Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Single Shots Does anyone have a single shot 7.62x54r?

I have heard that Remington made a few rolling block single shots in 7.62X54 back before WWI but chances of finding one are probably nil

Evening Steve, Bill here. Don't want to steel the thread but serious thinking of ordering a contender in 17 fireball. May have to order the action and barrel separate. Really curious about accuracy in the contender??? How's yours perform and was it hard to find a load??? Want something lite & handy. Not sure I can get a bbl for 17 FB for the contender?? How heavy is the encore?? Every time I go to look at one it's sold, can't find one to handle. If ya don't mind approximately how much were yours delivered. No one wants to give up a rough estimate on price to get it here. Anyway, thanks in advance. Bill out. 🐾👣🐾👣🇨🇦

Steve, I almost had one... I had an extra #1 in .300 Win. that I didn't need and a take-off M-70 Win barrel in .308. I took them up to the 'Smith and had him screw them together. By the time I got home, it occured to me that likely the 7.62x54 would clean up the chamber, (Especially if set back a turn or two.) So I called him back and instructed him to do so. Unfortunately, by the time he got to it, he had forgotten and I ended up with a .308 Win. At that point, I shrugged and said; Oh well, why bother. Ballistics are about same/same... But I thought that would have made a nice addition to my #1 collection as I have them in 6.5x54 M.S. .303 Brit, .30/40 Krag, and 8x57 Mauser. (And probably another one or two that I failed to mention...) Cheers...

The target speaks for itself. It does that over and over with the 17 Hornet. The other barrels I owned all managed an inch. That's 30-30, 223 Wylde and 7.62x39 (308). These are hunting rifles, Bill. They will easily drop shots inside of 2 inches without much effort. Tighter than most 30-30s.



It's too bad you never got the Russian, but there's always the future. There is something cool and understated with rimmed cartridges. If I can locate a source of rimmed 222 cases, that could be in my future.

Afternoon Steve, Bill again. Thanks for the info, I think Remington 357 maximum will form 222 rimmed if ya have enough dies to make it work. Once made 256 win from 357 rem & played around making 357 max down to 6mm. At one time old Ellwood from epps had 222 rimmed in stock. Maybe there are some still collecting dust on a shelf??? If ya want next time I'm up there I can check for you?? Or if you're up at the gun club pop over, you'll have to corner Wes though, most of the behind the counter guys are not up to even knowing what yer talking about, plus some are to lazy to even look!!! Oh ya how heavy is the encore please. Bill out. 🐾👣🐾👣🇨🇦

Yeah, the world continues to evolve. I understand why they wouldn't have 222 Rimmed in stock. I don't bother with Epps anymore. Most of the employees are slow. I haven't seen Wes in ages either. He's president of the Canadian Sporting Arms and Ammunition Association, or was, and doesn't spend that much time at the store. The inmates are running the asylum. It's easier to have the brass shipped from Oz or the US.

I guess it depends on the barrel length and whether you get a wooden stock or plastic, but a scoped Encore weighs a 7.5 to 8 lb.

Thanks again Steve much appreciated!!! Ya I think Epps is making most of there money from the Internet, he's lost interest in keeping his old regular customers happy!!! He may regret it in the long run, we'll see. Bill out. 👣🐾👣🐾🇨🇦

Steve, I have a box of 20 that I'd be willing to part with, but I don't think it's legal to ship them to Canada...

I appreciate the thought. We have them up here too. I just haven't looked yet.

A late update. I ordered the 7.62x54r barrel the beginning of February. COVID has slowed things a bit, so it should be here by the end of next month. I also ordered three Bullberry hanger sets for my Contender.

I am planning on making a Savage 219 barrel in either 6.5x54r Vostok or 6.5-06 rimmed.

Hey guys quick question a bit off topic. Are there any modern 7.62x54r guns? I have a mosin and load for it, but I wouldn't mind a modern economy rifle / bolt action in that cartridge. It's really not that bad of a design. I'd just as soon get a x54r as a .308 since I already have the mosin.

The only option that comes to mind is to call the boys at MGM to see if they make that caliber in an Encore platform.

For hunting, a cartridge with 0.312" grooves in the barrel really sucks for bullet selection. There are no boat tailed deer bullets.

Nothing special about the cartridge as is. Bout like a 30-40 Krag. Spect you could get a single shot 300 B/O barrel with a fast twist , have it rechambered and the extractor changed.

If you want it, do it.

Can you get .218 Bee cases? The .218 Mashburn Bee has the ballistics of a .222. In fact, some say the .222 was invented to duplicate the performance of the .218 MB in a rimless cartridge.

I have a Stainless Steel MGM Encore barrel in 7.62x54R with .308 Bore. Mine is 15.875" long with a 4 Gill Muzzle Brake. I have one of Tony's 11" Charcoal colored laminated forend's on it with a factory Black rubber grip. I have a 30mm Weaver Classic Extreme 2.5 - 10X scope on it with Four Vertical Split Rings and a Bubble Level. My scope base is a Evolution Gun Works. I am using PPU Brass to reload for it. My die set is RCBS.
For bullets I am still working this out. So far I have bagged one buck with a 125 Nosler BT at approximately 100 yards from one of my ladder stands. Behind the shoulder shot, very little meat loss, and he went less than 100 yards.
I am getting ready to start working with some Speer 150 grain Hot Core bullets.
I really like the rimmed case of the 7.62x54R in the Encore platform.
The 307 Winchester would not be a bad choice either.
The 7.62x54R will probably be my deer hunting handgun this November. They are logging around my point deer stand on the lease. The hillside to the North of my stand is clear cut offering over 200 yard shots. They should be logging on the 80 acres South and East of my stand starting in July or August. With the possibility of over 200 yard shots the 260 Remington and 7.62x54R Encore handguns will be my best choices. So far desirable bullets for the 260 Remington "BullBerry Barrel" have been a little slim. This means I will probably put most of my handloading and shooting effort into the 7.62x54R this year.

Bob R

The guy shooting is today building a 270x54R.

I am today building a 6.5x54R single shot on a 1945 Sav 213.

We are both using Manson chamber and sizer reamers.
We are both using Lapua 7.62x53r brass.

I had one with the 308 barrel.. someone got a bullet stuck in it then looked like they drilled it out,, a hell of a mess of the chamber.. when you shot it the case would get stuck in the chamber had to have the chamber relined....NONONO 310/311 bullets will not work in a 308 barrel.. so don't beleive everything you hear...

I received my barrel in November. Much later than previous buys. I was told COVID slowed things down considerably. Something sure did! Anyway, because this is a range or fixed blind rifle, it's built like a tank. It features a 26 inch long 1 inch diameter stainless barrel, Boyds laminated stock and a bipod. The bipod may come off later. It weighs 11.5 pounds, so recoil is a non event.

Here's a peak. It is -25 out, so this will sit in the safe for a few weeks at least.