Czech 7.62 X 54
Anybody seen/shot the Czech 7.62X54 steel case with the silver tip? Copper sleeved with a metal tip and metal core. Is this armor piercing ammunition or is it considered military hardball?
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The Czech 7.62X54R silver tipped ammo is standard light ball ammo, it has a mild steel core, the silver tip is the color code indicating it is light ball, IE 150 gr bullet, yellow means heavy ball, 180 gr. The ammo is good quality but corrosive. Most of the ammo on the market today is the light ball without the silver color code. Hope this answers the question. 0 -
Works good but is very corrosive. Low recoil and excellent penetration.
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This is the reply I received from the fellow collector who specializes in this material:
7.62x54r Ball (Com-Bloc types) comes in four basic varieties. First is the type "L" which is flat based and lead cored, weighing about 150 gr. and has no tip color. Second is the type "D" which is also lead cored but is streamlined and heavier, about 172 gr or so. This one has a yellow tip. Some loads analogous to the type "D" have no tip color, these are from other than Com-Bloc countries. Third is the type "LPS" which has a mild steel core and is NOT "AP". This is a 150 gr projectile and loads from before the early 1980's have a silver tip. Some Chinese LPS has a white tip. After the early 1980's the type "L" was phased out of service and the silver tip of the LPS was deleted, so date is important in identifying these rounds. The last variation is the heavy steel core ball, made by Czechoslovakia with NO tip color (since they did not make a "L" type and it was made before the LPS) and Hungary with a silver and yellow tip, silver meaning steel core and yellow meaning heavy ball, 172 gr or so. Actual "AP" in this caliber is scarce, since it was dropped in favor of the API load before WWII. I know of no authentic AP from Czechoslovakia and only one API from there, dated in the 1960's. There is some remanufactured 7.62x54r AP where the projectile is actually from a 7.62x51mm cartridge and generally loaded into Soviet CWS cases. CWS cases are also uncommon from Czechoslovakia as most of their ammunition uses lacquered steel cases. It can be a confusing topic, especially since there is so much mis-information floating around on the 'net and at gun shows from individuals trying to make "AP" out of plain old steel core ammo. I've sectioned about 50 different 7.62x54r cartridges so far and have another 50 plus to go. I always am learning new things about them and finding some surprises along the way too. If you can get a headstamp of the ammo in question and any other markings such as tip color and case mouth seal primer seal, I can probably identify it for sure.0
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