How is this caliber? 7,62 x 54 R?

Question

Does anyone know this caliber?
What about precision, power and speed loss in long distance?
What about esternal and target balistic?
I have received one offer for one Fèg GV Moisin Nagant (hungarian) long (79 cm) rifle with this caliber at a really nice price (190 US$) and dom't know if to buy it for hunting purpose in Europe...

Answer 1

good caliber, the only thing I'd add to the others, is that it is a little closer to the U.S. 30-06 rather than the .308 winchester. It has been around a long time and is still very much in use today. The druganov sniper rifle is chambered for it, and it saw much use in viet nam as a sniper weapon. As for hunting, not with the military bullet, it doesn't expand properly for game animals. You can find commercial ammo with the proper softpoint for hunging, but it is a little pricey. Surplus ammo for plinking and target is cheap and available.

Answer 2

First this is an excellent round for hunting and target shooting. The ammo is readily available here in the US. This was a favorite round in the soviet block countries and most generally chosen for soviet Bloc sniper rounds. I own a Russian Moisin Nagant that I bought here from a dealer in Shotgun News, a weapons periodical for $69.

Mine is an original arsenal refinished military rifle. It is surprisingly a tack driver and an excellent handling shooter as well. I can keep a 5 shot group in a 9 inch bulls eye at 100 yards with iron sights so quite acceptable as far as I am concerned. The military surplus ammo or new manufacture ammo are both relatively inexpensive here if you buy in quantity.

I recommend the rifle and the round as good shooter, dependable and a good round.

Answer 3

This is the standard Russian cartridge used from about the turn of the century (20th) until the late 60's or 70's (may still be used for some machine guns).
It is a rimmed cartridge ballistics are between the .308 Win. (or 7.62x51 NATO-A rimless cartridge) and the .30/06 Springfield, the Main battle cartridge for US troops from 1906 until the mid 50's. (European would be a 7.62 X 63mm).
Another cartridge that shares the 7.62 title, the 7.62 X 39mm, Is used in the Communist Bloc SKS's and AK-47's. in a short .311 cartridge that have the ballistics similar to the U.S. .30/30 Winchester round, a good short range round.
The 7.62 X 54R cartridge can be an accurate round. Russians used this for most of their Sniper rifles.

Answer 4

Oh yeah..... The Mosin Nagant round..... I bought a Mosin last year and fire it all the time at the range..... the Mosin is a 7.62 X 54, SKS and AK47 are 7.62 X 39, shorter round, I also have an SKS.... I like my Mosin, super accurate and very powerful, I prefer my Mosin over my Mauser 98 K.....

the ballistics are.....

Muzzle velocity .... 2953 fps
Muzzle energy .....2651 flbf

I like the 7.62 X 54, it is a very cheap round and easy to get at the range and pawn and gun shops..... cheaper than 30-06.

Answer 5

It's the standard chambering for the Czarist and later Red armies from 1891 past the end of the second world war, and is very much the equivalent of the British 303 of the same period. By modern standards, it isn't much to be impressed with, but there's nothing wrong with it at all.

Answer 6

The 7.62X54 is the standard Sniper round for Russia, and the Soviet block. As with most of the comunist millitary.
It is NOT the round for the AK-47 or the SKS.
The 54 is a very accurate round do to the way it is set center into the breach. It is more powerful and accurate than it's counterpart. (The .308 or 7.62X51 NATO) Do to the placement of the round in the breach.
I hope that helps.

Answer 7

I believe thats what russian sniper rifles like the dragunov use, good power and range. About equivalent to a US .308

Despite what Thruster says below, that's NOT what AK's and SKS's use, they use 7.62 X 39

Answer 8

For the purpose you want it for it is an excellent choice.*

Answer 9

7.62 is standard military spec caliber for AK's and SKS's.
Probably more than enough firepower for hunting. hope there's something left..