Experimental Scaled Up Anti-Tank Mosin-Nagant Rifle

By Hrachya H

In the late ’30s, Soviet Union started to experiment with anti-tank rifle designs. One of the design approaches was to make a normal caliber (7.62mm) cartridge with an enlarged case capable of holding enough powder to accelerate the 185-230 grain projectiles to high muzzle velocities of over 1,000 M/s (about 3,300 fps). Soviet engineers designed two such high-velocity […]

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