He says "You usually get one or two 4895s. What are you using them in?"
I tell him "Mostly .308." and describe a couple of different loading methods I use depending on if I'm using components or beaking down and reloading surplus.
He then tells me a story of a local Russian guy that worked for Tula. He said the thing to do with 7.62x54R is to take 5 rounds. Pull the bullet from one, divide the powder into quarters, then add a quarter to each remaining round.
"NOW, you have a catridge."
I've seen some load data with IMR 4831 that uses 52.0 grains. Just spitballing a load I found on the intarwebs, 52 x 1.25 = a whopping 65 grains of powder.
Russians are certifiable.
