Hello Everyone,

I was just wondering if anyone on the forums owns a PSL54-C/Romak3? I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to be able to shoot heaver grain ammo out of this firearm without destroying it? The cost of ammo has risen a lot for 7.62x54 ammo and I can find high grain ammo cheaper, I really do not want to shoot corrosive ammo. Does anyone know of cheap non corrosive 7.62x54 low ball ammo? Also what types of mods have you done to your firearm has anyone purchased higher power scopes such as the ones made by Kalinka Optics?

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66197&highlight=psl+heavy+ball

Do not shoot heavy ball.

 

Light ball is corrosive & cheap, shoot it up and clean it accordingly, its worth it.

 

Kalinka doesnt make optics, they just sell them. I have an 8x POSP which is a huge upgrade from the 4x. I also have a buttpad extendor and cheek pad, both are essential for proper shooting form/comfort unless you are 5' tall...

 

He wants to shoot heavy ball because he can be more accurate with newer factory ammo as opposed to old surplus "minute of Barn" accuracy.

 

I believe most people say to not shoot heavy ball because the system is over-gassed, but shouldn't that gas block "fix" resolve the issue?

If you dont do the modification to the gas system DON'T SHOT HB..

 

I know 1st hand ,,I blew my dust cover 20 ft behind me and the front sight 15 ft in front .

I have ran close to 800 rnds of LB through mine since and not a problem.

Ted - you've done this? How hard is it to do? I don't have a drill press.

no i haven't , a friend did it in the link up top . i'm happy shooting lb .

 

It does work ,, seen it 1st hand

Hmm. How good of a friend is he? Would he make another one if I pay for parts/labor?

Ill ask him

Appreciated!

Aim surplus has a new non-corrosive, light ball ammo for a good price.

Im happy with my light ball, I can shoot about 1.5-2moa with the rifle and surplus ammo.

 

Since its not a "sniper" rifle so much as it is a DMR, I'm happy. If I want benchrest accuracy I'll shoot a bench rifle, not a pencil barreled AK actioned rifle.

 

Do not buy a PSL with tackdriving expectations.

 

At 600 yards I can keep the rounds on a IDPA target, nothing spectacular though lol.

Thank you everyone for the replies. I sounds a bit to risky to switch to high ball ammo. I will just stick with low cost light ball ammo for now. I will def check out the prices from Aim. I have ordered from them in the past and they were wonderful.

 

Glennp,

Thoes mods you made are really nice! Could you let me know where you purchased your hardware and the brand names? Thank you for your help!