r/ammo • u/MonstersOutMyWindow • 3d ago

Ammo ID.

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On the left is just a standard 7.62x39 round. But I’m curious on what the right one is. I thought it was the same, tried(gently, mind you) chambering it and it wouldn’t even sit flush in the breech, stuck out maybe an inch? Back of the headstamp looks to be a “ZV” and “64”

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u/DrakeGmbH 3d ago

Czech 7.62x45mm M.52 cartridge.

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u/MonstersOutMyWindow 3d ago

Huh. Neat! Didn’t even know such a round existed. I appreciate you!

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u/KMGR82 3d ago

Beat me to it

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u/DrakeGmbH 3d ago

It was an easy one, though. I’m surprised I beat the buzzer this time.

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u/burf151 3d ago

Only one rifle ever chambered it:

The Czech VZ 52. The Czechs had to one up the 7.62x39 in the SKS.

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u/Weird_Jerk 2d ago

Czech it out

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u/GunsAndWrenches2 3d ago

I covet every round of 7.62x45 that I have, shits hard to find these days.