The 9×53mmR rifle
cartridge was designed for hunting in the
USSR
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. It is a
7.62×54mmR necked up to accommodate a larger bullet.
History
It was offered for
export
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to other countries.
Since 1971 two bullet types are available:
* Type A - SP for hunting 250–500 kg animals
* Type B - FMJ for hunting 70–250 kg animals
Soviet 9×53mmR cartridges were loaded with
smokeless powder
Finnish smokeless powder
Smokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to black powder. Because of their similar use, both the original black powder formula ...
VT (''винтовочный пироксилиновый порох ВТ''), as well as Soviet
5.6×39mm
The 5.6×39mm, also known in the U.S. as .220 Russian, is a cartridge developed in 1961 for deer hunting in the USSR. It fires a 5.6mm projectile from necked down 7.62×39mm brass. While it originally re-used 7.62x39 cases, once it became popula ...
and
7.62×54mmR hunting cartridges.
Firearms
In the USSR, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: bolt-action carbine "
Los", self-loading carbine "
Medved'",
combination gun
A combination gun is a firearm that usually comprises at least one rifled barrel and one smoothbore barrel, that is typically used with shot or some type of shotgun slug. Most have been break-action guns, although there have been other design ...
s
TOZ-55 "Zubr",
MTs-7-09,
MTs 30,
MTs-109-09,
MTs-110-09,
MTs-111-09 and
TOZ-84-12/9,27.
In the
Russian Federation
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, several rifles were designed for this cartridge:
IZh-94 "Express"; "
Berkut-3", "
Saiga-9" (it was produced since 2001 until 2005) and
VPO-103.
See also
*
9 mm caliber
This is a list of firearm cartridges that have bullets in the to caliber range.
*''Case length'' refers to the round case
Case or CASE may refer to:
Instances
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List of rimmed cartridges
Below is a list of rimmed cartridges (R). Although similar, rimmed cartridges differ from rimfire cartridges (list). A rimmed cartridge is a cartridge with a rim, whose primer is located in the center of the case head; the primer is detonated by ...
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List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, Caliber, calibre and name.
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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name. Data values are the highest found for the cartridge, and might not occur in the same load (e.g. the highest muzzle energy might not be in the same ...
Notes
This cartridge should not be confused with
9.3×53mmR Finnish which has similar dimensions, but a slightly larger bullet (71.45 mm overall cartridge length) and, more important, higher maximum pressure - 340 MPa.
Sources
* М. Блюм. Охотничьи патроны к нарезному оружию // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 6, 1973. стр.26-28
* М. М. Блюм, И. Б. Шишкин. Твоё ружьё. М., "Физкультура и спорт", 1989. стр.106
* Патроны охотничьи 9x53 // Охотничье и спортивное оружие. М., Внешторгиздат. 1989.
* А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.250-251
References
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Pistol and rifle cartridges
Rimmed cartridges
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