Posted on 03/25/2020 8:40:27 AM PDT by PROCON
Bot it a long time ago...Very fun to shoot...and inexpensive to shoot also...
Not all that accurate though.
Yep...a very fast round.
I think way back in the day in Europe..they had a machine gun that used that round.
A unique round..and the CZ-52 is pretty unique itself with.."Roller Bearings"!!
The PPSH-41 used the 7.62x25, the most produced subgun og WWII.
Well in a way; I’ve been furloughed along with 70 other pilots.
I believe so.
For later reference on cartridge velocity.
Remington made them in .308 win. I think that they were 55 grain bullet weight.
Sorry to hear that.
One might be well advised to avoid the ongoing cartridge wars - "this year's golden boy is tomorrow's chopped liver", as they say, and the ammo manufacturers are just as hip to this as anyone else who has anything for sale.
Choose a cartridge that's generally appropriate to the task at hand, and then set out to control the most important variable after that - YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY SHOOT IT WELL.
Consider for example, say, the .270 Winchester. Not necessarily my first or third choice for anything on earth, but if your grandfather left you one, you're just as well off with that as you are anything else that's new and blingy that competes with it, because either you can shoot it or... you need more training and practice.
I think a lot of the inaccuracies came from commercial manufacturers trying to squeeze every bit of velocity they could out of the rounds for the bragging rights.
It’s been a lot of years, but I seem to recall hand loaders maintaining a good part of the velocity gain while gaining stability with some heavier boat tail bullets.
This is the what I recall from the explanation I was once given for it... -----------
Lock speed, or lock time, refers to the time lag between the time you squeeze the trigger and the firing pin hits the primer.
It is measurable, believe it or not... the 788 derives its surprisingly high lock time from the fact that it is designed with rear locking lugs rather than front locking lugs.
The same person also said to me, "You want more accuracy than your 788? (I did own one at the time...) Don't think you're gonna get it by spending money on a 700."
Also those rear locking lugs in the 788 create an endemic problem, particularly that of "Bolt compression", I believe is the technical term. The repeated, ongoing force of recoil directed upon the entire length of the bolt, because of the rear locking lugs, actually causes the bolt to compress over time, creating an excessive headspace problem over time. This was especially a problem in the cartridges that pushed the limit of the design specs of the 788 action, particularly the .308 and .358 Winchester.
Rifles with front locking lug bolts - that is to say most centerfire rifles -don't have this problem.
By the way if you happen to have a 788 that's in good shape, keep it even if it isn't pretty. And, if it's in one of a few certain cartridges that date to the introduction of the 788 - .30-30 and 44 magnum, mostly, your 788 might have collector value.
I was thinking in qualitative terms, not quantitative as it a measurement of time.
Apologies for any confusion.
When I loaded those, I did not know where the projectile flew to.
I did not, I never noticed them but thanks.
Some Texan is playing with them :)
Never shot any of that French .308 Nato either.
Rare stuff.
Sorry to hear that. Good luck to you.
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Thanks - get to kick back for a while; still will fly jump planes maybe if the jump business stays open.
Offer to fly rich people to their hideout bunkers.
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I’ve already contacted the bizjet outfit I used to work for.
So, my 45-70 sucks?
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