![]() Alternately, reloaders in the US can purchase proper, new cases from Starline Mfg. This is necessary because a powerful rifle cartridge has just been cut back to where the brass is relatively thick and must be thinned if excessive chamber pressures are to be avoided in the pistol. Afterward, a reamer-which fits a tap handle-is used to ream out the new case neck to an acceptable thickness. The cartridge case is inserted into the open-topped die, which produces a shoulder in the correct position, and the portion of the case projecting through the top is sawed off. Reloadable cartridge cases can be produced by resizing and trimming 9mm Winchester Magnum brass, or alternately by reforming 5.56×45mm NATO. Although most firearms chambered in this caliber were declared obsolete and removed from military inventories, some police and special forces units in Russia, Pakistan and China may still use it because of the large quantity of stored ammunition available. NIJ standards factor in up to 1400 fps of bullet velocity higher-velocity rounds can eventually penetrate them, but by definition, level III must be able to stop any 7.65 mm bullet ). (Level IIIA is an advanced version of the Level II that can stop faster bullets than Level II, but does not meet the Level III standard. When fired from a carbine-length barrel, the cartridge may penetrate NIJ level II, but is sometimes stopped by the current standard armor NIJ level IIIA. This cartridge has excellent penetration and can easily defeat lighter ballistic vests (NIJ level I and IIA) as well as some kevlar helmets, such as the American PASGT helmet. These include armor-piercing, tracer, and incendiary rounds. The Russians produced a wide array of loadings for this cartridge for use in submachine guns. The cartridge is in principle an enhanced Russian version of the 7.63×25mm Mauser. Buyers should be aware the Thompson Contenders chambered for the 32-20 have a bore diameter of.308 NOT.312 as in all other applications. Designed to shoot in the 7.62x25 Tokarev.That is about top-end for the Tokarev pistols CZ-52 pistols and Soviet-bloc SMGs can run hotter loads. With 85-90 grain bullets/boolits, start with 6.5 grains of AA-7 and work toward 7.7 grains for 1400 FPS. AA-7 powder has been my 'go-to' powder for the 7.62 x 25 Tokarev.Neither Hodgdon or Accurate Arms lists this cartridge on their web page reloading data manual. This data may be outdated as it is from 2005 which is the last data I have. Tokarev load.Speer 110 grs RN with 6.5 grs to 7.4 grs for up to 1239 FPS I offer this data which you must verify with a Accurate Arms reloading pamphlet from your gun dealer. ![]()
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