7.62×25mm Tokarev

7.62×25mm Tokarev
A steel-cased FMJ 7.62mm Tokarev cartridge
TypePistol
Place of originSoviet Union
Production history
Produced1930–present
Specifications
Parent case7.63×25mm Mauser
Case typeRimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter7.85 mm (0.309 in)
Land diameter7.62 mm (0.300 in)
Neck diameter8.50 mm (0.335 in)
Shoulder diameter9.48 mm (0.373 in)
Base diameter9.83 mm (0.387 in)
Rim diameter9.95 mm (0.392 in)
Rim thickness1.32 mm (0.052 in)
Case length25.00 mm (0.984 in)
Overall length35.20 mm (1.386 in)
Case capacity1.09 cm3 (16.8 gr H2O)
Rifling twist240 mm (1:9.45 inches)
Primer typeBerdan or boxer small pistol
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
5.5 g (85 gr) JHP 376 m/s (1,230 ft/s) 390 J (290 ft⋅lbf)
5.8 g (90 gr) FMJ 409 m/s (1,340 ft/s) 488 J (360 ft⋅lbf)
5.5 g (85 gr) FMJ 469 m/s (1,540 ft/s) 605 J (446 ft⋅lbf)
5.5 g (85 gr) FMJ 497 m/s (1,630 ft/s) 697 J (514 ft⋅lbf)
5.5 g (85 gr) JHP 482 m/s (1,580 ft/s) 655 J (483 ft⋅lbf)
Test barrel length: 120mm (4.724 in)

The 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (designated as the 7.62 × 25 Tokarev by the C.I.P.) is a Soviet rimless bottleneck pistol cartridge widely used in former Soviet states and in China, among other countries. The cartridge was largely superseded in the Soviet Union by the 9×18mm Makarov cartridge.

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