need advise on 7.62 x25 m-48 ammo please

[Guest slim]

let me start by saying that i do not know anything about reloading and dont really have the time or desire to do any, but i would like advice from a pro on something i have been wanting to do or have done depending on expenses! my favorite ammo has always been the x25 czech hot steel-core ammo which was made in the 50s. i have about 250 rounds of the m-48 ammo left, i had ordered a bunch 10 yrs. ago and at that time shot aound 150 rounds in my cz52 with no problems. this stuff is almost impossible to get now. last month i got lucky and found 2 more boxes of it, but lately all i hear that this ammo has trouble with its primers and alledgedly is very unreliable which i find hard to believe but then i have had many problems with some surp. ammo in other guns! what i really would like to do is to take the m-48 steel-core bullets and just put them into the new S+B cartridges, since the new S+B has a velocity of 1650 f.p.s. i know i would have to be cautious not to seat the bullet to deep etc.. so what would i need to buy to pull and seat and crimp and seal the bullets and how much would these items cost? thank you ! Edited June 6, 2008 by slim

[Guest Mugster]

Thats a really bad idea. Just shoot them as is.

[Guest slim]

why is it a bad idea? after 60 yrs. surplus ammo can be unreliable, have had many problems with chinese surplus made in 92! bought a bunch in 97 and 2 to 8 rounds avg. in a box of 20 did only go click! better safe than sorry! when youre life might depend on it!

[mdlave]

There are several sites where you can buy fairly reliable 7.62x25 for real cheap. I've shot some of the Bulgarian crap, and even those worked more than 90% of the time. Stick with the Romanian. Check this site out.

http://gun-deals.com/ammo.php?caliber=7.62x25

[Guest Mugster]

why is it a bad idea? after 60 yrs. surplus ammo can be unreliable, have had many problems with chinese surplus made in 92! bought a bunch in 97 and 2 to 8 rounds avg. in a box of 20 did only go click! better safe than sorry! when youre life might depend on it!

Because powder charges are specific to bullet weight. Bullet profile, diameter, material its made from, and crimp also play in.

[Guest slim]

thanks for that info, i really dont know whether or not the m-48 bullet since it is steel-core is the same weight as the lead bullet in the S+B ammo. i will have to find a scale and pull 1 of each and weigh them. and if the weight is the same i will take it from there.