7.62x54mm R (no ontology)

'''7.62x54mm R''' (also known as '''7.62mm Nagant''') is a rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire during the late 19th century, and adopted as the main service rifle cartridge of Imperial Russia, then later the Soviet Union, in 1891. Originally called the "three-line cartridge, model of 1891", this now antiquated name has been replaced since by its metric designation.

Historically significant, this cartridge was the caliber of the famous line of '''Mosin-Nagant''' rifles, many variants of which were the standard service rifle of Russia from 1891 to 1945, until the adoption of the '''Simonov SKS''' and later the '''Kalashnikov AK-47''', both of which are [[7.62x39mm]] firearms. Specialized sniper variants of the Mosin-Nagant remained in Soviet service until 1963, where they were phased out in favor of the '''Dragunov SVD'''.

However, the cartridge itself did not disappear from service, with later firearms such as the aforementioned SVD, but also the '''PK and PKM''' machine gun, the already extended service life of 7.62x54mm R still continues to this day. As of 2016, it is by far the oldest cartridge still in modern military service of all time, having seen 120 years of continued use in 2011, and still counting as of 2016.

As of today, the cartridge still performs a general-purpose role similar to that of modern-day [[7.62x51mm NATO]], being still used in light and medium machine guns and precision rifles for snipers and designated marksmen. It also sees extensive use in the civilian market, largely thanks to the millions of Mosin-Nagant rifles that ended up as military surplus having ended up in civilian hands, as well as the billions of rounds of surplus Russian ammunition, making the acquisition of a 7.62x54mm R rifle and ammunition easy and affordable.

=== Mazeworld overview ===
{|
| '''Type'''
| [[Limb damage|LDV]]
| <span style="color: white">C1</span>
| <span style="color: #AAAAAA">C2</span>
| <span style="color: #666666">C3</span>
| <span style="color: cyan">A1</span>
| <span style="color: #00FF00">A2</span>
| <span style="color: yellow">A3</span>
| <span style="color: orange">A4</span>
| <span style="color: red">A5</span>
|-
| '''Bullet'''
| '''+4'''
| 155%
| 147%
| 139%
| 124%
| 101%
| 77%
| 39%
| 12%
|}

<span style="font-size:80%;">[[Damage chart|How to read this?]]</span>

* Available for purchase in a [[gun shop]] or a [[weapon shop]] in '''boxes of 20''' or '''bulk cans of 200'''.
* Available brands and projectile types:
** ''Standard'' (Regular, SP): FMJ, Match, JHP, JSP, AP, API
** ''Milsurp'' (Surplus, SP): FMJ, AP
** ''Sniper Premium'' (Premium, SP): FMJ, Match
* Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): '''6 P$ /round'''
* [[Recoil]] level: '''4 - Heavy'''

=== [[Handloading]] information ===

* Primer type: '''Large rifle'''
* Powder type: '''Rifle'''
* Projectile type: '''.311, 148 grain'''
* Standard load: '''608 pwdr'''
** -P load: '''547 pwdr'''

* Cost of a 50 case box: '''101 P$''' (2.027 P$/case)
* Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 4.531 P$

=== Weapons compatible ===
==== Standard weapons ====

Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: '''10'''

[[List of Class 1 Weapons|Class 1]] weapons:
* '''IZHMASH Dragunov SVD''', precision rifle
* '''IZHMASH Dragunov SVU''', precision rifle
* '''IZHMASH Mosin-Nagant M1891''', conventional rifle
* '''IZHMASH Mosin-Nagant M44''', conventional rifle
* '''IZHMASH Mosin-Nagant M91/30 PU''', precision rifle
* '''IZHMASH Simonov AVS-36''', combat rifle
* '''IZHMASH SV-98''', precision rifle
* '''TsNIITochMash PKP Pecheneg''', machine gun
* '''Tula Arms Simonov SVT-40''', combat rifle
* '''ZiD PKM''', machine gun

[[List of Class 3 Weapons|Class 3]] weapons:
* '''IZHMASH Mosin-Nagant Obrez''', conventional rifle

==== [[Maze Customs]] ====
* [[Customs:Weapons|Customs weapon families]]: Available as a chambering for the '''Rem 700''' family.
* [[Customs:Minor|Minor services]]: '''SVD-A''' (Full-auto conversion for the Dragunov SVD), '''SVU-A''' (Full-auto conversion for the Dragunov SVU)

=== Barrel length groups ===

Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a '''multiplier to [[Pain]] and [[Limb damage]]''' is applied. Please refer to the [[Weapon|lists of weapons]] or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.

{|
| '''Group name'''
| '''Length range'''
| '''Damage multiplier'''
|-
| Obrez
| Up to 12"
| 0.7x
|-
| Carbine
| 13" to 22.9"
| 0.9x
|-
| ''Rifle''
| ''23" and beyond''
| '''''1x'''''
|}

== Gallery ==
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== See also ==
*[[Ammunition]]
*[[Weapon]]

Real life information
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62x54mm_R Wikipedia article]
*[http://7.62x54r.net/MosinID/MosinAmmo.htm Collection of information pertaining to the cartridge and Mosin-Nagant rifles at 7.62x54R.net]