7.65 mm Borchardt

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The 7.63 x 25 mm Borchardt cartridge designed by Hugo Borchardt. It was the ammunition of the Borchardt C-93 pistol. This cartridge is similar to the 7.63 x 25 mm Mauser cartridge, but a weaker powder charge. This cartridge was the basis of the 7.63x25 Mauser, 7.65 mm Luger Parabellum, and 7.62x25 Tokarev cartridges.

1 Factory Ballistics
2 Specifications
3 References
4 Bibliography

[edit] Factory Ballistics

Bullet(grains) 85 full metal jacket, 1280 (ft/s), 312 (ft·lbf)

[edit] Specifications

Actual bullet (and barrel groove) Diameter: ? mm (? in)
Diameter of barrel, land to land: (both) ? mm (? in)

Name	Year	Caliber	Weight	Length	Rim	Base	Shoulder	Neck	OAL	Muzzle velocity	Muzzle energy
7.63x25mm Borchardt	1893	? mm (.307 in)	? g (85 gr)	? mm (.99 in)	? mm (.390 in)	? mm (.385 in)	? mm (.370 in)	? mm (.331 in)	? mm (1.34 in)	? m/s (1,280 ft/s)	? J (312 ft·lbf)

[edit] References

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