Damn that sounds good. Tex, were those handloads or military/commercial?
The rifle is a Palmetto State KS-47, which is basically an AR in 7.62x39 that accepts AK magazines. The loads were some of the "prototype" Nosler 123gr Ballistic Tips that they sold in the pro shop, for a while. 1680 powder and new Lapua brass. Not exactly Commie surplus I had originally loaded them for my Ruger #1, to a longer OAL, then reseated them to fit in the AK mags. With the Ruger's 22" barrel they were running about 2550 fps. I shot a small sow in the shoulder with it and the bullet expanded fiercely. A little bit frangible but would work well on two or four legged varmints. I also shot some Win commercial loads with 123 gr softpoints. They were not quite as accurate, but the wind was blowing hard but they still did pretty well.
The KS-47 has a nitrided 16" barrel, and seems to be a good one. I almost hate to run steel Commie surplus ammo in it. Need to round up a better trigger, maybe even a Geissele.
I had originally loaded them for my Ruger #1, to a longer OAL, then reseated them to fit in the AK mags. With the Ruger's 22" barrel they were running about 2550 fps. I shot a small sow in the shoulder with it and the bullet expanded fiercely. A little bit frangible but would work well on two or four legged varmints. I also shot some Win commercial loads with 123 gr softpoints. They were not quite as accurate, but the wind was blowing hard but they still did pretty well.
