9.6 / 53 Lancaster

9.6 / 53 Lancaster is a cartridge developed by the Russian company Techcrim on the basis of a cartridge sleeve of 7.62 × 54 mm R by increasing the diameter of the cartridge barrel. Development was carried out in a weapon + cartridge complex in conjunction with the Hammer Weapons company.

9.6 / 53 Lancaster
Producing country	Russia
Cartridge	9.6 / 53 Lancaster
Type of weapon using a cartridge	hunting smoothbore (oval-screw Lancaster drill)
Service History
Operating time	2017 - present
Used	Russia
Production history
Time of creation	2016 It is created on the basis of the cartridge 7.62 / 54R by flaring the barrel
Manufacturer	CJSC Tekhkrim
Years of production	2017 - present
Options	half shell (SP), shell (FMJ)
Specifications
Cartridge Length, mm	70
Real bullet caliber , mm	10.3 mm
Bullet weight, g	14.8 grams FMJ bullet 18 grams bullet "SP18"
The mass of the powder charge, g	3 g
Muzzle velocity , m / s	750 m / s bullet FMJ 650 m / s bullet "SP18"
Bullet Energy , J	FMJ - 3800 J [1] "SP18" - 3900 J [2]
The length of the test barrel, mm	600 mm
Liner parameters
Sleeve shape	bottle
Sleeve length mm	53
The diameter of the neck sleeve, mm	10.8
The diameter of the sleeve sleeve, mm	11.61
The diameter of the barrel muzzle, mm	10.3
The diameter of the base of the sleeve, mm	12.37
Diameter of sleeve flange , mm	14.48

The bullet has a real diameter of 10.3 mm, in the oval-helical barrel it partially shrinks to 9.6 mm, acquiring a torque during the passage of the barrel.

The weapon, specially created in combination with a cartridge, has a Lancaster drill . Certified in 2016, presented to the general public in 2017. This type of oval-screw drilling, according to the weapons legislation of the Russian Federation, is a smoothbore weapon. As a result, weapons with such a barrel design do not require 5 years of experience for their acquisition. Moreover, in terms of ballistic characteristics, the cartridge is similar to rifle cartridges with a close caliber and muzzle energy. According to the manufacturer, the cartridge is suitable for hunting large and medium game.

Weapons are currently available in this caliber:

• Rifles with manual reloading: VPO-220 , VPO-223 Taiga , KO-44 Mosin rifle from the Hammer-Weapon, rifle based on the rifle Mauser K98 from Izhevsk Arsenal;

• Semi-automatic weapons: carbine Vepr VPO-221 and VPO-222 based on the RPK from Hammer Arms , TG-3 Tiger (based on SVD ) from the Kalashnikov concern ;
• Single barrel fitting TK-518 .