Is 7. 62 x25 a good round?

Stay safe! The 7.62×25 round was the standard Red Army round for WWII (and beyond) submachine guns (machine pistols) and pistols. It is a high velocity low caliber cartridge which will certainly kill but has less stopping power than a higher caliber round.

How powerful is 7.62 Tokarev?

The 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge fired a . 307/. 308 inch diameter bullet weighing 86–87 grain at 1,390 feet per second (fps). Muzzle energy was circa 371ft/lb, momentum: 17.176lb/ft.

Is 7.62 x25 still being made?

Although most firearms chambered in this caliber were declared obsolete and removed from military inventories, some police and special forces units in Russia, Pakistan and China may still use it because of the large quantity of stored ammunition available.

Is a Tokarev a good gun?

The Tokarev cartridge, 7.62 x 25 mm, is very powerful. It’s a good round in a lot of ways, very high speed, but good bullets with modern hollow points for it have sometimes been hard to find. In the Eastern Bloc, it was a military pistol and so they just shot hardball out of it.

What guns take 7.62 x25?

Weapons that use it

• Pistols. TT pistol. TT pistol (gold)
• Submachine guns. PPSH-41.

Which is better Makarov or Tokarev?

The Makarov was both more compact and lighter than the Tokarev, with a shorter barrel. The pistol was chambered for the Soviet 9mm pistol round, a local design whose chief advantage seemed to be to prevent the Makarov from using foreign ammunition. Like its predecessor the Makarov carried eight rounds in the magazine.

How powerful is a Tokarev pistol?

A typical Tokarev-chambered pistol launches 85 grain bullets at around 1400fps at the muzzle. Some surplus and modern factory loads approach 1500fps. In gelatin, that gives a straight line 30-caliber 30+ inch long wound channel that widens only where the bullet flips end over end once.

What kind of gun is a Tokarev?

TT pistol

TT (Tula Tokarev)
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev 9mm Parabellum
Action	Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action
Muzzle velocity	450 m/s (1,476 ft/s)
Effective firing range	50 m

What round does the Tokarev use?

How good is the Makarov pistol?

Fast draw and fast access were not primary concerns in its design. As full-case leather holsters (which are favored by many European military and police) go, the standard Makarov holster isn’t bad. It offers decent protection from Russian weather, isn’t too bulky and readily carries the pistol and one spare magazine.

What does a Tokarev shoot?

Is the Tokarev single action?

The TT-30, commonly known simply as the Tokarev, is an out-of-production Soviet semi-automatic pistol….TT pistol.

TT (Tula Tokarev)
Height	134 mm (5.3 in)
Cartridge	7.62×25mm Tokarev 9mm Parabellum
Action	Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action

How good is the 762×25 compared to 556?

The 5.56 is by far superior to the 762×25. Recoil is non existent, higher velocity and by far better trigger. 7.62×25 is a good cartridge. Very capable. Also Norinco has made a SIG clone in 7.62×25 only it is doublestack with 17 round magazines.

How good is the recoil on a 7-25?

Recoil is non existent, higher velocity and by far better trigger. 7.62×25 is a good cartridge. Very capable. Also Norinco has made a SIG clone in 7.62×25 only it is doublestack with 17 round magazines. Too bad we can’t get those here in the USA thanks to Bubba Jeffie…

Can a bullet be too big for an M57?

The M57 has a 4.5-inch barrel. One might imagine that accuracy could suffer if the bullet is too small, and if the bullet is too big, it would produce excessive, and possibly dangerous, pressure. For the question of undersize bullets, the answer is to test them in your gun to see how they shoot.