Quote Originally Posted by Newtosavage View Post
FWIW, lots of folks like to compare the bolt-action 7.62x39 against the venerable 30-30. This evening, I had my chrono set up, and learned that the Hornady LeverEvolution ammo using the same 160-grain Hornady FTX bullets I am shooting in my 7.62x39, are traveling at 2330 fps out of my 20" Winchester (pre-64) barrel.

That's a good 100 fps faster than I can get the same bullets to travel from my 7.62x39 with the same barrel length. Maybe with the W748 I can find that other 100 fps (or perhaps using LeverEvolution powder too?), but until I do, the 30-30 is still the winner.
You might try A1680. It is a little more dense, so it takes up less space for the same weight of powder, and has a similar burn rate to RL7.

BW