The 7.62 x 54 mm R rifle cartridge is a Russian design dating back to 1891. Originally designed for the Mosin-Nagant rifle, it was used during the late Tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period, in machine guns and rifles, such as the SVT-40. The Winchester 1895 was also chambered for this cartridge per a contract with the Russian government. It is still in use by the Russian military in the Dragunov and other sniper rifles and some modern machine guns. The round is colloquially known as the "7.62 Russian". The name is sometimes confused with the "7.62 Soviet", which refers to the 7.62x39 cartridge. An easy way to remember the difference is to bear in mind that the 7.62x54R was developed in the late 19th century in Tsarist Russia, before the 1917 Soviet Revolution, while the 7.62x39 was first developed in 1943 (hence the first version's designation of M43). A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves (rifling) cut into its interior. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Mosin-Nagant (Мосин-Наган) is a military rifle of Russia and later the Soviet Union, in service in various forms from 1891 until the 1960s, when it was finally replaced in its final function as a sniper rifle by the SVD... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... Soviet redirects here. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves (rifling) cut into its interior. ... The Samozaryadnaya Vintovka Tokareva 40 is a Soviet semi-automatic rifle, which saw widespread service in World War II. It was the first self-loading battle rifle which was issued to service in large numbers. ... Dragunov may refer to: Sergei Dragunov, a Tekken character. ... The M40, United States Marine Corps standard-issue sniper rifle Sniper rifle is a term most frequently applied to rifles used by military or law enforcement to ensure accurate placement of shots at greater ranges than other small arms. ... This article or section should include material from Soviet M1943 The Soviet 7. ... Росси́йская Импе́рия, (also Imperial Russia) covers the period of Russian history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great into the Russian Empire stretching from the Baltic to the Pacific Ocean, to... The Russian Revolution of 1917 was a series of political events in Russia, involving first the overthrow of the system of autocracy, and then the overthrow of the liberal Provisional Government (Duma), resulting in the establishment of the Soviet power under the control of the Bolshevik party. ...

The 7.62 x 54 mm R is one of the oldest cartridges still in use by any military in the world. In general performance, it is in the same class as the .30-06. It is also one of the few (along with the .22 Hornet, .30-30 and .303 British) bottlenecked rimmed centerfire rifle cartridges still in common use today. Most of the bottleneck rimmed cartridges of the late 1880's and 1890's fell into disuse by the end of the first world war. .303 in. ... The . ... . ...

Specifications

CIP Dimensions

• Round length: 77.16 mm
• Case length: 53.72 mm
• Rim diameter: 14.48 mm
• Bullet diameter: 7.92 mm

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Nominal charge

• Muzzle energy: 3,960 J

Chinese copper-washed, steel-cased, corrosive-primered 7.62 x 54 R cartridge. Although rimmed, it is center fire.

See article description

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Types of Ammunition

• Full metal jacket
• Hollow point
• Soft-point
• Light steel-core
• Heavy steel-core
• Tracer
• Super-incendiary
• Sniper (Снайперские)

The photo on the right shows, from left to right:

1. Sellier & Bellot hollow point boat tail
2. "Czech silver tip", mild steel core, light ball
3. Hungarian silver/yellow-tip, mild steel core, heavy ball
4. Wolf Gold soft-point
5. USSR 1986 steel core light ball, Factory 60. [1]
6. Yugoslav surplus (1953)
7. USSR 1940s lead core light ball [2]

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Surplus ammunition

Most surplus ammunition available uses corrosive primers. One commonly encountered type of surplus -54R is Czech "silver tip" (image), which is Czechoslovakian surplus from the 1960s. Newer-production commercial ammunition is not corrosively primed. Motto: Czech: Pravda vítÄ›zí (Truth prevails; 1918-1989) Latin: Veritas Vincit (Truth prevails; 1989-1992) Anthem(s): Kde domov můj and Nad Tatrou sa blýska Capital Prague Largest city Prague Czech, Slovak Government Republic  - Last President Jan Stráský (1992)  - Last Prime Minister Jan Strásk...

See also

• 7.62 mm caliber
• Dragunov SVD
• Mosin-Nagant
• Degtyerev DP-28
• PK machine gun
• Russian M1910 Maxim
• 7.62 x 53R Finnish

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External links

• An evaluation list for variants, weights, and velocities of this ammunition type
• A dimensional diagram of the cartridge
• A description of the cartridge at Chuckhawks.com
• A guide to headstamps and bullet types at Mosinnagant.net
• CIP dimensions for rimmed cartridges