On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 12:45:37 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:11:09 -0400, John H.
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On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 10:36:18 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 09:08:23 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 8 Mar 2015 08:05:15 +0000, RGrew176 wrote:


Wayne.B;1029622 Wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 08:28:57 -0500, John H.
wrote:
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...not a bad deal if you have an outside range at which to shoot:

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That's a very good price. The Mosin is definitely inexpensive to
shoot but I'm still not crazy about the gun itself. Ammo for the M1
Garand is more than three times as expensive but the M1 is a much
nicer gun to shoot and the ammo is non-corrosive.

If you buy American ammo you need not worry about any corrosive issues.
American ammo is non-corrosive.

True, but the cost is about five times as much.

Reloading might be for you, if you have a source of boxer primed
brass.

I just clean the gun more. No source of brass, that I know of, and I shoot only
around 40 rounds or less when I go. I've been using this stuff:
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/produ...unds?a=1584501
which is pretty reasonable.

That sounds like the perfect usage for a reloader. You can load 50 in
less than an hour using a single station loader and it is pretty much
foolproof once you get the loader set up. If you are not changing
calibers and loads you don't really need to mess with it.
When I was pumping out .38 wadcutters I didn't change the loader for
over a year. You should still check the powder measure now and then
but it really doesn't move.
For target shooting you are not looking for maximum terminal
performance. You want a moderate load that is very repeatable.
Once you have done a particular load for a while, you just know what
it is supposed to look like.

The other advantage of reloading is you can quickly change to another
style of bullet or pep up the performance. On an old round like that,
your choices in the commercial market are pretty limited.

Guide me, oh Sensie. What stuff would I need to reload 7.62x54R cartridges?
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