Hungarian 1969 7.62x54r Lead Core Light Ball
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This copper washed case ammunition is very reliable, especially in light of it's age.

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(Reference number 009)

Case Over all Length Powder
Headstamp Material Coating Water Volume Min. Max. Weight
"21" (country) over "69" (year) steel copper wash 63.8 gr. 3.005" 3.029" 48.6 gr.

 

Bullet
Dia. Length Weight Style Core Tip Color Magnetic? Ballistic
Coefficient		 Sectional
Density
.310" 1.119" 149.1 gr. spitzer flat base lead none yes 0.338 0.221

 

Package
20 rounds per paper wrap 440 round per spam can 880 rounds per wooden crate
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Measured Muzzle Velocity in Feet per Second (10 shot string)
Rifle M44 M28 M91/30 M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Low 2574 2690 2730 2776 2643
High 2635 2767 2831 2847 2746
Average 2611 2731 2777 2815 2681
Extreme Spread 61 77 101 71 103
Standard Deviation 25 27 32 27 36
Trajectory and Drop Graph
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Notes on the graphs  The graphs above each represent two sets of data.  The red line is the path of the bullet fired from the rifle with the sights zeroed at 200 yards.   The bullet exits the muzzle at a distance a fraction of an inch below zero inches.   This represents the height of the sight over the centerline of the bore.  The bullet rises above zero in a trajectory that then passes through zero again at 200 yards and continues downward.  The blue line is the the bullet drop in inches for the distance traveled.  This begins at the muzzle at zero inches and decreases with distance not taking sight height or zero distance into account.

 

Trajectory Comparison Graph
This graph combines the trajectories of the 5 graphs above to compare the performance of the test rifles.
Click on the graph for a large, scalable PDF to zoom in for better detail clarity.  Adobe Reader required.

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Bullet Velocity to 500 yards in Feet per Second
Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2611 2481 2355 2233 2114 1999 1887 1780 1678 1581 1488
M28 2731 2598 2468 2343 2221 2102 1988 1876 1770 1668 1571
M91/30 2777 2643 2512 2385 2262 2143 2026 1914 1806 1703 1604
M91 (Finnish) 2815 2679 2548 2420 2296 2175 2058 1944 1835 1731 1631
M91 (Russian) 2681 2549 2421 2297 2176 2059 1946 1836 1732 1632 1536

 

Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds
Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2254 2036 1834 1649 1478 1322 1178 1048 932 826 732
M28 2467 2232 2015 1815 1631 1462 1307 1164 1036 921 817
M91/30 2551 2310 2088 1882 1693 1518 1358 1211 1078 959 851
M91 (Finnish) 2621 2375 2147 1937 1743 1565 1401 1251 1114 991 880
M91 (Russian) 2377 2149 1939 1745 1567 1403 1252 1115 992 881 781

 

Recoil
Rifle M44 (Soviet) M28 (Finnish) M91/30 (Soviet) M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Weight (Pounds) 8.25 lbs 9.75 lbs 8.56 lbs 9.50 lbs 9.38 lbs
Recoil Velocity (Feet per Second) 10.5 fps 9.3 fps 10.8 fps 9.9 fps 9.5 fps
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) 14.3 ft-lb 13.2 ft-lb 15.6 ft-lb 14.5 ft-lb 13.3 ft-lb
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