14.5×114 mm B-32 API

NAME – 14.5×114 mm B-32 API

NAME (COMMON) – 14.5mm Russian

TYPE – Rimless bottleneck centerfire

YEAR OF INTRODUCTION – 1939

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USSR

CASE TYPE – Rimless bottleneck

CARTRIDGE LENGTH – 16.20 cm (6.378 in)

CASING LENGTH – 11.40 cm (4.488 in)

CASE HEAD DIAMETER – 26.95 mm (1.061 in)

CASE RIM DIAMETER – 26.95 mm (1.061 in)

BULLET TYPE – Full metal jacketed armor piercing incendiary Type B-32

BULLET DIAMETER – 14.88 in (0.586 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 63.44 g (979 grains)

POWDER WEIGHT – 28.84 g (445 grains)

TOTAL ROUND WEIGHT – 200 g (7.05 oz)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 975 m/s (3200 fps)

NOMINAL BARREL LENGTH – 138.9 cm (54.7 in)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 30,186 j (22,264 ft/lb)