Albanian 1987 7.62x54r Steel Core Light Ball All content copyright © 7.62x54r.net Return to 7.62x54r Ammunition Introduction |
This lacquer cased ammo is much less common that it's brass cased counterpart and seldom found in the US. It is no great loss to the shooter as it exhibited sticky extraction to a greater or lesser extent across all rifles used in the evaluation. In some cases the extractor came off the rim of the case and it had to be removed from the chamber with a cleaning rod from the muzzle. Ignition is reliable, but that is small consolation when a rifle is frozen shut.
(Reference number 037)
Case | Primer | Over all Length | Powder | ||||
Headstamp | Material | Coating | Water Volume | Berdan | Min. | Max. | Weight |
"3" (country) over "87" (year) | steel | lacquer | 63.7 gr. | Corrosive | 2.971" | 3.010" | 47.6 gr. |
Bullet | ||||||||
Dia. | Length | Weight | Style | Core | Tip Color | Magnetic? | Ballistic Coefficient |
Sectional Density |
.310" | 1.269" | 148.3 gr. | spitzer boat tail | steel | none | yes | 0.435 | 0.219 |
Package | ||
20 rounds per paper wrap | 440 rounds per spam can | Can opener and packing list |
Trajectory Comparison Graph |
Bullet Velocity to 500 yards in Feet per Second |
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Distance (yds) | 0 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 |
M44 | 2706 | 2602 | 2501 | 2403 | 2306 | 2212 | 2120 | 2030 | 1942 | 1857 | 1774 |
M28 | 2863 | 2756 | 2651 | 2549 | 2450 | 2352 | 2257 | 2164 | 2073 | 1984 | 1897 |
M91/30 | 2869 | 2762 | 2658 | 2556 | 2456 | 2358 | 2263 | 2169 | 2078 | 1990 | 1902 |
M91 (Finnish) | 2887 | 2780 | 2675 | 2572 | 2472 | 2374 | 2278 | 2185 | 2093 | 2004 | 1917 |
M91 (Russian) | 2846 | 2739 | 2635 | 2534 | 2434 | 2337 | 2242 | 2149 | 2059 | 1970 | 1884 |
Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds |
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Distance (yds) | 0 | 50 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 400 | 450 | 500 |
M44 | 2405 | 2225 | 2056 | 1897 | 1748 | 1608 | 1477 | 1354 | 1239 | 1132 | 1034 |
M28 | 2693 | 2495 | 2310 | 2135 | 1972 | 1818 | 1673 | 1538 | 1412 | 1294 | 1182 |
M91/30 | 2705 | 2507 | 2321 | 2146 | 1981 | 1827 | 1682 | 1546 | 1419 | 1301 | 1189 |
M91 (Finnish) | 2739 | 2539 | 2351 | 2174 | 2008 | 1852 | 1706 | 1568 | 1440 | 1319 | 1207 |
M91 (Russian) | 2661 | 2465 | 2282 | 2109 | 1947 | 1794 | 1652 | 1518 | 1393 | 1275 | 1166 |
Recoil |
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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) | 10.8 fps | 9.7 fps | 11.0 fps | 10.0 fps | 10.0 fps |
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) | 15.0 ft-lb | 14.2 ft-lb | 16.2 ft-lb | 14.9 ft-lb | 14.6 ft-lb |
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