Posted February 3, 2025 9:00 pm by Comments

By Lynndon Schooler

Proposed 7.62×54 duplex ammunition

Tandem or duplex ammunition – where two bullets are stacked in a single cartridge – is not a new idea, but it has never gained widespread popularity. The concept is revisited over time because it’s intriguing due to its potential to enhance machine guns’ fire density, dispersion significantly, and hit probability. However, despite its promise in theory, this approach often falls short of improving accuracy or lethality in practice.Russian Ammunition @ TFB: 5.6x60mm Experimental Soviet Cartridge New Russian 6.02×41 Cartridge and Prototype Rifles (AK-22 and Mini SVCh) Modern Personal Defense Weapon Calibers 007: The 7.62x25mm Tokarev Russian 7.62x25mm Factory Ammunition with Backwards Loaded Bullets from 7.62x39mm

Romanian and Bulgarian PKMs. Photo credit: Lynndon Schooler

Russia currently manufactures duplex ammunition, specifically the 12.7-mm two-bullet cartridge designated as 1SL-9-A-4012 and the 12.7-mm two-bullet tracer cartridge known as 1SLT-9-A-4427. These cartridges are designed to improve efficiency in aviation applications, primarily for use in the Yak-B 12.7. It should

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