![]() It has a hardened metal armor-piercing core. SP-6 (7N9) – The SP-6 (СП-6) was developed by Yuri Frolov. SP-5UZ – The SP-5UZ (СП5-УЗ) is an SP-5 variant with an increased charge intended for a factory-specific strength testing of the weapons. It is a conventional lead core FMJ bullet, developed for accuracy. SP-5 (7N8) – The SP-5 (СП-5) (SP: Spetsialnyj Patron "special cartridge") was developed by Nikolai Zabelin. JSTOR ( September 2021) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. Powder coated cast bullets generally work exceptionally well at subsonic velocities and have decent expansion in gel targets too. There are companies such as NOE and LEE which make cast bullet molds for the 9.3mm Mauser cartridge. KAK Industries sold bullets which include 125 gr solid copper, and 140 gr slitted copper projectiles capable of being fired at supersonic velocities. Lehigh Defense briefly made prototypes that had limited distribution of their maximum expansion and xtreme penetration copper bullets designs for subsonic rounds. Redding Reloading produces a set of full size reloading dies. ![]() Thankfully, there are multiple companies worldwide who make(.366") 9.3mm Mauser bullets which are suited for reloading the 9x39 including Hornady, Barnes, Nosler, Prvi Partizan, Lapua, and others. that had adopted the 9x39 round prior to the import ban, were forced to reload their own ammunition. While the 9x39 is very popular in several European countries, many of which had previously been under the control of the USSR, it was only introduced in America in late 2018. Ĭommercial Wolf and Tula brand Ammunition that was being imported into the United States was subsequently banned on Septemby President Biden as part of sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine. The armor-piercing SP-6 cartridge is more effective against light armor, vehicles, or light barrier targets. Like the 5.45×39mm cartridge, 9×39mm SP-5 features an airpocket in the tip, which increases its tendency to yaw or "keyhole" upon impact, thus increasing soft tissue damage in human targets. ![]() ![]() The subsonic round as originally designed has an optimistic effective lethal range of 400 to 530 meters and a maximum penetration of up to 10 mm of steel. The intent was to create a more stealthy cartridge for suppressed firearms used by Spetnaz and other special troops that had more power, range and penetration than 7.62 US subsonic round used in AKM-type rifles at the time. Frolov of the TsNIITochMash in the 1980s. The 9x39 is based on the Soviet 7.62×39mm case, but with the neck expanded to fit a. Source(s): Russian military data, RifleShooter Magazine 9×39mm SP-6 (7N9) cartridges with blue-tip armor-piercing bullets ![]()
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