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9×53mmR

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9×53mmR

The 9×53mmR rifle cartridge was designed for hunting in the USSR. It is a 7.62×54mmR necked up to accommodate a larger bullet.[6]

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9×53mmR
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TypeRifle
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1962–present[1]
Used bySoviet Union, Russia
Production history
DesignerM. N. Blum
Designed1955[2]
Produced1962–1992, 1997–present
Specifications
Parent case7.62×54mmR
Case typeRimmed
Bullet diameter9.22 mm (0.363 in)[3]
Land diameter9.00 mm (0.354 in)[4]
Neck diameter9.86 mm (0.388 in)
Shoulder diameter11.63 mm (0.458 in)
Base diameter12.42 mm (0.489 in)
Rim diameter14.48 mm (0.570 in)
Rim thickness1.575 mm (0.0620 in)
Case length53 mm (2.1 in)
Overall length67.8 mm (2.67 in)
Maximum pressure254.80 MPa[5]
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
15[2] LVE 640 m/s (2,100 ft/s) 3,072 J (2,266 ft⋅lbf)
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History

It was offered for export to other countries.[7]

Since 1971 two bullet types are available:[8][9]

  • 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 VT (винтовочный пироксилиновый порох ВТ), as well as Soviet 5.6×39mm and 7.62×54mmR hunting cartridges.[10]

Firearms

In the USSR, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: bolt-action carbine "Los", self-loading carbine "Medved'", combination guns TOZ-55 "Zubr", MTs-7-09, MTs 30, MTs-109-09, MTs-110-09,[11] MTs-111-09 and TOZ-84-12/9,27.

In the Russian Federation, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: IZh-94 "Express";[12] "Berkut-3", "Saiga-9" (it was produced since 2001 until 2005) and VPO-103.[2]

See also

Notes

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9×53mmR

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)[13] and, more important, higher maximum pressure - 340 MPa.[14]

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

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