Is there a different name for the round you shoot in a Mosin-Nagant?

Question

Is there different name for the cartridge you shoot in a mosin-nagant, or is it always called a 7.62x54R? I am trying to compared prices on ammunitions, but I don't know if the above is always called just one thing.

I mean, is there a name an ammo company would give it instead of 7.62 etc. I don't own one, I just want to see how much the ammunition costs in general compared to the gun I already have. My current gun uses .303's and they tend to not be made much anymore and seem to be a very pricey round.

I mean, is there a name an ammo company would give it instead of 7.62 etc. I don't own one, I just want to see how much the ammunition costs in general compared to the gun I already have. My current gun uses .303's and they tend to not be made much anymore and seem to be a very pricey round.

Answer 1

7.62x54r is also known as 7.62x54.
It's sometimes called Russian 30 cal.
I've heard a few old timers call it Russian high power, but these same old timers are the only ones I've ever heard call it that.
A pretty generic term would be to just go to a local gunshop and ask for Mosin nagant ammo, if the guy behind the counter has been around rifles for longer than 5 minutes, he'll know what you're asking for.

Answer 2

i have a m44-mosin-nagant carbine and i would only recommend modern day ammo for use and never use the surplus ammo unless you want inconstancy and since most of the surplus if not all is corrosive due to the primer if you don't clean your rifle barrel after use it will rust it. Russian makers to use are wolf, brown bear of which i use and silver bear.Winchester also makes ammo for the rifle as well and in a hunting load 180 grain soft-point -----In regards to accuracy highly accurate if you take your time to carefully inspect the rifle for a decent barrel . by nature the Russians sighted the rifle in with the bayonet extended so if you get one and if it shoots to the left try firing it with the bayonet extended-- its just a Russian thing. There not much difference as to what they ammo is called but just because it states 7.62 on the box make sure it is 54r or 54rimmed and not the 7.62 variant for sks carbine which is 7.62x39. hope this helps.If you look hard enough you will find a really good one don't let the price fool you mine shoots better than many modern rifles and once you clean it really good you can service it like a modern rifle. as far as ammo cost fmj=7 to 9 dollars box of 20 Winchester hunting load $20 for box 20 hope this helps.

Answer 3

Russian Nagant ammo? Might find some boxes with large print '.30 Russian' or '.31 Russian' name, the 7.62x54r would be in small print. The 7.62x53r WWD refers to is Finnish term for some of their ammo with .308 bullets instead of .310 bullet- was meant for model 91/28? that had the tight bore barrels put on them- very accurate ammo in the gun it was meant for. Some advertisements have used the term '.30 Russian long' to refer to 7.62x54r, the advertisement usually has the '30 Russian short' (7.62x39) also available. Have seen adds referring to Chinese type 53 ammo- this is referring to the gun model in Chinese army- the Type 53 is copy of Russian M44. Most of the boxes of ammo however advertised will probably have the 7.62x54 in maybe small print someplace on box. If the add say something like 7.62 Russian and the ammo looks half length then you have pistol ammo. 2/3 length would be 7.62x39 for like SKS carbines.

Answer 4

7.62x54R -- aka 7.62 Russian, aka .30 Russian

Be aware that some less knowledgeable gunshop or department store clerks will try to palm off 7.62x 39 mm Soviet ammo, aka 7.62 Soviet, or .30 Soviet, in place of 7.62x54mmR. These cartridges will not interchange. So check the box, don't rely on the clerk's knowledge.

Doc

Answer 5

I own two of them, if it says 7.62x54R you have got the right stuff. I would recomend not buying surplus unless you don't mind cleaning a lot though. I've had some lots of surplus that would rust a barrel overnight, and I'm not kidding.

Answer 6

You'll never actually see it, but it's been confusingly called 7.62x53R as well. There aren't really any other names.

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62x54R