I believe the Russian one in practice runs on lower pressures although the CIP max. The topic came up in another thread, and then I learned that the Russian 9x53R is NOT the same as the Finnish one. I have also heard of, although never seen, 7mm and 6,5mm conversions of the same. the same as the German 8mm Mauser, and the 9,3mm is also a common enough German caliber so the choices were rather logical. The 8mm and 9,3mm were chosen due to good availability: the 8,2mm is. The easiest way to obtain decent hunting rifles in a poor country was to convert the existing rifles to shoot a larger-diameter bullet. 50 BMG but it's rather a rarity.Īlso after the war the law dictated that for moose the minimum caliber was 8mm, ref. The newer sniper rifles are chambered in. Even after this, the old rimmed round has seen service and still sees today in both sniper rifles (rifle m/85) and the "new" light machine gun PKM which replaced the old Finnish made m/62 (incidentally the same model year designation as the assault rifle) in 7,62x39. However, the most common caliber was the 7,62x53R (I'll use the Finnish nomination, OK?) which was the military round of the Russian army and which also became the Finnish standard until effectively 1962 when the m/62 assault rifle (Valmet) in 7,62x39 was introduced. Some confusion may have been caused by the Finnish nomination "Vintovka" to describe various weapons especially around the time of Finland gaining its independence in 1917. The most common weapons probably were the Mosin-Nagant and its derivatives, and certainly the Win was never a rarity. In the 50's and after WWII, civilians were not allowed to own rifles in military caliber. Incidentally, in the latest issue of the "Kaliberi" weapons journal, there was an article about the model 1895 in which I take a keen interest.
365 and is not so hot like the finish.Īllow me to make a small contribution to this, please. the two rounds are in fact the same.the russian bullet measure. There is no logical reason why the russian call it 9x53R, maybe the same why the the 9mm makarov have a. Unfortunately yes, but its maybe possible What are the Rosary, the Cross or the Crucifix other than tools to help maintain the fortress of our faith in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? The round is, as noted, the spittin' image, ballistically-speaking, of the 9.3x57, which is to say it is an excellent round.īTW: My SAKO rounds pictured were given to me by Henri Paasikivi, the President of SAKO in the '80's, with whom I corresponded.
The one pictured here is a really nice one. Alot were consumed in the period 1917-1922 also from what I have read.
Finland was, in 1916, still ruled by the Czar and some have noted that Finnish army units were armed with the 95's and received the lion's share of the shipments which numbered over 100,000 in toto. I have read some disagreement as to whether most of the Russian contract 95's went to Finland, but certainly a large number did. This rifle/chambering is almost exclusively Finnish. I have never seen a Russky 9x53R round.Īs far as this rifle and chambering are concerned, I don't think you'll find any/many in Russia. Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet such a nice finish sporter will be on my "to do" list now. a fine winchester 95 in 9,3x53R ex military sporterĪnyone with a 9,3x57 mauser will love it because the finisch 9,3x53R is a ballistical twin. Sometimes collectors have a real good day like a german collector had have in finnland. ***ĭouble Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations