I love this caliber! What makes 7N6 so unpredictable on impact is that it's an inverted pendulum. Instead of the force vector being down, it's forward. And the second that nose slows more than the butt it tries to become a more stabke system. That means the hwavier end towards the vector. Add 10k+ rpm to the pendulum and it lookes like a chaotic motion segements pendulum.
7n6m and 7n10 (pp) use the same hardened steel for their core, which using vickers hardness, is more than double the hardness of the 7n6(or ps 762x39), and significantly harder than even the m855a1 steel penetrator, nevermind the m855 penetrator. 7n10 (pp) is officially the standard round of the russian military, but considering the below official standards of, every piece of equipment they actually fielded in the invasion, such as the '5a' plates you shot, its more likely that theyre fielded with the plentiful 7n6s, which fail to pass through nij iii/sapi plates.
8:17 - GOST (ГОСТ) is just acronym of "GOsudarstvenniy STandart" (ГОсударственный СТрандарт, State Standart), which could be translated as *GO*vernmental *ST*andart, for mnemonic reasons. It's a system akin to ISO, and yes, it is pronounced as a single word - gost.
I got lucky enough to get 3 different spam cans of it over the last 5 years. Fairly reasonable, but not exactly cheap. I bought an AR15 chambered in 5.45 and it came with a spam can of 7n6 and 9 5.45 AR mags (very hard to find these days) for 900 bucks. I've always been a big 5.45 fan. I prefer it to 5.56, and it's always been a great cartridge for me in all the platforms I use it in like the Galil Ace Gen2 and Saiga. Sad it's not as cheap and available as it was, but I still find it.
that seems like a great deal, I've never heard of an AR15 chambered in 5.45, that's very interesting and cool, what's the manufacturer? 5.45 is relatively scarce in the US, I never saw it in any of my local shops when I used to live stateside.
@@curiositytrails1137 Mine is a Huldra Mark IV piston driven. Smith and Wesson made one too, but direct impingement. Fleet Farm used to market the Huldra along with cheap 5.45 7n6 among other offerings. It was a really great deal though. I don't have a lot of problems finding it but I also buy 1,000s of rounds anytime I do. That Fleetfarm I was talking about was selling Red Army Standard 5.45 69gr for $4 a box about 7 years ago. So my friend and I went to every Fleetfarm within 200 miles and bought every single box they had. They were sending us to their warehouses to get it. My friend and I spent around $4k a piece.
I picked up a little over a hundred rounds of this stuff recently. It's insanely expensive due to Biden's Russian ammo import restrictions, so I don't plan on shooting it. Basically, just stockpile ammo, just in case.
Yeah, this stuff has been restricted for import for years. the ATF classified it as armor piercing, but it's really not. I'm sure you paid a pretty penny for it. I'd be surprised if it was less than 1$ per cartridge.
@@curiositytrails1137 yeah, Obama banned 7n6, in 2013, I believe? According to your video, the ammunition that I've acquired is 7n6M. But, when I was referring to Biden's ammo import restrictions, I was referring more so 60g 5.45×39MM lead core by Golden Tiger, TulAmmo, and Rэd Armу Staиdard. I should have been more specific.
I believe that the only American domestic produced 5.45×39MM is Hornady black. But, that American made ammunition goes for between $1-$3 a round! I don't understand why Hornady charges so much for an ammunition that probably doesn't cost more in production costs than .223 Remington. I really hope other ammunition manufacturers start to chip in with some competition so the prices balance out. Especially since PSA is making some really solid 5.45×39MM chambered AK-74 variants, there is definitely a market for this ammunition that's fairly substantial. TulAmmo 5.45×39MM is going for about $0.72¢ at the time of me writing this, and 7n6 is going for about $0.80¢ - $0.90¢ a round.
1-3$ is crazy, I'm sure the market for it will grow and we'll see cheaper options, hopefully, even over here I can buy the Hornady black 5.45 for about $1.50 a round, which is really odd considering it's shipped halfway around the world 😅
Very informative, and thorough video. Could someone take a second to help me understand the legality of online purchase and possession of 7n6 in particular, in 2023. I understand it's been banned from importation. But occasionally I still see it for sale online. However, I can't ANY viable information on this matter. Can I buy it like any other ammo, if I see it, legally possess it and use it as a civilian without any special credentials? Don't want to get into trouble.
Thank you ! To my knowledge, it is legal to possess armor piercing ammunition in most states. BUT 7N6 is banned from import to the United States, but only import, ammunition that is already in the country is legal to possess as long as its legal in your state. But there could be more to it that I don't know, I haven't lived in the states for years.
Если ты про текущую войну в Украине, то подозреваю что это можно пересчитать по пальцам одной руки. Потому что все заявления о "десятках тысяч наёмников" голословны и чистой воды пропаганда. Никакие независимые расследователи не смогли найти в рядах ВСУ больше 1500-2000 иностранцев. Не американцев. Вообще иностранцев. Так что да, за каждый месяц войны российских солдат гибнет больше , чем "американских наёмников" там вообще бывало.
I love this caliber! What makes 7N6 so unpredictable on impact is that it's an inverted pendulum. Instead of the force vector being down, it's forward. And the second that nose slows more than the butt it tries to become a more stabke system. That means the hwavier end towards the vector. Add 10k+ rpm to the pendulum and it lookes like a chaotic motion segements pendulum.
