East German 7.62x54r 124 gr. Short Range Training
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This training ammo was manufactured for East Germany in Hungary, or at least with cases from Hungary.  The bullet is essentially the same weight and type as used in the 7.62x39 cartridge.  The ammo has not been on the market in several years but shows up from time to time in shops or at gun shows.  It is not known for it's accuracy but could be useful for introducing new shooters that might be afraid of recoil to Mosin Nagants.

Ammunition for this evaluation was provided in part by "Davis" of Gunboards.com.

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(Reference number 034)

Case Primer Over all Length Powder
Headstamp Material Coating Water Volume Berdan Min. Max. Weight
"21" (country) over "83" (year) steel lacquer 63.1 gr. Corrosive 2.796" 2.802" 40.2 gr.

 

Bullet
Dia. Length Weight Style Core Tip Color Magnetic? Ballistic
Coefficient
Sectional
Density
.311" 1.048" 124.3 gr. spitzer flat base steel none, entire bullet is black yes 0.344 0.183

 

Package
20 rounds per cardboard box 8 boxes per plastic sleeve
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Measured Muzzle Velocity in Feet per Second (10 shot string)
Rifle M44 M28 M91/30 M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Low 2351 2512 2543 2562 2518
High 2462 2612 2662 2696 2664
Average 2402 2557 2611 2636 2577
Extreme Spread 111 100 119 134 146
Standard Deviation 41 38 41 43 48
Trajectory and Drop Graph
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Notes on the graphs  The graphs above each represent two sets of data.  The red line is the path of the bullet fired from the rifle with the sights zeroed at 200 yards.   The bullet exits the muzzle at a distance a fraction of an inch below zero inches.   This represents the height of the sight over the centerline of the bore.  The bullet rises above zero in a trajectory that then passes through zero again at 200 yards and continues downward.  The blue line is the the bullet drop in inches for the distance traveled.  This begins at the muzzle at zero inches and decreases with distance not taking sight height or zero distance into account.

 

Trajectory Comparison Graph
This graph combines the trajectories of the 5 graphs above to compare the performance of the test rifles.
Click on the graph for a large, scalable PDF to zoom in for better detail clarity.  Adobe Reader required.

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Bullet Velocity to 500 yards in Feet per Second

Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 2402 2280 2162 2048 1936 1829 1727 1629 1535 1446 1365
M28 2557 2431 2308 2190 2074 1962 1853 1750 1651 1556 1466
M91/30 2611 2484 2360 2240 2123 2009 1899 1793 1693 1596 1504
M91 (Finnish) 2636 2507 2383 2262 2144 2030 1919 1813 1711 1614 1521
M91 (Russian) 2577 2450 2327 2208 2092 1979 1870 1766 1666 1571 1480

 

Bullet Energy to 500 yards in Foot Pounds

Distance (yds) 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500
M44 1588 1431 1287 1154 1032 921 821 730 648 576 513
M28 1800 1627 1467 1320 1184 1060 946 843 751 667 592
M91/30 1877 1698 1533 1381 1241 1111 993 885 789 701 622
M91 (Finnish) 1912 1731 1563 1408 1266 1135 1014 905 806 717 637
M91 (Russian) 1828 1652 1491 1342 1205 1079 963 858 764 679 603

 

Recoil

Rifle M44 (Soviet) M28 (Finnish) M91/30 (Soviet) M91 (Finnish) M91 (Russian)
Weight (Pounds) 8.25 lbs 9.75 lbs 8.56 lbs 9.5 lbs 9.38 lbs
Recoil Velocity (Feet per Second) 7.6 fps 7.2 fps 8.4 fps 7.7 fps 7.6 fps
Recoil Energy (Foot-Pound) 7.5 ft-lb 8.0 ft-lb 9.5 ft-lb 8.8 ft-lb 8.5 ft-lb


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