6,3x53R mm Finnish hunting cartridge

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This cartridge was developed before WW2 in Finland by necking down the 7,62x54R to 6.3 mm. In Finland, this cartridge was used as a long range hunting cartridge. Post WW2 use continued until it was replaced by better cartridges. An old SAKO factory loading was a 70 gr bullet at 2936 fps.

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