7.62x39

[2002ford]

I was sorting through buckets of brass I get and I stumbled upon quite a few 7.62x39 with rings around the neck.
What would cause this? They measure out to the correct length. Can they be reloaded?

 

[Walkalong]

That's weird. They are probably ok. Do a good internal check.

 

[Anchorite]

Must be that they were shot in a defective chamber? That is weird. I’ve never seen something like that before. But I think they would clean up when you resized them.

 

[Mk-211]

Saiga chamber.

Saiga IZ132 Stepped Chamber: 7.62x39 Deformed Cases

Effects of the Russian Izhmash Saiga IZ132 Rifle's Stepped Chamber found on some of the imported Saiga 7.62x39 Rifles (https://goo.gl/3PgWRx). The Stepped C...

youtu.be

 

[Anchorite]

Saiga chamber.

Saiga IZ132 Stepped Chamber: 7.62x39 Deformed Cases

Effects of the Russian Izhmash Saiga IZ132 Rifle's Stepped Chamber found on some of the imported Saiga 7.62x39 Rifles (https://goo.gl/3PgWRx). The Stepped C...

youtu.be

Learn something every day. Thanks.

 

[2002ford]

That is very interesting. The ring is also on the inside of the neck.

 

[AJC1]

That's got to be ruff on brass, I'd for sure anneal them.

 

[Scooter22]

I could kick myself 10 times for not buying some of the Saigas back when they came in. They were under $200.00. Oh well.

 

[Bcwitt]

Mabey fired in an 8x33?

 

[NuclearMeltdown]

I could kick myself 10 times for not buying some of the Saigas back when they came in. They were under $200.00. Oh well.

I remember handling one at a show in 2009 and it seemed so front-heavy! It had the sporter/hunting-style stock.

I thought $250 was too much at the time! I kinda wish I had picked it up...that stock was probably more comfortable than a standard AK stock, even if it didn't have the classic looks.

 

[Show Me]

That's interesting. The things we pick up till some day it hurts to bend over.

 

[Crosshair]

I could kick myself 10 times for not buying some of the Saigas back when they came in. They were under $200.00. Oh well.

You don't want to see the things we did to some of those rifles, because they were just cheap guns back then.

 

[Scooter22]

You don't want to see the things we did to some of those rifles, because they were just cheap guns back then.

Yeah. I know some converted them back to AKs. The trigger guard was moved back for the Saiga stock. I think the trigger too. I put a Saiga stock on my SAR-1 to avoid AW regs. You know how much more deadly it would be with that bad pistol grip it came with. Trgger reach is a stretch but manageable. I really wish I got one of the shotguns.