DutchmanDick
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I have an early post-war Mauser "broomhandle" ("bolo" version). While I have been able to find some Serb-made 7.63 Mauser ammo for a good price, it was a limited offer (went ahead and bought 100 rounds). However, I noticed that Winchester now makes 7.62X25 Tokarev ammo. Now, I have heard that Tokarev ammo is a bit hotter than the Mauser round, and that Czech ammo (meant for the CZ-52 and subguns) is REALLY hot. But I also know that US-made ammo that could be used in older-type guns tends to be under-loaded (e.g., .45-70 is mostly kept to Trapdoor Springfield levels, 7.92X57 Mauser rifle ammo is kept to about .32 Winchester Special levels in case someone has an old "I"-bore (.318) Commission Rifle, etc.). I'm wondering if, since the bullet and case is identical between the Tokarev round and the Mauser round, the Winchester stuff might also be loaded to Mauser-safe pressures? Anybody have any ideas?