7.62 X 45 ???

Magnum Wheel Man · October 25, 2006, 07:31 AM

anyone shoot one ???

I inherited one as part of my father in laws collection several years ago, & cartridges are pretty hard to come by... a buddy of mine showed me how to make brass from a donner cartridge, but it's time consuming...

just curious if the are any others out there???

Gewehr98 · October 25, 2006, 08:59 AM

Same for the stripper clips that are pretty much unique to the rifle and round. I make my rounds from either .220 Swift, 6.5x52 Carcano, or 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schonauer brass. My website shows how to make it, and I do sell batches of reformed brass every now and again. If you're not into making custom brass to feed your Czech VZ-52 rifle, then places like Buffalo Arms will also sell you reformed brass and new ammo made from reformed brass, but it won't be cheap. ($36.00 per box of 20 rounds)

Magnum Wheel Man · October 25, 2006, 09:17 AM

Cool... yes... I've been making mine out of 220 swift brass...

Mannlicher · October 25, 2006, 02:58 PM

My god Gewehr, you are mutilating beautiful 6.5X54 M-S brass to make those? Oh the Humanity!!

candr44 · October 25, 2006, 06:27 PM

I have one and I see them turning up at gun shows every now and then. I got lucky when I bought mine at a show because I found 1200 rounds of surplus ammo for $100 a few tables down.

If you use the surplus ammo, clean your gun right after using it. The surplus is very corrosive.

Gewehr98 · October 25, 2006, 09:33 PM

I buy it in bulk, and don't have to turn the rims down like I do with .220 Swift brass. So, yeah, I mutlilate it, but no more than somebody who buys 7mm-08 brass or .243 brass to make .260 Remington.

guntotin_fool · October 26, 2006, 10:58 AM

I had both rifle and ammo when they appeared a while ago, (maybe 10 years ago) I think I paid 200 for gun and 1000 rounds. Very nice gun, lots of fun to shoot, I sold it when i noticed the ammo was getting a little more pricey, One problem then was the only factory ammo was a berdan primed and about 90% was steel cased. I think i put 2 or 2 thousand rounds through mine and still sold for about 200 bucks. For a while it was cheaper than the old cheap 7.62x39 to shoot, I have to look, but i think i bought 1400 rounds at a time for like 79 bucks. Maybe less, delivered.

October 25, 2006, 07:31 AM	#1
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 3,663	7.62 X 45 ??? anyone shoot one ??? I inherited one as part of my father in laws collection several years ago, & cartridges are pretty hard to come by... a buddy of mine showed me how to make brass from a donner cartridge, but it's time consuming... just curious if the are any others out there??? __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...

October 25, 2006, 08:59 AM	#2
Gewehr98 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2000 Location: Token Creek, WI Posts: 4,067	The ammo is rare, and getting more so by the minute. Same for the stripper clips that are pretty much unique to the rifle and round. I make my rounds from either .220 Swift, 6.5x52 Carcano, or 6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schonauer brass. My website shows how to make it, and I do sell batches of reformed brass every now and again. If you're not into making custom brass to feed your Czech VZ-52 rifle, then places like Buffalo Arms will also sell you reformed brass and new ammo made from reformed brass, but it won't be cheap. ($36.00 per box of 20 rounds) __________________ "Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round... Neural Misfires

October 25, 2006, 09:17 AM	#3
Magnum Wheel Man Senior Member Join Date: July 26, 2006 Location: Southern Minnesota Posts: 3,663	Cool... yes... I've been making mine out of 220 swift brass... __________________ In life you either make dust or eat dust...

October 25, 2006, 02:58 PM	#4
Mannlicher Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2001 Location: North Central Florida Posts: 2,785	My god Gewehr, you are mutilating beautiful 6.5X54 M-S brass to make those? Oh the Humanity!! __________________ Nemo Me Impune Lacesset "The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.".........Ronald Reagan

October 25, 2006, 09:33 PM	#6
Gewehr98 Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2000 Location: Token Creek, WI Posts: 4,067	Norma makes oodles of the stuff. I buy it in bulk, and don't have to turn the rims down like I do with .220 Swift brass. So, yeah, I mutlilate it, but no more than somebody who buys 7mm-08 brass or .243 brass to make .260 Remington. __________________ "Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round... Neural Misfires

October 25, 2006, 06:27 PM	#5
candr44 Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2006 Posts: 262	I have one and I see them turning up at gun shows every now and then. I got lucky when I bought mine at a show because I found 1200 rounds of surplus ammo for $100 a few tables down. If you use the surplus ammo, clean your gun right after using it. The surplus is very corrosive.

October 26, 2006, 10:58 AM	#7
guntotin_fool Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2004 Posts: 1,398	I had both rifle and ammo when they appeared a while ago, (maybe 10 years ago) I think I paid 200 for gun and 1000 rounds. Very nice gun, lots of fun to shoot, I sold it when i noticed the ammo was getting a little more pricey, One problem then was the only factory ammo was a berdan primed and about 90% was steel cased. I think i put 2 or 2 thousand rounds through mine and still sold for about 200 bucks. For a while it was cheaper than the old cheap 7.62x39 to shoot, I have to look, but i think i bought 1400 rounds at a time for like 79 bucks. Maybe less, delivered.