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12.7×55mm
From left to right, STs-130PT (sniper), STs-130PT2 (sniper with solid bronze bullet), STs-130VPS (high penetration / armor piercing).
TypeRifle
Place of originRussian Federation
Production history
Designed2002
Specifications
Parent case.338 Lapua Magnum
Bullet diameter13.01 mm (0.512 in)
Shoulder diameter13.76 mm (0.542 in)
Base diameter14.86 mm (0.585 in)
Case length54.91 mm (2.162 in)
Overall length97.3 mm (3.83 in)
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy
59 g (911 gr) STs130PT 295 m/s (970 ft/s) 2,567 J (1,893 ft⋅lbf)
48.2 g (744 gr) STs130PT2 295 m/s (970 ft/s) 2,097 J (1,547 ft⋅lbf)
76 g (1,173 gr) STs130VPS 295 m/s (970 ft/s) 3,307 J (2,439 ft⋅lbf)
33 g (509 gr) STs130TP 300 m/s (980 ft/s) 1,485 J (1,095 ft⋅lbf)
17.94 g (277 gr) STs130BP 300 m/s (980 ft/s) 807.3 J (595.4 ft⋅lbf)

The 12.7×55mm cartridge is used in some Russian firearms such as the VKS bullpup sniper rifle, the ShAK-12 bullpup battle rifle and the RSh-12 revolver. The cartridge can carry a projectile weighing between from 108 grains and 1173 grains and is predominantly used to fire heavy subsonic loads. The high penetration VKS round can penetrate up to 16 mm (0.63 in) of steel at 200 metres (220 yd) or body armor up to GOST 5 or NIJ III at 100 metres (110 yd). The accuracy of this cartridge when loaded with precision VKS bullets is claimed to be one MOA at 100 metres (110 yd) up to the effective range limit of 690 metres (750 yd).

Despite being chambered in the same cartridge, the ShAK-12 (and RSh-12) would not be able to feed or chamber rounds designed for the VKS due to significant length differences in the bullet component of the cartridge and thus requires its own, shorter, loads. The ShAK-12 rounds have less range compared to the VKS with the maximum effective range of the loads reaching in between 100 and 300 metres (110 and 330 yd).

Cartridge variants for use in the VKS

  • STs-130 (СЦ-130) - standard
  • STs-130U (СЦ-130У) - for training
  • STs-130PT (СЦ-130ПТ) - increased accuracy (59 gram bullet)
  • STs-130PT2 (СЦ-130ПТ2) - increased accuracy (solid bronze bullet)
  • STs-130VPS (СЦ-130ВПС) - increased penetration (76 gram bullet)

Cartridge variants for use in the ShAK-12 assault rifle

This section is missing information about overall length for use in ShAK-12 (looks like no more than 65 mm). Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (November 2021)
From left to right, light bullet, double-bulleted, heavy bullet, and armor-piercing bullet
  • Legkaya Pulya (LP) or "Light Bullet" - Light supersonic lead bullet with an aluminum core weighing 7 grams (108 grains).
  • Tyazhelaya Pulya (TP) or "Heavy Bullet" - Heavy subsonic lead bullet weighing 33 grams (509 grains).
  • Dvukhpul'niy (DP) or "Double-Bulleted" - Two bullets loaded inline weighing 17 grams (262 grains) each.
  • Broneboynaya Pulya (BP) or "Armor-Piercing Bullet" - Lead bullet with an armor-piercing component weighing nearly 18 grams (277 grains).

See also

References

  1. ^ "ASh-12.7". Modern Firearms. 2011-12-05. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
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