Hornady BLACK 7.62x39mm 123 Grain Super Shock Tip (SST) Ammunition, 20 Rounds Per Box Md: 80784

Hornady BLACK™ ammunition features versatile loads optimized for excellent performance from America’s favorite guns. Loaded with legendary Hornady® bullets, Hornady BLACK™ ammunition is designed to fit, feed and function in a variety of platforms. Direct impingement, gas piston, suppressed, unsuppressed, inertia, bolt, pump, supersonic, subsonic, rifle, mid-length, carbine or pistol – Hornady BLACK™ ammunition delivers superior performance for a variety of applications. Made in the USA.

Specifications:

- Caliber : 7.62x39mm

- Grain Weight : 123 Grains

- Muzzle Velocity: 2350 Feet Per Second

- Muzzle Energy : 1508 Foot Pounds

- Bullet Style : Super Shock Tip (SST)

- Rounds: 20 per box

Manufacturer: Hornady

Model Number: 80784

Upc: 090255807844

Caliber Dictionary

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The 7.62X39mm (7.62mm Russian) was adopted by the Soviet Union in 1943, first in the SKS semiautomatic, and then in the famous AK-47 selective fire assault rifle. The concept was based on Russian experience with the 7.92X33mm Kurz in the German MKB42, the world's first assault rifle. The 7.62X39mm has more case capacity, thus higher velocity and somewhat more range than the German cartridge, but the concept remains: A short to medium-range cartridge that offers a high volume of fire as, literally, troops closed in the assault. Although officially replaced by the 5.45X39mm in the AK-74, the 7.62X39mm and its AK-47 remain in use the world over, very possibly the most prolific military rifle and cartridge ever made. The 7.62X39mm has been adapted to the AR platform, and also chambered in various civilian platforms. Firing a 123-grain bullet at 2365 fps, the 7.62X39 is low in recoil and is an excellent deer cartridge at short to medium range. — Craig Boddington

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