M43
7.62 x 39 mm Ball M43, steel core
Full metal jacket cartridge with steel and lead/antimony core, perforating 3 mm mild steel plate at 400 m from the muzzle.
Also written: 7,62x39, 7.62, 7.62 M43, 7.62 Soviet, 7.62 x 39, 7.62X39, 7.62x39, 762x39
Enlarge 7.62 x 39 mm Ball M43, steel core
Specification
| Bullet weight | 7.97 +/- 0.10 g |
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| Round weight | approx. 17.0 g |
| Round length | 55.8 mm maximum |
| Case length | 38.7 mm maximum |
| Velocity | 715 +/- 10 m/s at 24 m, 21 +/- 2 deg C, 600 mm EPVAT proof barrel |
| Maximum pressure | max. 3300 bar (average, 600 mm EPVAT proof barrel by CIP) |
| Precision | average mean radius max. 35 mm, target at 100 m, 600 mm proof barrel |
| Penetration | 3 mm mild steel plate at 400 m from muzzle |
| Core material | steel and lead/antimony alloy |
| Case material | brass 70/30 |
| Powder charge | spherical double base propellant, 1.50-1.70 g |
| Operating temperature | -54 to +52 deg C |
| Shelf life | minimum 15 years under storage conditions |
| Packaging | 10 rds carton box, 900 rds in M2A1 waterproof metal box, 45,900 rds per pallet |
All data provided for information purposes; final specification is defined per contract.