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<blockquote data-quote="Arkansasdad" data-source="post: 1870631" data-attributes="member: 76766"><p>The <strong>7.62×54mmR</strong> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_(firearms)#Rimmed" target="_blank"><u>rimmed</u></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle" target="_blank"><u>rifle</u></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)" target="_blank"><u>cartridge</u></a> developed by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire" target="_blank"><u>Russian Empire</u></a> and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant" target="_blank"><u>Mosin–Nagant</u></a> rifle, it was used during the late <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Russia" target="_blank"><u>Tsarist</u></a> era and throughout the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union" target="_blank"><u>Soviet</u></a> period to the present day. The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in military use and has the longest service life of all military-issued cartridges in the world.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9754mmR#cite_note-CoTW_2006-4" target="_blank"><u>[4]</u></a></p><p></p><p>The American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1895" target="_blank"><u>Winchester Model 1895</u></a> was also chambered for this cartridge per a contract with the Russian government. The 7.62×54mmR is still in use by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" target="_blank"><u>Russian military</u></a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragunov_Sniper_Rifle" target="_blank"><u>Dragunov</u></a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV-98" target="_blank"><u>SV-98</u></a> and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper_rifle" target="_blank"><u>sniper rifles</u></a>, as well as some modern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_machine_gun" target="_blank"><u>general-purpose machine guns</u></a> like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PK_machine_gun" target="_blank"><u>PKM</u></a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecheneg_machine_gun" target="_blank"><u>Pecheneg machine gun</u></a>. Originally, the round was designated as "Трехлинейный патрон образца 1891 года" – (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_Russian_units_of_measurement#Length" target="_blank"><u>Three-line</u></a> cartridge model of 1891). It then became widely known under the designation "7,62мм винтовочный патрон" (7.62mm rifle cartridge). The round has erroneously come to be known as the "7.62mm Russian" (and is still often referred to as such colloquially), but, according to standards, the "R" in designation (7.62×54mmR) stands for "rimmed", in line with standard <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.I.P." target="_blank"><u>C.I.P.</u></a> designations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arkansasdad, post: 1870631, member: 76766"] The [B]7.62×54mmR[/B] is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rim_(firearms)#Rimmed'][U]rimmed[/U][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle'][U]rifle[/U][/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartridge_(firearms)'][U]cartridge[/U][/URL] developed by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire'][U]Russian Empire[/U][/URL] and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosin%E2%80%93Nagant'][U]Mosin–Nagant[/U][/URL] rifle, it was used during the late [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Russia'][U]Tsarist[/U][/URL] era and throughout the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union'][U]Soviet[/U][/URL] period to the present day. The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in military use and has the longest service life of all military-issued cartridges in the world.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62%C3%9754mmR#cite_note-CoTW_2006-4'][U][4][/U][/URL] The American [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1895'][U]Winchester Model 1895[/U][/URL] was also chambered for this cartridge per a contract with the Russian government. The 7.62×54mmR is still in use by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces'][U]Russian military[/U][/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragunov_Sniper_Rifle'][U]Dragunov[/U][/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV-98'][U]SV-98[/U][/URL] and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper_rifle'][U]sniper rifles[/U][/URL], as well as some modern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-purpose_machine_gun'][U]general-purpose machine guns[/U][/URL] like the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PK_machine_gun'][U]PKM[/U][/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecheneg_machine_gun'][U]Pecheneg machine gun[/U][/URL]. Originally, the round was designated as "Трехлинейный патрон образца 1891 года" – ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsolete_Russian_units_of_measurement#Length'][U]Three-line[/U][/URL] cartridge model of 1891). It then became widely known under the designation "7,62мм винтовочный патрон" (7.62mm rifle cartridge). The round has erroneously come to be known as the "7.62mm Russian" (and is still often referred to as such colloquially), but, according to standards, the "R" in designation (7.62×54mmR) stands for "rimmed", in line with standard [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.I.P.'][U]C.I.P.[/U][/URL] designations. [/QUOTE]
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