then the bullet. (1000 to 1100 fps crono) and that particular bullet likes 2500 fps ( out of the '06) to fully open up. The TnT 125 gr will shoot 1in groups but cronos at 1600fps which is fast enough to make them open.

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[Rattler]

You can go directly to CZ to ask them what bore diameter the rifle has.  Makes things much easier.  You may even be able to Google the info.

[Rattler]

Found it online.   CZ 7.62x39 bore diameter is 0.300, groove diameter is 0.312.

I suggest that you continue to shoot and enjoy your rifle with standard, proven components. If you will be reloading, just remember that the .311 bullets might not work as well with the fastest powder you use with the .310 bullets and all should be fine.
 

[Groundpatrol]

I have the same rifle and will probably have it out again in the woods this year. So far I haven"t been able to harvest anything with it.  I use the Hornady steel cased SST rounds for hunting. I use the NECG peep sight as well with an aftermarket front sight.