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7.62 mm. Russian Cartridge,
7.62x54R, or 7.62x54mm Rimmed Russian
The 7.62x54R was adopted by the Russian Army in 1891, and has been used
through all wars since to date. It is a rimmed cartridge that has
a large diameter body and the outer edge of the case is beveled.
All Mosin-Nagants, Finnish Nagants, Nagant Carbines, Sniper Rifle
Dragunov (SVD), and Tokarev rifles use this cartridge.
Ballistics - Very similar to the British .303
and the .308 Winchester.
New Production Ammo can be found
manufactured by
Norma,
Sellier Bellot ,
Wolf Performance, and
Winchester to name a few.
Reloading Dies are made by
Dillon Precision,
RCBS,
Redding, and
Lee Precision , to name a few.
Reloading components can be found
at
Huntington's,
Midway USA, and the
Wholesale Hunter, to name a few.
Brass - Sellier Bellot does not
reload well. Norma brass and any US manufactured does reload well.
I suggest purchasing new Norma or Lapua Brass from Midway USA or
other listed above. Granted it will probably cost you more for 100
new pieces than what you may have paid for the rifle. One easy way
of remedying this is to purchase three or four rifles - then because
of economy of scale you will feel you are getting a better bargain!
Powder - IMR 3031 or IMR 4064 are
both good powders for this round.
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Specification
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7.62x54 Russian |
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Bullet Diameter |
.308 |
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Neck Diameter |
.332 |
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Shoulder Diameter |
.453 |
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Base Diameter |
.484 |
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Rim Thickness |
.055 |
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Case Length |
2.11 |
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Cartridge Length |
3.02 |
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