7.62x51mm NATO M59 Ball

NAME – 7.62x51mm NATO M59 Ball

NAME (COMMON) – 7.62mm M59 Ball

TYPE – Centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1954

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 71.1 mm (2.80 in)

CASING LENGTH – 51.18 mm (2.01 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.9 mm (0.470 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 12.01 mm (0.473 in)

BULLET TYPE – M59 Ball Spitzer-pointed full metal jacket

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82 mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.75 g (150.5 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.98 g (46 grains) WC 846

CASING WEIGHT – 12.73 g (196.5 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 25.47 g (393 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 855 m/s (2805 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 55.9 cm (22 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3565 j (2630 ft/lb)

M13 Link – 4.28 g (66 grains)

M4 Bandoleer & 100 rd box – 0.13 kg (5 oz)

WEIGHT OF 5-ROUND STRIPPER CLIP – 7.26 g (112 grains)