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There is a common misconception that military surplus 7.62 Tokarev ammunition uses copper-coated mild steel bullets, and that this increases the chance of dangerous ricochets when fired at hard targets and can damage bullet traps often used on shooting ranges. While steel-core ammunition in 7.62×25 is available internationally, in the United ...
The CZ 52 pistol is a roller-locked short recoil–operated, detachable box magazine–fed, single-action, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (the gun was originally designed for 9×19mm Parabellum caliber but due to political pressures had to be redesigned for the then-standard Soviet pistol cartridge).
7.62×54mmR lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer-coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed. Note: Around summer 2013, some lots of this cartridge caliber from Romania contained corrosive components , thus the firearm needed to be thoroughly cleaned after each firing session.
However, the slightly less powerful 7.63mm Mauser could be used safely in firearms chambered for the more powerful 7.62mm Tokarev. [4] This became important later during World War II on the Eastern Front when the Germans began using captured 7.62×25mm weapons, notably the PPSh-41 and PPS , and fed them with 7.63mm Mauser rounds. [ 5 ]
My own experiments with 7.62x25, included shooting a number of different commercial brand loads, various surplus, and handloads. Using Accurate AA5 powder and an 85 grain FMJ, I was able to achieve 1980 fps from a CZ52. That load was stopped by a NIJ level IIIA Point Blank soft armor panel, but penetrated an NIJ level II soft armor panel.
The Sten MKII can be converted to take 7.62×25mm ammo by changing the barrel, magazine, magazine housing and bolt. [52] Some of them were imported to the US before 1968. [ 52 ] These MKIIs were made by Long Branch as part of a Nationalist Chinese contract.
The 7.62 mm designation refers to the internal diameter of the barrel at the lands (the raised helical ridges in rifled gun barrels). The actual bullet caliber is often 7.82 mm (0.308 in), although Soviet weapons commonly use a 7.91 mm (0.311 in) bullet, as do older British (.303 British) and Japanese (7.7×58mm Arisaka) cartridges.
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