The 9×53mmR rifle
cartridge
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was designed for hunting in the
USSR
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. It is a
7.62×54mmR
The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during the late tsarist era and throughout th ...
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 powderSmokeless powder is a type of propellant used in firearms and artillery that produces less smoke and less fouling when fired compared to gunpowder ("black powder"). The combustion products are mainly gaseous, compared to a ...
VT (''винтовочный пироксилиновый порох ВТ''), as well as Soviet
5.6×39mm and
7.62×54mmR
The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during the late tsarist era and throughout th ...
hunting cartridges
Firearms
In USSR, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: bolt-action carbine "
Los
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", self-loading carbine "
Medved'",
combination gun
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s
TOZ-55 "Zubr",
MTs-7-09,
MTs 30
The MTs 30 (''МЦ 30'') is a family of Soviet high-quality custom hunting combination guns.
History
The gun was designed by M. I. Skvortsov (''М. И. Скворцов''), A. P. Glinskiy (''А. П. Глинский'') and I. P. Korneychev ('' ...
,
MTs-109-09,
MTs-110-09,
MTs-111-09 and
TOZ-84-12/9,27.
In
Russian Federation
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, several rifles were designed for this cartridge:
IZh-94 "Express"; "
Berkut-3", "
Saiga-9
The PP-19 Vityaz (also known as the PP-19-01 “Vityaz-SN”) is a 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun developed in 2004 by Russian small arms manufacturer Izhmash. It is based on the AK-74 and offers a high degree of parts commonality with the AK-7 ...
" (it was produced since 2001 until 2005) and
VPO-103.
See also
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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 length.
*''OAL'' refers to the overall length of the loaded round.
All measurements are given in millimeters, followed ...
*
List of rifle cartridges
List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and name.
File:Cartridge Sample 2.jpg, 350px, From left to right: 1 .17 HM2,2 .17 HMR, 2.5 .17 wsm, 3 .22LR, 4 .22 WMR, 5 .17/23 SMc, 6 5mm/35 SMc, 7 .22 Hornet, 8 .223 Remington, 9 .223 WSSM ...
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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