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Old 02-03-2017, 09:48 AM
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I'm setting up to load some 762x39 for a friend. The heaviest bullet my data shows is 150gr. There are some 155gr bullets available that I would like to try. Opinions on this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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There are also 158. What are you shooting them out of?

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Not a problem. Read this article from loaddata:

https://www.loaddata.com/articles/pd...%2047%20lr.pdf
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There are also 158. What are you shooting them out of?

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Will be shooting them out of a Windham AR.
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