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Post by wickerbill on Oct 17, 2009 21:47:34 GMT -5
Tex, the original brass was made out of .41 magnum brass. Yeah, I know. The 7.62x39 is .443" above the rim; the .41Mag/.41 AE is .435" above the rim. The .008" difference isn't very much, (if the chamber is sloppy, could might be ideal), the 7.62x39 is less expensive than .41 Mag, should be just as capable of handling the pressure and I would think it wouldn't require as much cutting for the extractor groove/rim. That is if 7.62x39 brass would work....which is what I was asking because of my extremely limited experience with this kind of stuff. Personally, if I had one of these and some original ammo/cases, I'd shoot the gun with a substitute and keep all the original ammo/cases I could find if I ever wanted to resell it. Even if you can use the 7.62*39 brass, you will still have to put it in the lath and turn the case heads down to 9mm size as it has a rebated head. The one reason also might give you problems with the primers is the head size. Bill
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