7.62x54mmR B-32 API

NAME – 7.62x54mmR B-32 API

NAME (COMMON) – 7.62 Mosin Nagant B-32 Armor-Piercing Incendiary

TYPE – Centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1891 (1954)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Russia

CASE TYPE – Rimmed bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 77.3 mm 3.03 in

CASING LENGTH – 53.49 mm (2.106 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 12.31 mm (0.485 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 14.40 mm (0.567 in)

BULLET TYPE – B-32 Armor piercing Incendiary, Spitzer-pointed, full metal jacket with hardened steel core

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.9 mm (0.311 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 10.39 g (160 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 3.24 g (50 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 9.72 g (150 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 23.33 g (360 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 808 m/s (2,651 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 71.1 cm (28 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3386 j (2497 ft/lb)

     Projectile has a black over red tip

     Penetrates 7mm of armor plate at 200 m