7.62x54mmR

Overview

7.62x54mmR
Type	Rifle
Place of Origin	Flag of the Russian Empire (1858 - 1883) Russian Empire
Designers	Sergei Mosin
Period Designed	1891
Period Produced	1891 - Present
Developed From	8x52mmR Mannlicher
In Use	1891 - Present
Specifications
Case Type	Rimmed, bottleneck
Primer	Berdan, or boxer large rifle

7.62x54mmR is a Russian rifle cartridge introduced in 1891.

For weapons chambered for the cartridge, see the category page.

Types

7.62mm P o 1891g Bullet Model of Year-1891 (Pulya obrazets 1891-godina). Jaeger-type (round-nosed) cupro-nickel Full Metal Jacketed 211-grain [13.73 gram] lead core bullet with a brass case. Used from 1891 to 1910. LP o 1908g (57-N-321) Light Bullet Model of Year-1908 (Lyokhkaya Pulya obrazets 1908-godina). Spitzer-type (pointed-nose) tombak Full Metal Jacketed 148-grain [9.6 gram] lead core bullet with a brass case. Standard loading for the M91 Mosin-Nagant Rifle. Used from 1910 to 1954. L “Type L” Light Bullet (Lyokhkaya = “Light”). A 148-grain [9.6 gram] Full Metal Jacket lead core bullet with a brass case. Standard loading for use in the shorter-barrreled M91/30 Mosin-Nagant carbine. Used from 1930 to 1954. D (57-D-422) "Type D" Heavy Bullet (Dal'noboinaya = “Long Range”). A 182-grain [11.8 gram] Ball round with a brass case. Standard loading for the PM-10 Maxim heavy machinegun (Pulemyot Maxima). It was designed for long-range indirect fire out to 4,500-5,000 meters, a tactic replaced by mortar and artillery fire during the Great War. Used from 1930 to 1978. Had a yellow tip. D (57-D-423) "Type D" Heavy Bullet (Dal'noboinaya = “Long Range”). A 182-grain [11.8 gram] Ball round with a bi-metallic case. Standard loading for the PM-10 Maxim heavy machinegun (Pulemyot Maxima). It was designed for long-range indirect fire out to 4,500-5,000 meters, a tactic replaced by mortar and artillery fire during the Great War. Used from 1930 to 1978. Had a yellow tip. LPS gzh (57-N-323S) Conventional Semi-Armor-Piercing round with a Light Steel-core Bullet (Lyokhkaya Pulya Stal’noi) and a bi-metallic case. Used from 1953 to 1991. Can penetrate the 6Zh85T body armour at 110m. Had a silver tip from 1953 to 1978 and a plain tip afterwards. 7B1 Sniper cartridge with Armor-Piercing bullet. 7B2 API 7B2A API 7B3 API 7B4 AP 7BZ3 B-32M gzh Armor-Piercing Incendiary cartridge with the Improved (M > Modernetya) B-32 bullet and bi-metallic case. 7BZ3-01 B-32M gs Armor-Piercing Incendiary cartridge with the Improved B-32 bullet and lacquered steel case. 7BM4 AP 7PZ2 PZ gzh ranging cartridge with bi-metallic case. 7PZ2-01 PZ gs ranging cartridge with lacquered steel case. 7N1 PS gzh A 152-grain [9.85 gram] Sniper (Sn > Snaiperskie) cartridge with a Match-Grade steel-core bullet (Pulya Stal'noi) with a bi-metallic case. It was designed for use with the SVD sniper rifle. It was used from 1967 to 1999. The word "sniper" is written in a repeating pattern across the packet wrapping paper to prevent its misuse. 7N1M ..? 7N13 PP gzh "Enhanced Penetration" (PP > Povishennaya Probivaemost) bullet with a bi-metallic case. 7N13-01 PP gs. "Enhanced Penetration" (PP > Povishennaya Probivaemost) bullet with a lacquered steel case. It is designed to eliminate targets wearing body armour. It can penetrate the 6Zh85T body armour at 800m. 7N14 SnB gzh Sniper armour-piercing cartridge with a bi-metallic case. 7N37 BS gs 7T2 T-46 gzh Tracer (T > Trasseruyushchey) cartridge with a T-46 bullet and a bi-metallic case. 7T2-01 T-46 gs Tracer cartridge with a T-46 bullet and lacquered steel case. 7T2M T-46M gzh Tracer cartridge with the Block 1 Improved (M > Modernetya) T-46 bullet and bi-metallic case. 7T2M1 T-45M1 gzh Tracer cartridge with the Block 2 Improved (M1) T-46 bullet and bi-metallic case. 57-Kh-340 Blank cartridge with crimped bimetallic case. Used during training to accustom recruits to the sounds of battle. 57-NE-UCh Unitary "Dummy" cartridge made entirely of steel. Used for loading and unloading drills by recruits before advancing to using live ammunition.

