Chinese 1966 7.62x54r Steel Core Light Ball
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This ammo was imported in the spring of 2005 from Albania in a relatively small quantity.  It is reliable and consistent ammo of good quality.

Thanks to "Springbank" for range assistance.

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(Reference number 028)

Case Primer Over all Length Powder
Headstamp Material Coating Water Volume Berdan Min. Max. Weight
"61" (factory) over "66" (year) steel copper wash 61.9 gr. Corrosive 3.007" 3.013" 45.7 gr.

 

Bullet
Dia. Length Weight Style Core Tip Color Magnetic? Ballistic
Coefficient		 Sectional
Density
.310" 1.261" 148.6 gr. spitzer boat tail steel none yes 0.401 0.221

 

Package (880 rounds per wooden crate)
20 rounds per paper wrap 440 rounds per spam can
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Measured Muzzle Velocity in Feet per Second (10 shot string)
Rifle M44 M28 M91/30 M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Low 2579 2698 2746 2772 2717
High 2643 2741 2812 2837 2791
Average 2625 2723 2783 2810 2755
Extreme Spread 64 43 66 65 74
Standard Deviation 23 21 25 25 26
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 2625 2515 2408 2303 2201 2102 2005 1910 1819 1731 1647
M28 2723 2610 2501 2394 2290 2188 2089 1992 1898 1807 1720
M91/30 2783 2669 2558 2450 2344 2241 2141 2043 1947 1854 1765
M91 (Finnish) 2810 2695 2584 2475 2368 2265 2164 2065 1969 1875 1785
M91 (Russian) 2755 2642 2532 2424 2319 2217 2117 2019 1924 1832 1744

 

Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds
Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2280 2093 1918 1755 1603 1462 1330 1207 1094 991 897
M28 2452 2254 2069 1896 1734 1583 1443 1313 1191 1080 978
M91/30 2562 2357 2165 1986 1818 1662 1516 1380 1254 1137 1031
M91 (Finnish) 2611 2403 2208 2026 1855 1696 1549 1411 1282 1163 1054
M91 (Russian) 2511 2310 2121 1944 1779 1626 1482 1349 1225 1111 1006

 

Recoil
Rifle M44 (Soviet) M28 (Finnish) M91/30 (Soviet) M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Weight (Pounds) 8.25 lbs 9.75 lbs 8.56 lbs 9.5 lbs 9.38 lbs
Recoil Velocity (Feet per Second) 10.3 fps 9.1 fps 10.6 fps 9.7 fps 9.6 fps
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) 13.8 ft-lb 12.6 ft-lb 15.0 ft-lb 13.8 ft-lb 13.4 ft-lb
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