New Russian 9mm?

[mcmurry]

I understand there is a relatively new Russian cartridge, the 9x39. Supposedly it's a necked up 7.62x39, developed because they were dissatisfied with terminal performance/penetration of the 7.62x39. Apparently it's subsonic and works well in silenced rifles.

 

[fxvr5]

This? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9×39mm

 

[wally]

Sounds like their answer to .300 BO, same as 5.45x39 was their answer to 5.56 Nato.

 

[cheygriz]

They were unhappy with the 7.62X39, so they upgraded to the 5.45X39.

 

[Telekinesis]

The 9x39 is far from new and has nothing to do with worries about terminal performance. It was about creating a round dedicated for suppressed use. Similar in concept to the .300 Blk (take a common round and make it larger/heavy/slow) but earlier by several decades (and of course a Russian parent cartridge).

The only thing new about it is that some companies are talking about importing the round to the US - but they've been talking about it for several years and I'm not sure if they ever decided to actually bring it over.

It's a pretty cool round and would be a fun option for a dedicated suppressed rifle. I know of some people who were making a wildcat based on the 9x39 because it was very difficult to get any real 9x39 in the US, but I'm not sure where the project went.

 

[kb308]

It's supposed to be kind of a beast (i.e. quite effective).

 

[Walkalong]

A baby .35 Remington.

 

[mcmurry]

I understand that Krebs Custom is offering barrels and upper receivers chambered for it.

 

[Havok7416]

It was originally developed for the AS VAL if I remember correctly. There weren't many guns made and ammo isn't exactly plentiful. Either way it's certainly not new nor is it likely to be coming to a dealer near you anytime in the near or distant future.