r/canadaguns • u/greg7171 • Jun 09 '26

Milsurps / Prohib Not very russian ig

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Found this in a shop. It does not seem russian ( even do the tag says it is).

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u/ThePoeticJester Jun 09 '26

Alot of older fellows call it 7.62 russian kinda like how there is 7.62nato. Nato is 7.62x51 and Russian is 7.62x39mm but obviously MANY countries make 7.62x39 and all the Russian calibers

Thats what youll see these days is Chinese surplus, we have embargoes against Russia. Ukraine needs their ammo to fight and their neighbours sell to them cause its easier and more profitable than shipping here. I have seen a trickle of MFS though

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u/dcmontage Jun 10 '26

It's not always 7.62x39 (for sks and ak's) as there's also 7.62x54r (typically used in mosins)

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u/ThePoeticJester Jun 11 '26

Absolutely but I just see 7.62x39 referred to as "russian" and 54r usually gets the whole ID or "Mosin Ammo" lol