7.62×54mmR
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The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during
Examples of 7.62×54mmR rimmed ammunition. The photo shows, reading from left to right: Sellier & Bellot hollow-point boat tail; "Czech silver tip", mild steel core, light ball; Hungarian silver/yellow-tip, mild steel core, heavy ball; Wolf Ammunition gold soft-point; USSR 1986 steel-core light ball, Factory 60; Yugoslav surplus (1953); USSR 1940s lead-core light ball
Soviet World War II-era service cartridges: (Left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×39mm, 7.62×25mm
Modern service rifle cartridge cases: (Left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 5.45×39mm
From left to right: L type bullet with lead core, LPS bullet with steel core aside, green tip T-46M tracer with tracer cup (opened both at top and bottom) and lead tip aside, T-46 tracer with extended cup (opened only at the bottom). All bullet jackets and tracer cups are made from copper washed steel.
7.62×53mmR
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The 7.62×53mmR rifle cartridge is a Finnish design based on the Russian 7.62×54mmR round dating back to 1891.
7.62×53mmR cartridges
Comparison of Finnish 7.62×53mmR and Russian 7.62×54mmR cartridges