Flag of the Russian Federation (1993 to present) Russian Federation Flag of the Russian Armed Forces Flag of the USSR (1980 to 1991) Soviet Union Flag of the Red Army Ammunition 1946 - Present

Firearm Ammunition
Pistol Cartridges	9x18mm PM	7N15 (01) • 7N16 • 7N25 • 57-N-181SM
	9x19mm Parabellum	7N21 (01 • 02 • 03) • 7N30 • 7N31 (M) • 7N35
	9x21mm Gyurza	7BT3 (01) • 7N28 (01) • 7N29 (01) • 7N42 • RG052 • RG054 • SP10 (U • UZ) • SP11 • SP12 • SP13
Intermediate Cartridges	.366 TKM	Deri • Eko • FMJ • Geksa • Kion 13 • Kion 15 • Konus • SP13
	5.45x39mm	7N6 (VK • M) • 7N7 • 7N10 (M) • 7N18 • 7N20 • 7N22 • 7N24 (01 • M) • 7N39 • 7N40
	7.62x39mm	7N23 (01) • 7N26 • 7N27
Rifle Cartridges	7.62x51mm	7N43
	7.62x54mmR	7N1 (M) • 7N13 (01) • 7N14 • 7N37 • 57-N-323S
	8.6x69mm	7N45
	9.3x64mm	7N33
	9.6x53mm Lancaster	[[]]
Special Cartridges	9x39mm	7N8 • 7N9 (00 • 01) • 7N12
	12.7x54mm	STs-130PT (2) • STs-130VUS • STs-130PU
Heavy Cartridges	12.7x108mm	7N4 • 7N5 • 7N34 (M)
	14.5x114mm	7N2 • 7N3
Grenades	40x53mm VOG	[[]]

Vehicle Complete Ammunition
23mm	3UOF5 (IN) • 3UOF7 (IN) • 3UP1
30mm	3UOF8 (IN) • 3UOF21 • 3UOF23 • 3UOF24 (G)
37mm	[[]]
57mm	[[]]
76.2mm	3UOF15 (IN) • 3UOF16 (IN)
85mm	3UD1 • 3UD2
95mm	3UOF53
100mm	3UD3 • 3UD4 • 3UOF3 (IN) • 3UOF10 (IN) • 3UOF11 (IN) • 3UOF12 (IN) • 3UOF17 (IN) • 3UOF19 (-1 • IN) • 3UOF22 • 3UOF25 • 3UOF26 (-1 • IN) • 3UOF27 • 3UOF35 • 3UOF36 • 3UOF37 • 3UP2 • 3UP4 • 3UP6
107mm	3UOF14 • 3UOF18
115mm	3UOF1 • 3UOF6 (IN) • 3UOF37 (IN) • 3UP5
122mm	[[]]
125mm	[[]]
130mm	[[]]
152.4mm	[[]]
Smoke Canister	[[]]

Vehicle Projectiles
23mm	[[]]
30mm	[[]]
37mm	[[]]
57mm	[[]]
76.2mm	[[]]
81mm Smoke Launcher	3D6 (M) • 3D17 (M)
85mm	3D2
100mm	3D3
115mm	[[]]
120mm	3D5
120mm Smoke Launcher	3D14
122mm	3D4 (Zh • M)
125mm	[[]]
130mm	[[]]
152.4mm	[[]]
Smoke Canister	[[]]