Red Army Standard Ammunition


Red Army Standard Ammunition is a trademark associated with Century International Arms, an arms and ammunition corporation in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. The official spelling of the brand's name is faux Cyrillic, written as RЭD АRMY STAИDARD. The company supplies various sizes of cartridges for designs of firearms, such as the AKM and AK-47 rifles and the Makarov PM pistol, originating from Russia and former Soviet countries. Cartridges are made in various countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Poland. One manufacturer of RAS cartridges is Lugansk Cartridge Works, in Lugansk, Ukraine and its headstamp code is the letters "LU". Another factory is the IGMAN d.d. Konjic cartridge plant in the city of Konjic, in Igman, Bosnia and Herzegovina and its newer headstamp is the letters "IK", while the older headstamp consists of the Cyrillic letters "ИК".

Ammunition products

Known ballistics of R.A.S. ammunition products are below. Some figures are calculated from inputs of other figures such as the energy measured in foot-pounds. OAL stands for Overall Length.
Data for a Red Army Standard 9×18mm Makarov cartridge, labeled as 94 grain FMJ:
Head stampCartridge caseBullet Bullet structureMagnetic caseMagnetic bulletOAL Velocity Velocity Average Energy
Red Army LU 9×18mm Makarovpolymer coated steel, with red sealant93.7-94.5lead core bi-metal jacketed, concave exposed lead baseYesYes0.972-0.9801007-10701036211-240

Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×39mm cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 123 grain FMJ:
Head stampCartridge caseBullet Bullet structureMagnetic caseMagnetic bulletOAL Velocity Velocity Average Energy
7.62×39 LU Red Army Standardlacquer coated steel, with green sealant123lead core bi-metal jacketed, copper clad steelYesYes1.6742311-231623091456

Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×39mm ELITE cartridge with a brass case and copper-lead bullet, labeled as 123 grain FMJ ELITE:
Head stampCartridge caseBullet Bullet structureMagnetic caseMagnetic bulletOAL Velocity Velocity Average Energy
7.62×39 IK Red Army Standardbrass, with red sealant123lead core, copper jacketedNoNoUnknown2260-232422871428

Data for a Red Army Standard 5.45×39mm cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 69 grain FMJ:
Head stampCartridge caseBullet Bullet structureMagnetic caseMagnetic bulletOAL Velocity Velocity Average Energy
5.45×39 LU Red Army Standardpolymer coated steel, with green sealant69lead core bi-metal jacketed, copper clad steelYesYesunknown2655-268926641087

Data for a Red Army Standard 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge with a steel case, labeled as 86 grain FMJ:
Head stampCartridge caseBullet Bullet structureMagnetic caseMagnetic BulletOAL Velocity Velocity Average Energy
7.62×25 14S RASlacquer coated steel, with red sealant86lead core, bi-metal jacketed, copper clad steelYesYes1.371,5901279-1329483