Chinese 1953 7.62x54r Lead Core Light Ball
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This Chinese military surplus ammunition has an excellent reputation for consistency and accuracy and this lot bears that out.  The only problem in the lot tested was gas blow back around one primer.  The primer was not pierced and there were no other signs of problems and no damage to the rifle (Tikka M91).  The small amount of gas that escaped around the bolt was hardly noticeable and was not a problem for the shooter.

Ammunition provided by Dan's Sporting Goods

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(Reference number 026)

Case Over all Length Powder
Headstamp Material Coating Water Volume Min. Max. Weight
"·321·" (factory) over "53·9" (year/month) brass none 63.4 gr. 3.006" 3.021" 50.8 gr.

 

Bullet
Dia. Length Weight Style Core Tip Color Magnetic? Ballistic
Coefficient
Sectional
Density
.311" 1.120" 148.3 gr. spitzer flat base lead none yes 0.336 0.219

 

Package
20 rounds per paper wrap 440 rounds 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 2710 2882 2904 2944 2809
High 2752 2943 2961 3004 2878
Average 2726 2907 2928 2979 2834
Extreme Spread 42 61 57 60 69
Standard Deviation 19 25 23 23 28
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 2726 2592 2462 2336 2214 2095 1980 1868 1761 1660 1562
M28 2907 2767 2632 2501 2374 2250 2130 2014 1901 1793 1690
M91/30 2928 2788 2653 2521 2393 2269 2148 2032 1918 1809 1705
M91 (Finnish) 2979 2838 2701 2568 2438 2313 2191 2073 1958 1847 1742
M91 (Russian) 2834 2696 2564 2434 2309 2187 2069 1955 1844 1739 1638

 

Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds

Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2442 2208 1992 1793 1610 1442 1288 1146 1019 905 802
M28 2776 2516 2276 2055 1851 1664 1491 1333 1187 1056 938
M91/30 2817 2554 2312 2088 1881 1691 1517 1356 1209 1075 955
M91 (Finnish) 2917 2646 2396 2166 1953 1757 1577 1412 1260 1121 997
M91 (Russian) 2638 2389 2159 1947 1752 1572 1407 1255 1117 993 882

 

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) 11.1 fps 10.0 fps 11.5 fps 10.6 fps 10.2 fps
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) 15.9 ft-lb 15.3 ft-lb 17.7 ft-lb 16.6 ft-lb 15.2 ft-lb


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