The 7.62x54R Ammo is a rimmed rifle cartridge designed by the Russian Empire and presented as a service cartridge in 1891. Initially created for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was utilized during the late Tsarist time and all through the Soviet period till today. The cartridge stays one of only a handful not many standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in military use, and has one of the longest service lives of any military-issued cartridge in the world.
The American Winchester Model 1895 was additionally chambered for this cartridge per an agreement with the Russian government. Initially, the round was designated as the “Three-line cartridge model of 1891”. It then turned out to be mainly known under the designation "7.62mm rifle cartridge”. The round has wrongly come to be known as the "7.62mm Russian" (is still regularly alluded to as such colloquially), yet, as per guidelines, the "R" in designation (7.62×54mmR) means "rimmed", in accordance with standard C.I.P. designations. The name is sometimes mistakenly called as "7.62 Soviet" round, which alludes to the rimless 7.62×39mm cartridge utilized in the SKS and AK-based (AK-47, AK-15, AEK-973) rifles.
Background
The 7.62×54mmR is the second oldest cartridge still in daily combat service with a few significant militaries on the planet. It is second to the .303 British which entered military service in 1889 and still stays in service, fundamentally in some Commonwealth countries around the globe. In 2011, the cartridge came back in service. As of December 2013, the 7.62×54mmR is essentially utilized in designated marksman/rifleman rifles like the SV-98, Dragunov expert sharpshooter rifle, and automatic weapons like the PKM. It is likewise one of a few (alongside the .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester, and .303 British) bottlenecked, rimmed centerfire rifle cartridges still are in use today.
Performance
The achievable muzzle velocities as well as muzzle energies of the 7.62×54mmR are similar with (yet marginally higher than) standard 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. But, a rimmed case, for example, the one utilized in the 7.62×54mmR cartridge can confuse smooth feeding of inside box magazines, yet they are in no means unreliable. The spitzer projectiles utilized in the military variations have an especially elongated shape which brings about a great ballistic coefficient and sectional thickness, adding to an adequate long-term performance and energy retention.
When utilized with modern hunting shots, the 7.62×54mmR is equipped for taking games in the medium-to-large-sized class (CXP2 and CXP3). The 7.62×54mmR can offer excellent penetrating ability because of a quick bend rate that allows it to shoot long, heavy bullets with a high sectional density. In Russia, the 7.62×54mmR is normally utilized for hunting purposes, for the most part in sporterized Mosin–Nagant rifles and common Dragunov variations (Tigers).
Availability
7.62×54mmR is broadly available both as military excess as well as new production, yet less so for match-grade rounds. Most ammo is steel-cased as well as utilizes Berdan primers, which successfully escapes for its utilization for handloading. But, with the expanding popularity of surplus Eastern-alliance SVT-40, Mosin–Nagant, and PSL rifles in the United States, Boxer-prepared ammo and unfired cases are highly accessible; these cases take big rifle primers.
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