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7.62x39 Russian

eastwood44mag
Please tell me that all 7.62x39 is the same, and that indicating Russian in the caliber is just wasted ink.

Secondly, when I was looking for rounds, this is the description midwayusa.com had for some semi-jacketed hollow-points "Recommended Uses: Light Skinned Big Game Hunting, Plinking" What exactley is light skinned big game? I mean, I'm not gonna be dumb enough to go for cape buffalo with an AK, but where is the line drawn?

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  • competentone
    From what I know, there's only one 7.62x39 -- the "Russian" is probably just people's being redundant, indicating the round is of Russian design.
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  • heavyiron
    Hi eastwood44mag,

    There is only one 7.62x39 and the Russians developed this cartride.

    However, it was also used by the Eastern Bloc in the Cold War and China as well, not to mention other countries where the Russians distributed firearms.

    The "Russian" in the title is probably indicating Russian manufacture such as Barnaul or military surplus. Rounds for 7.62x39 were manufactured all over the world, now including the US. So it would be possible to find East German 7.62x39, Chinese 7.62x39, etc. The name is denoting where the ammunition originated.

    Light skinned animals would be like deer and antelope, but not elk, moose or the larger hooved creatures.

    Regards,

    Heavyiron[8D]
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  • Raoul
    They're usually referred to as "7.62x39mm" or "7.62 Russian Shorts" regardless of where they're made. This distinguishes them from the 7.62x54R's used in the Mosin Nagants & other rifles.
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  • Red223
    I think they were saying don't use the round to hunt pigs. Good for deer though.
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  • Supreme One
    Hello, actually at the time of its creation, there was no "Russia" it was the Soviet Union. The round is also sometimes called the "7.62 Soviet" so as not to be confused with the 7.62X54R or sometimes called the "7.62 Russian" because at the time of its creations, it was still called Russia.

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