Thread: Loading 7.62x39 subsonic from steel cased factory ammo

Haven`t done it for a few years as shoot a 44mag sub gun now days but used to shoot the Chinese 7.62x39 steel cased military rounds at subsonic. Would pull the projectile, toss the powder and replace it with a measure of Win231. Poke a piece of toilet paper on top of the powder as a filler then replace the full military jacket bullet. Shot quite a few pigs and Red deer with them. Generally went for head shots as was a NV set up and could get close. If shot in the chest and as the bullets are just statically stable they tumble on impact. Generally they exited the off side rib cage side on. Deer chest shot would run but you would pick them up within 50 mts of where you shot them.