The 7.62x54mmR is widely available both as military surplus and new production, but less so for match-grade rounds. Most surplus ammunition is steel-cased and uses Berdan primers, which effectively hinders for its use in handloading. However, with the increased popularity of surplus Mosin-Nagant rifles in the United States, Boxer primed ammunition and unfired cases are increasingly available; these cases take large rifle primers.
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| - The 7.62x54mmR is widely available both as military surplus and new production, but less so for match-grade rounds. Most surplus ammunition is steel-cased and uses Berdan primers, which effectively hinders for its use in handloading. However, with the increased popularity of surplus Mosin-Nagant rifles in the United States, Boxer primed ammunition and unfired cases are increasingly available; these cases take large rifle primers.
- 7.62x54mmR has gained notoriety for its cheap cost, intense stopping power, harsh recoil and loud muzzle blast, but is popular with shooting enthusiasts who mostly use it in the Mosin-Nagant and also snipers, who use it in the SVD Dragunov, both of which were seen in Rambo III.
- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | 7.62x54mmR |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:76254Rvariety.jpgAssortment of 7.62x54R rounds |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history | Production history |- |- | Specifications |- in
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| - The 7.62x54mmR is widely available both as military surplus and new production, but less so for match-grade rounds. Most surplus ammunition is steel-cased and uses Berdan primers, which effectively hinders for its use in handloading. However, with the increased popularity of surplus Mosin-Nagant rifles in the United States, Boxer primed ammunition and unfired cases are increasingly available; these cases take large rifle primers.
- 7.62x54mmR has gained notoriety for its cheap cost, intense stopping power, harsh recoil and loud muzzle blast, but is popular with shooting enthusiasts who mostly use it in the Mosin-Nagant and also snipers, who use it in the SVD Dragunov, both of which were seen in Rambo III.
- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | 7.62x54mmR |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:76254Rvariety.jpgAssortment of 7.62x54R rounds |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Type | colspan="2" | Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Place of origin | colspan="2" | Image:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Service history |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | In service | colspan="2" | 1891-present |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Used by | colspan="2" | Soviet Union, former Warsaw Pact |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Wars | colspan="2" | Russo-Japanese war, World War I, Russian civil war, World War II, Korean war, Vietnam war, Afghanistan, Yugoslav wars, Gulf Wars |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Designed | colspan="2" | 1891 |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Produced | colspan="2" | 1891-present |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Specifications |- |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case type | colspan="2" | Rimmed, necked |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Bullet diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Neck diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Shoulder diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Base diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim diameter | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rim thickness | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case length | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Overall length | colspan="2" | mm (in ) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Case capacity | colspan="2" | 4.16 cm³ (64 gr H2O) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Rifling twist | colspan="2" | 240 mm (1 in 9.45 in) |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Primer type | colspan="2" | Berdan or Boxer Large Rifle |- ! style="padding-right: 1em;" | Maximum pressure | colspan="2" | MPa (psi ) |- |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Ballistic performance |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; background: #DEDEDE;" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" ! Bullet weight/type ! Velocity ! Energy |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Norma||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" | style="vertical-align:middle; border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; " | gr (g) Norma Soft Point||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft/s (m/s) ||style="border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa; "| ft·lbf (J) |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;" |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; padding-top: 5px; font-size: 90%;" | Source: Chuck Hawks Accurate Powder Steves Pages |} The 7.62x54mmR 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 Model 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" round, which refers to the 7.62x39 cartridge used in the SKS and AK-47 rifles.
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