The 9×39 mm is a Soviet rifle cartridge. The cartridge yields increased performance in shorter barrels and effective subsonic performance. It was designed as an exclusively subsonic round.
9×39 mm SPP (7N9) cartridges with blue-tip armor-piercing bullets
10.4mm Swiss Vetterli Winchester
The 7.62×39 mm round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge is widely used due to the global proliferation of the AK-47 rifle and related Kalashnikov-pattern
9×39mm
…performance in shorter barrels and effective subsonic performance. It was designed as an exclusively subsonic round. The 9×39 is based on the Soviet 7.62×39mm case but with the neck expanded to fit a 9.27 mm bullet. The intent was to create a stealthy cartridge for the "Vintorez" and "Val" projects which…
A steel-cased 7.62×39 mm FMJ cartridge
Steel-cased 7.62×39mm FMJ cartridge
From left to right: 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×39 mm and 7.62×25mm Tokarev
7.62×39 mm bullet wound on an American soldier from the Vietnam War