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SigBoy66	Am I going to blow my self up	Lead	[-]
Posts: 216 (08/28/08 11:28 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tags : None I been looking for loading data for my romainian TT33. Lee posted some data with the dies that says 8.5 grains of AA#5 with a 90 grain bullet is hunky doory. I downloaded to 7.9 grains. I look on line for data on different boards, everybody says dont use this data in the tokarev, only CZ 52, the loads posted show 6.8 grains of AA#5 as max. The velocity is only like 1234 fps. I have been shooting bulgarian ammo for a couple of months in my TT33 with no ill effects. Am I going to blow myself up with 6.8 grains of AA#5, or shooting the bulgarian ammo? Thanks, Sigboy
Dennis Jenkins1		#1	[-]
Posts: 1813 (08/28/08 03:43 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	SigBoy66 wrote: You must be drawn to controversy. Accurate Arms backed off that CZ 52 statement a couple of years ago. I think they still have a toll free number. I'd call them and ask. Dennis Jenkins I been looking for loading data for my romainian TT33. Lee posted some data with the dies that says 8.5 grains of AA#5 with a 90 grain bullet is hunky doory. I downloaded to 7.9 grains. I look on line for data on different boards, everybody says dont use this data in the tokarev, only CZ 52, the loads posted show 6.8 grains of AA#5 as max. The velocity is only like 1234 fps. I have been shooting bulgarian ammo for a couple of months in my TT33 with no ill effects. Am I going to blow myself up with 6.8 grains of AA#5, or shooting the bulgarian ammo? Thanks, Sigboy
ballcap57		#2	[-]
Posts: 385 (09/01/08 03:00 PM) Veteran member Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Sigboy I have been loading 7.62x25 for a while now. Still have all fingers and no facial disfiguration (because of the reloading anyways, ). I went through all the reloading books I have, using 100 gr plinkers, Hornady HXP's, etc etc. Best bullet? Pulled Bulgarian or Romanian. I know I know I am going to get grief from some for pulling bullets from, ahem, perfectly good ammo, but I was wanting to experiment with this cartridge.Besides, you can buy surplus and break them down cheaper than buying Hornady's or Sierra's. Results: 5 grains of Bullseye with a pulled bullet, seated to your preference, will drop the casings out of a TT33, 5 to 7 feet from you. CZ52's will still launch them into semi orbit. Still experimeting though, here lately I am casting Linotype, with a 93 grain .311 bullet, sized to .309 with a Lee sizer, and using 4.1 grs. of Bullseye, I am getting excellant results.
SigBoy66	Not sure I am buying all the hype about the CZ 52 being much stronger.	#3	[-]
Posts: 217 (09/02/08 03:33 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Found some data on line that makes 5.3 grains of tight group behind a 90 grain hornandy XTP as fine for the CZ 52 but not so good for the TT33. So I loaded them at 4.7 grains. the cases were ejecting not even a foot out of the gun. I was chrono'ing them around 1140 fps. I shoot some of the century bulgarian surplus, the brass ejects a few feet from the gun, and crhonos at 1450 fps. No backed out primers, not cratering, no overt signs of pressure. I might bump up my load to 5.2 grains of tite group and see what I get.

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