Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 7.62×54mmR has a 4.16 mL (64 gr H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under challenging conditions. 7.62×54mmR maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All sizes in millimeters (mm). [5]
7.62×54mmR semi-automatic rifles (8 P) Pages in category "7.62×54mmR rifles" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This ...
V-70 – A prototype automatic rifle developed in 1968. It involved the development of a new bipod, a thicker and shorter barrel with a new muzzle device, and 15/20-round magazines. The detachable bipod designed for this project would be used in subsequent models of SVD. AF – A prototype automatic rifle developed in the mid 70's. The ...
It was externally similar to the SVT, but its modified safety also acted as a fire selector allowing for both semi-automatic and fully automatic fire modes. When fired automatically the rifle had a rate of fire of approximately 750 RPM, faster than the DP machine gun which fired the same cartridge at 550 RPM. To better resist the stress of ...
Pages in category "7.62×54mmR semi-automatic rifles" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Zastava M91 is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×54mmR, developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms company in Kragujevac, Serbia.Like its predecessor, the Zastava M76, the M91 is internally based upon an elongated version of the AK-47 design, but the M91 shares more external similarities with the Dragunov sniper rifle than the M76.
'Chukavin Sniper Rifle') is a semi-automatic designated marksman rifle/sniper rifle chambered for fully powered cartridges ... 7.62x54R, 7.62×51mm NATO, and 338 ...