7n6m and 7n10 (pp) use the same hardened steel for their core, which using vickers hardness, is more than double the hardness of the 7n6(or ps 762x39), and significantly harder than even the m855a1 steel penetrator, nevermind the m855 penetrator. 7n10 (pp) is officially the standard round of the russian military, but considering the below official standards of, every piece of equipment they actually fielded in the invasion, such as the '5a' plates you shot, its more likely that theyre fielded with the plentiful 7n6s, which fail to pass through nij iii/sapi plates.
Better video than the other 6 I watched on this subject
@jacobstewart1950 thank you !
8:17 - GOST (ГОСТ) is just acronym of "GOsudarstvenniy STandart" (ГОсударственный СТрандарт, State Standart), which could be translated as *GO*vernmental *ST*andart, for mnemonic reasons.
It's a system akin to ISO, and yes, it is pronounced as a single word - gost.
Thank you for the information!
Sweet vid thanks!
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Great info! Thanks!
I got lucky enough to get 3 different spam cans of it over the last 5 years. Fairly reasonable, but not exactly cheap. I bought an AR15 chambered in 5.45 and it came with a spam can of 7n6 and 9 5.45 AR mags (very hard to find these days) for 900 bucks. I've always been a big 5.45 fan. I prefer it to 5.56, and it's always been a great cartridge for me in all the platforms I use it in like the Galil Ace Gen2 and Saiga. Sad it's not as cheap and available as it was, but I still find it.
that seems like a great deal, I've never heard of an AR15 chambered in 5.45, that's very interesting and cool, what's the manufacturer?
5.45 is relatively scarce in the US, I never saw it in any of my local shops when I used to live stateside.
@@curiositytrails1137 Mine is a Huldra Mark IV piston driven. Smith and Wesson made one too, but direct impingement. Fleet Farm used to market the Huldra along with cheap 5.45 7n6 among other offerings. It was a really great deal though. I don't have a lot of problems finding it but I also buy 1,000s of rounds anytime I do. That Fleetfarm I was talking about was selling Red Army Standard 5.45 69gr for $4 a box about 7 years ago. So my friend and I went to every Fleetfarm within 200 miles and bought every single box they had. They were sending us to their warehouses to get it. My friend and I spent around $4k a piece.
I picked up a little over a hundred rounds of this stuff recently. It's insanely expensive due to Biden's Russian ammo import restrictions, so I don't plan on shooting it. Basically, just stockpile ammo, just in case.
Yeah, this stuff has been restricted for import for years. the ATF classified it as armor piercing, but it's really not. I'm sure you paid a pretty penny for it. I'd be surprised if it was less than 1$ per cartridge.
@@curiositytrails1137 yeah, Obama banned 7n6, in 2013, I believe? According to your video, the ammunition that I've acquired is 7n6M. But, when I was referring to Biden's ammo import restrictions, I was referring more so 60g 5.45×39MM lead core by Golden Tiger, TulAmmo, and Rэd Armу Staиdard. I should have been more specific.
I believe that the only American domestic produced 5.45×39MM is Hornady black. But, that American made ammunition goes for between $1-$3 a round! I don't understand why Hornady charges so much for an ammunition that probably doesn't cost more in production costs than .223 Remington. I really hope other ammunition manufacturers start to chip in with some competition so the prices balance out. Especially since PSA is making some really solid 5.45×39MM chambered AK-74 variants, there is definitely a market for this ammunition that's fairly substantial. TulAmmo 5.45×39MM is going for about $0.72¢ at the time of me writing this, and 7n6 is going for about $0.80¢ - $0.90¢ a round.
Ah yeah, and all the other stuff too, 7.62 and the other "soviet" calibers.
1-3$ is crazy, I'm sure the market for it will grow and we'll see cheaper options, hopefully, even over here I can buy the Hornady black 5.45 for about $1.50 a round, which is really odd considering it's shipped halfway around the world 😅
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Very informative, and thorough video.
Could someone take a second to help me understand the legality of online purchase and possession of 7n6 in particular, in 2023.
I understand it's been banned from importation. But occasionally I still see it for sale online.
However, I can't ANY viable information on this matter.
Can I buy it like any other ammo, if I see it, legally possess it and use it as a civilian without any special credentials?
Don't want to get into trouble.
Thank you !
To my knowledge, it is legal to possess armor piercing ammunition in most states.
BUT 7N6 is banned from import to the United States, but only import, ammunition that is already in the country is legal to possess as long as its legal in your state.
But there could be more to it that I don't know, I haven't lived in the states for years.
Интересно, сколько американских наемников ушатала пуля 5,45*39
не впевнений, але набагато більше росіян було вбито 5,45x39
@@curiositytrails1137 нихххя не понял, но ладно
Если ты про текущую войну в Украине, то подозреваю что это можно пересчитать по пальцам одной руки.
Потому что все заявления о "десятках тысяч наёмников" голословны и чистой воды пропаганда.
Никакие независимые расследователи не смогли найти в рядах ВСУ больше 1500-2000 иностранцев. Не американцев. Вообще иностранцев.
Так что да, за каждый месяц войны российских солдат гибнет больше , чем "американских наёмников" там вообще бывало.