7.62x51mm M80 Ball

NAME – 7.62x51mm M80 Ball

TYPE – Rimless bottleneck centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1957

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 71.1 mm (2.80 in)

CASING LENGTH – 51.2 mm (2.015 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 11.94 mm (0.470 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 12.01 in (0.473 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full metal jacketed ball

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.85 mm (0.309 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 9.66 g (149 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 2.98 g (46 grains) WC 846

CASING WEIGHT – 9.66 g (190 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 25.4 g (392 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 853 m/s (2800 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 61 cm (24 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3517 j (2594 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)