9×39mm
The 9×39mm is a Soviet rifle cartridge.
| 9×39mm | ||||||||||||||||
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9×39mm SP-6 (7N9) cartridges with blue-tip armor-piercing bullets | ||||||||||||||||
| Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||||||||||
| Place of origin | Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||||||
| Designer | Undisclosed team of 27 & Nikolai Zabelin | |||||||||||||||
| Designed | Began in 1940s, finished in 1980s | |||||||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent case | 7.62×39mm | |||||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck | |||||||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | SP-5: 9.25 mm (0.364 in) SP-6: 9.26 mm (0.365 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Land diameter | 9.00 mm (0.354 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 9.98 mm (0.393 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 10.36 mm (0.408 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Base diameter | 11.35 mm (0.447 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 11.35 mm (0.447 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.50 mm (0.059 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Case length | SP-5: 38.76 mm (1.526 in) SP-6: 38.78 mm (1.527 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Overall length | 56 mm (2.2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 270 mm (10.5 in) Source(s): Russian military data, RifleShooter Magazine | ||||||||||||||||
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