7.92 mm M.SS.41

CODE 03-040-941

NAME – 7.92 mm M.SS.41

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany/Czechoslovakia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1941

CALIBER – 7.92×94 mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 128 cm (50.39 in) Shoulder rest lowered, 150.5 cm (59.25 in) with Shoulder rest raised

BARREL LENGTH – 110 cm (43.31 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Groove, Right hand twist

LOAD – Full Metal jacketed Armor Piercing

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT –14.5 g (223.8 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 1079 m/s (3540 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 8445 j (6228 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 12.63 kg (27 lb 13.5 oz)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) BARREL – 6.01 kg (13 lb 4 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 14 kg (30 lb 13.8 oz) loaded with 6 rounds P318

TYPE OF MOUNT – Attached folding bipod

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed, Front sight – Post, Rear sight – U-notch, Set to 500 meters

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 m (328 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, push-forward bolt action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 12-18 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 6-round removable box magazine, Single column, Single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.87 kg (1 lb 14.7 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 1.37 kg (3 lb 0.3 oz) with 6 rounds P318

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 6-round magazines (36 8.22rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 8.22 kg (18 lb 2 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ), Brno, Czechoslovakia

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Limited service by the German Waffen SS