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The PSL is chambered for the same 7.62×54mmR (rimmed) cartridge as the Dragunov, and feeds from a ten-round detachable box magazine. The magazine used on the PSL differs from that of Dragunov models in that it is stamped with an X-shaped pattern on the side, rather than the waffle style stamp found on the Russian and Chinese magazines. The ...
The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in military use, and has one of the longest service lives of any military-issued cartridge. [ 3 ] The fully-powered 7.62×54mmR cartridge is still in use by the Russian military in the Dragunov (SVD) , SV-98 and other sniper rifles , as well as some modern general ...
Designed for the Mosin–Nagant Russian service rifle. Oldest cartridge still in official military use, used in SVD Dragunov with Russia and the PSL rifles with many other countries. 7.63×25mm Mauser: 1893 Germany 1 [13] H [13] 7.62×25mm 1410 [3] 375 [3] 0.532 6 [3] 0.308 [3] 25mm aka 30 Mauser. [3] Based on 7.65×25mm Borchardt.
The M76 is similar in concept to the Russian Dragunov SVD sniper/designated marksman rifle; a semi-automatic rifle using a full-power cartridge from a 10-round magazine. However, the M76 is closer to the AK-47 / RPK design and Zastava's unlicensed M70 AK-derivative than the Dragunov SVD, similar to the Romanian PSL .
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×54mmR cartridge. The cartridge was originally developed for the Mosin–Nagant rifle and introduced in 1891 by the Russian Empire . It was the service cartridge of the late Tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period to the present-day Russia and other countries as well.
The US military used commercial cartridges for its training rifles, non-standard weapons, and shotguns. These usually had different headstamps than the military ammunition (usually their civilian one) and were shipped in commercial crates rather than military packaging. ♦ Western Cartridge Company – East Alton, Illinois:
The MSG90 (Militärisches Scharfschützengewehr, German for "militarized sharp-shooting rifle") is a militarized variant of the PSG1 that is both strengthened and lightened while less expensive. [4] Compared to the PSG1 which is regarded as a pure sniper rifle, the MSG90 can fill the role of a designated marksman rifle. [5] [6]
The SVD is chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge. 2. The AKM is chambered for the 7.62x39mm cartridge. If the PSL is "mechanically speaking, completely different" (to the SVD), it cannot be chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge. If it is "based on the AKM assault rifle", it will use the 7.62x39mm cartridge. Both of these statements cannot be ...