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9×53mmR
Rifle cartridge
Rifle cartridge
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 9×53mmR | |
| image | Гильза от патрона 9 на 53 мм R (СССР).JPG | image_size = 300px |
| origin | Soviet Union | |
| type | Rifle | |
| service | 1962–present | |
| used_by | Soviet Union, Russia | |
| designer | M. N. Blum | |
| design_date | 1955 | |
| production_date | 1962–1992, 1997–present | |
| is_SI_specs | yes | |
| parent | [7.62×54mmR](7-62x54mmr) | |
| case_type | Rimmed | |
| bullet | 9.22 | |
| bullet_ref | ||
| land | 9.00 | |
| land_ref | ||
| neck | 9.86 | |
| shoulder | 11.63 | |
| base | 12.42 | |
| rim_dia | 14.48 | |
| rim_thick | 1.575 | |
| case_length | 53 | |
| length | 67.8 | |
| max_pressure | 254.80 MPa | |
| is_SI_ballistics | yes | |
| bwunit | gram | |
| bw1 | 15 | |
| btype1 | LVE | |
| vel1 | 640 | |
| en1 | 3072 |
The 9×53mmR rifle cartridge was designed for hunting in the USSR. It is a 7.62×54mmR necked up to accommodate a larger bullet.
History
It was offered for export to other countries.
Since 1971 two bullet types are available:
- Type A - SP for hunting 250–500 kg animals
- Type B - FMJ for hunting 70–250 kg animals
Soviet 9×53mmR cartridges were loaded with smokeless powder VT (винтовочный пироксилиновый порох ВТ), as well as Soviet 5.6×39mm and 7.62×54mmR hunting cartridges.
Firearms
In the USSR, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: bolt-action carbine "Los", self-loading carbine "Medved'", combination guns TOZ-55 "Zubr", MTs-7-09, MTs 30, MTs-109-09, MTs-110-09, MTs-111-09 and TOZ-84-12/9,27.
In the Russian Federation, several rifles were designed for this cartridge: "IZh-94 "Express"; "Berkut-3", "Saiga-9 rifle" (it was produced since 2001 until 2005) and VPO-103.
Notes

This 9×53mmR Russian cartridge should not be confused with 9.3×53mmR Finnish, a hunting cartridge from Finland based on the same Russian 7.62x54R case. This was developed in Finland to be compliant with hunting regulations limiting use of the 7.62x54R cartridges for larger framed game species. It also has similar dimensions, but a larger 9.3mm (.375 caliber) diameter bullet, 71.45 mm overall cartridge length with, more importantly, a significantly higher speed and maximum pressure - 340 MPa - resulting in higher terminal energy ratings at reasonable hunting ranges. At one time SAKO factory ammunition was available, but currently Boxer primed cartridges are most easily formed from modern Boxer-primed brass cases by expanding the neck of standard brass 7.62x54R to the appropriate diameter.
Sources
- М. Блюм. Охотничьи патроны к нарезному оружию // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 6, 1973. стр.26-28
- М. М. Блюм, И. Б. Шишкин. Твоё ружьё. М., "Физкультура и спорт", 1989. стр.106
- Патроны охотничьи 9x53 // Охотничье и спортивное оружие. М., Внешторгиздат. 1989.
- А. В. Кузьминский. Оружие для охотника: практическое пособие / под общ. ред. А. Е. Тараса М., ООО «Издательство АСТ», 2002. стр.250-251
References
References
- {{in lang. ru [http://faq.guns.ru/rounds/hunting.html Отечественные охотничьи боеприпасы] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-03-12)
- ВПО-103. Второе рождение патриарха // журнал «Калибр», No. 10, октябрь 2005. стр.14-22 {{in lang. ru
- [http://protect.gost.ru/v.aspx?control=8&baseC=-1&page=0&month=-1&year=-1&search=&RegNum=1&DocOnPageCount=15&id=154730&pageK=50CB440D-304D-4B27-86D9-17178501B6AB GOST 20809-75 Hunting Cartridges 9x53. Types and basic dimensions. p. 3]
- "C.I.P. TDCC datasheet 9 x 53 R". CIP.
- "LVE plant: hunting cartridges".
- (10 October 2017). "Update: Russian 9.6x53mm LANCASTER Cartridge".
- Сергей Коробков. Отечественные «девятки» // журнал «Мастер-ружьё», No. 3 (84), март 2004. стр.38-40
- 9-мм охотничий патрон // Спортивно-охотничье оружие и патроны. Бухарест, "Внешторгиздат", 1965. стр.137-138
- М. Блюм. Патроны для промысла // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», № 5, 1971. стр.30-31
- "GOST 20809-75 Hunting Cartridges 9x53. Types and basic dimensions. p. 1".
- Вопросы - ответы // журнал «Охота и охотничье хозяйство», No. 1, 1994. стр.20-21
- "''Охотничий патрон 9х53 с полуоболочечной пулей предназначается для отстрела животных весом от 150 до 250 кг на дистанции до 200 м из магазинного карабина "Лось", самозарядных карабинов "Медведь" и "Медведь-2", комбинированного ружья ТОЗ-55 "Зубр", штуцеров МЦ 7-09, МЦ 109-09, МЦ 110-09, тройников МЦ 30-09 и МЦ 30-12''"
А. Блюм, А. Волнов. Патроны для нарезного охотничьего оружия // журнал "Охота и охотничье хозяйство", № 7, 1984. стр.30-31 - Ружьё охотничье комбинированное ИЖ-94. Паспорт ЕИФЮ.776313.002 ПС
- "9.3x53 R Finnish".
- "9.3x53 R Finnish".
- "C.I.P. Rimmed cartridges".
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