Red Army Standard Ammunition is a trademark associated with

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(CIA), an arms and

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corporation in

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. The official spelling of the brand's name is

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, written as RЭD АRMY STAИDARD. The company supplies various sizes of cartridges for designs of

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, such as the AKM and

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rifles and the

Makarov PM The Makarov pistol or PM ( rus, Пистолет Макарова, r=Pistolet Makarova, p=pʲɪstɐˈlʲet mɐˈkarəvə, t=Makarov's Pistol) is a Soviet semi-automatic pistol. Under the project leadership of Nikolay Fyodorovich Makarov, it bec ...

pistol, originating from Russia and former Soviet (

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) countries. Cartridges are made in various countries, including

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, and

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. One manufacturer of RAS cartridges is Lugansk Cartridge Works, in Lugansk, Ukraine and its

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code is the letters "". Another factory is the IGMAN d.d. Konjic cartridge plant in the city of

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, in

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina and its newer headstamp is the letters "", while the older headstamp consists of the

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letters "".

Ammunition products

* 7.62×25mm Tokarev 86-grain lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed *

9×18mm Makarov The 9×18mm Makarov (designated 9mm Makarov by the C.I.P. and often called 9×18mm PM) is a pistol and submachine gun cartridge developed in the former USSR. During the latter half of the 20th century, it was a standard military pistol cartrid ...

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lead core, bi-metal copper-steel

full metal jacket bullet A full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet is a small-arms projectile consisting of a soft core (often lead) encased in an outer shell ("jacket") of harder metal, such as gilding metal, cupronickel, or, less commonly, a steel alloy. A bullet jacket usua ...

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coated ''steel'' case, non-corrosive, berdan primed *

ELITE 93

lead core, copper full metal jacket bullet with concave exposed lead base, brass case, non-corrosive, boxer primed * 5.45×39mm lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed * 7.62×39mm lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed * 7.62×39mm HP lead core, bi-metal copper-steel

hollow point bullet A hollow-point bullet is a type of expanding bullet which expands on impact with a soft target, transferring more or all of the projectile's energy into the target over a shorter distance. Hollow-point bullets are used for controlled pen ...

, polymer coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed * 7.62×39mm ELITE lead core, copper full metal jacket bullet, brass case, non-corrosive, boxer primed * 7.62×54mmR lead core, bi-metal copper-steel full metal jacket bullet, polymer-coated steel case, non-corrosive, berdan primed. Note: Around summer 2013, some lots of this cartridge caliber from Romania contained corrosive components, thus the firearm needed to be thoroughly cleaned after each firing session.

Technical details

Known

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of R.A.S. ammunition products are below. Some figures are calculated from inputs of other figures such as the energy measured in foot-pounds (ft-lbf). OAL stands for Overall Length. Data for a Red Army Standard

cartridge, labeled as 94

FMJ: Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×39mm cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 123 grain FMJ: Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×39mm ELITE cartridge with a brass case and copper-lead bullet, labeled as 123 grain FMJ ELITE: Data for a Red Army Standard 5.45×39mm cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 69 grain FMJ: Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 86 grain FMJ:

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External links

Red Army Standard

Century International Arms

Barnaul Cartridge Plant (English)

LUGANSK CARTRIDGE WORKS

Ammunition Ammunition manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Palm Beach County, Florida Distribution companies of the United States

Ammunition products

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