5.7x28mm RELOAD DATA

[abpt1]

YOU LOAD/RELOAD AT YOUR OWN RISK I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF YOU BLOW YOUR GUN UP OR HURT YOUR SELF Your reloading procedures are beyond my control. I am not be responsible for your gun or your life /limbs/safty. As with ANY reloading project, start low and work up to almost a maximum load you should never load to the maximum since this is very dangerous.

[abpt1]

These are the only two factories currently posting any load data for the 5.7x28mm .


http://www.ramshot.com/powders/loadg...hot%20only.pdf

http://www.accuratepowder.com/data/5...ate%20only.pdf

[Esteves]

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[NRAshooter]

I need some advice on a couple of things regarding the reloading of the 5.7x28. First, what kind of primers does it take (small pistol or small rifle)? Second, is it possible to reload with heavier bullets than what's listed above (55 gr., 60 gr., 65 gr.) for subsonic rounds?

[Turbozag]

[panaceabeachbum]

I played a little with blue dot a few months ago, 10"bbl PS90 , cci 400 primers, 50 gr win PSP, just decided to post pic , since typing isnt so great, look at the pic and you will see handwriting isnt much better.

all ejected nicely, very pleased with the light loads at aprox 700 fps , work great thru the can here in the yard.



water filled cans at the three velocities for comparison, not at all scientific but gives a decent representation of performance on crow sized varmints

[panaceabeachbum]

I have been experimenting more this morning with blue dot and 62 gr speer projectiles and with 3.2 grs am getting avg 940 fps thru the 10" bbl with suppressor. Seem to be very quite and accurate

[gregg877]

I've only experimented a little bit, but I used the data from Accurate's site, only the start load of 5.7 grns of No. 5 powder with the 45grn sierra FB SP bullet, and WSR primers. Brass was once fired SS197SR's.

Initially, with the 45grn Sierra, there was a lot of case neck/shoulder expansion, and recoil was "noticable". Even though the newer bullets I loaded were only 5grns heavier, the commercially available bullets in this weight made me a little uncomfortable.

We reduced the load, and said effects lessened somewhat, but performance was not great. My friend who was coaching me at the time, gave me a vintage box of 40grn Sierra soft point bullets to try(can't remember which ones, I'm at work and the box is somwhere at home). Using the data for the 45grn bullets, the recoil, effects on the cases, and performance down range were more like the factory stuff I shot out of the box. I don't own a chrono, so I have no idea what velocities I was getting, but there were no adverse effects on the gun.

Gregg

[gregg877]

I have been experimenting more this morning with blue dot and 62 gr speer projectiles and with 3.2 grs am getting avg 940 fps thru the 10" bbl with suppressor. Seem to be very quite and accurate

What twist barrel are you using?

Gregg

[blkbd]

This info is taken from the Guns and Ammo website and I'm not responsible if you use this info.

Just wanted to get it posted here before they purge there file or have a crash.

Read the article here. http://www.gunsandammomag.com/cs/Sat...D1198098376868




5.7x28 LOAD DATA* Bullet Bullet Weight (gr.) Powder Primer Starting Load (grs.) Maximum Load (grs.) Max. Pistol Muzzle Velocity (fps) Max. Pistol Muzzle Velocity (fps)


Hornady V-Max 35 Winchester 231 Remington 3.5 4.5 1,850 2,475


Berger HP Moly 40 Alliant Unique Win.Small Rifle 3.5 4.3 1,750 2,040


Hornady V-Max 40 Accurate No. 5 Federal 205/td> 5.0 6.8 1,800 2,400


Nosler SP 45 IMR 7625 Win. Small Rifle 3.2 4.2 1,650 1,840


Sako HP 45 Hodgdon HS-6 CCI 400 5.0 6.0 1,700 1,925


Hornady Spire Point 45 VihtaVuoriN328 Federal 205 3.5 4.3 1,675 1,890


Nosler Ballistic Tip 50 RamShot True Blue Lapua Small Rifle 4.5 5.4 1,650 1,950


Sierra HP 53 Alliant Power Pistol Lapua Small Rifle 3.8 4.8 1,580 1,915


Nosler Partition 60 Hodgdon Lil Gun CCI-400 5.0 6.0 1,475 1,725


Winchester SP 64 Winchester Action Pistol Rem. 3.5 4.2 1,275 1,475


Army FMJ 68 RamShot True Blue CCI-400 3.5 4.4 1,290 1.525



WARNING: The loads shown here are safe only in the guns for which they were developed. Neither the author nor InterMedia Outdoors Inc. assumes any liability for accidents or injury resulting from the use or misuse of this data.