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The 7.62×53mmR has 4.16 ml (64 grains) 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 extreme conditions. 7.62×53mmR maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions.All sizes in millimeters (mm). [2]
7.62×53mmR, Finnish design based on the Russian 7.62×54mmR round. 7.62×54mmR , another Russian cartridge, it was first used in the Mosin–Nagant rifle in 1891. The modern versions of the cartridges are now in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the SVD family) and machine guns (numerous types, many developed ...
The 7.62×54mmR originally had a 13.7 g (210 grain) "jager" round-nosed full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet. The projectile was replaced in 1908 by the 9.61-gram (148.3 gr) Лёгкая Пуля ( Lyogkaya pulya , "light bullet") spitzer bullet , whose basic design has remained to the present.
The first French brass cartridge for military use. Black powder. [3] Replaced by 8mm Lebel. [3] 11×60mm Mauser: 1871 Germany R 11×60mmR 1430 [3] 2013 [8] 2.815 77 [3] 0.446 [3] 60mm The first black powder cartridge adopted in large numbers by the unified German Army, it was used in the 1871 and 1871/84 rifles. 11×60mm Murata: 1880 Japan R 11 ...
Cartridge, caliber 7.62mm, NATO, ball, special, M118LR: 175-grain (11.3 g) 7.62×51mm NATO match-grade round specifically designed for long-range sniping. It uses a 175-grain (11.3 g) Sierra Match King hollow point boat-tail bullet with a ballistic coefficient (G7 BC) of 0.243. [94] Produced at Lake City Army Ammunition Plant.
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Following the lead of French and German army commands in developing the spitzer - a pointed-tip - bullet shape, later military ball ammunition was loaded with a 10.00 g (154.3 gr) spitzer bullet fired at a muzzle velocity of 830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) with 3,445 J (2,541 ft⋅lbf) muzzle energy from a 589 mm (23.2 in) long barrel became available.
The .30-30 Winchester is typically limited to short ranges, primarily because of the relatively small case capacity and the 150-grain and 170-grain bullet weights. To compensate for this, Waters necked the cartridge down to use a 7 mm bullet (.284 inches), rather than the original .308 caliber (7.62 mm) bullet.