NAME – 7.62×63 PZAM

TYPE – Captured piston suppressed cartridge

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1965

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 77 mm (3.03 in)

CASING LENGTH – 62.8 mm (2.47 in)

CASE BASE DIAMETER – 12.7 mm (0.50 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full jacketed pointed (M43 projectile 57-N-231)

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.85 mm (0.309 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 8 g (122.5 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 0.15 g (2.3 grains)

CASING WEIGHT – 6.9 g (106.7 grains) with piston

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 15 g (231.5 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 175 m/s (574 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 122 j (90 ft/lb)