5.45х39 mm cartridges with PS bullet are designed to engage enemy manpower and fire weapons when firing assault rifles at distance up to 800 m and light machine-guns – up to 1000 m. The mentioned cartridges are used with АК-74, АКS-74, АКS-74U assault rifles and RPK-74, RPKS-74 light machine-guns. The bullet is unpainted.
Technical specifications
Weight, g:
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- cartridge
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10,5
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- bullet
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3,43
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Cartridge length, mm
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56,6
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Muzzle velocity, m/s
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880
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Average maximum powder gases pressure, not more than, MPa
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294,2
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Fire grouping at distance, m
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300
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R50, not more than, cm
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7,5
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