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I guess I never did post it. I'll fix that right now.Wouldn't happen to remember where you left that lying around, would ya?
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk
I guess I never did post it. I'll fix that right now.Wouldn't happen to remember where you left that lying around, would ya?
Yup.So, that thing is at this link?
https://www.hipointfirearmsforums.com/threads/making-7-62x25-tok-from-223-rem-brass.327399/
Good news! You can buy a "drop in" barrel:A great cartridge! Had much fun running the hotter ammo that came over in 90's. Actually sold my Tokarev and CZ52. Wish a manufactured would put this round in a modern pistol in a 1911 configuration. Would be trick.
BZ
7.62x25mm is a bit long for the 1911 magwell, requiring the rounds to be loaded at a relatively steep angle, reducing magazine capacity significantly, IIRC.You could get a barrel in Tok custom made . This would allow you a 1911 conversion , provided you found the right mag . I've heard the 22 TCM from Rock Island makes a perfect fit.
Have you known anybody who used the TCM mags in a 1911 ? If I recall correctly , these are only 2 mm shorter in OAL than the Tok round. If the Tcm rounds feed in their commander , would the Tok feed as smoothly ?7.62x25mm is a bit long for the 1911 magwell, requiring the rounds to be loaded at a relatively steep angle, reducing magazine capacity significantly, IIRC.
I saw a thread where somebody who did a 38 super conversion described how a flat follower mag allowed 7 + 1 rds in the mag. This would make a swap worthwhile. .Even new Zastavas lack great triggers. A good 1911 has a far better pull .A 22 tcm 9r conversion would be great , if feasible. The smith at J&G sales was highly recommended here.I've talked to a couple of guys playing w/ the TCM.
OALs from Wikipedia:
.45 ACP - 1.275 in (32.4 mm)
.22 TCM - 1.265 in (32.1 mm)
7.62x25mm - 35.20 mm (1.386 in)
I think that 3rd millimeter is gonna do you in, unless you come up w/ a 1911 mag that you've cut the front & back out of. IIRC, the folks trying 7.62 in 1911s staggered the rounds steeply w/ a non-leveling follower, but could only fit about 5 in the mag. Given you've got perfectly serviceable Romanians and Yugos coming in, why bother?
If you really wanted to w/o modding the mags, you could do like the .22 TCM 9R, and use a short bullet in the 7.62 to meet 1911 .38 Super mag dimensions.
9r is right out of this dicussion, it's shorter than standard .22 TCM to fit in 9x19mm pistols such as Glock 19s. I bought a Romanian Tok just to have the magwell & stock Yugo mags.I saw a thread where somebody who did a 38 super conversion described how a flat follower mag allowed 7 + 1 rds in the mag. This would make a swap worthwhile. .Even new Zastavas lack great triggers. A good 1911 has a far better pull .A 22 tcm 9r conversion would be great , if feasible. The smith at J&G sales was highly recommended here.
Depends on how many spam cans of 7.62 Tok you've got socked away.Why bother with 95 grains at 1300 fps, or 85 at 1600 fps, when I can go 125 grains at 1350, or 100 grains at 1600?
In a gun that holds 12-14 rounds.
.357 Sig in a P226, FTW.![]()
I might have 6I guess so….but really…how many people bought an actual pile of those $89 1080 round cans?
Depends on how many spam cans of 7.62 Tok you've got socked away.
I'm down to one unopened can and the last dregs of another. That's a tad more than 1,200 rounds. Wish I'd bought more.I guess so….but really…how many people bought an actual pile of those $89 1080 round cans?
As do most of us.👍I'm down to one unopened can and the last dregs of another. That's a tad more than 1,200 rounds. Wish I'd bought more.
Peace favor your sword,
Kirk