The PPU Metric Rifle 7.62x39mm 123gr SPRN Rifle Ammunition (PPU part no. PP739S) is a 20-round box of 7.62x39mm ammunition loaded with a 123-grain soft point round nose bullet. PPU (Prvi Partizan) has been making ammunition in Uzice, Serbia since 1928, and this load sits in its Metric Rifle line. PPU built its Metric Rifle series to serve the foreign military and commercial rifles that have entered the U.S. market since World War II. For this load PPU publishes a muzzle velocity of 2350 fps and 1508 ft-lbs of muzzle energy, along with a 0.257 ballistic coefficient. It suits a hunter or shooter with a 7.62x39mm rifle who wants a soft point round nose bullet.

Key Specifications

• The chambering is 7.62x39mm, so match it to the cartridge marked on your barrel before you buy.
• Bullet weight is 123 grains, the figure PPU lists for this load.
• The bullet is a soft point round nose design, which PPU abbreviates as SPRN.
• Muzzle velocity is 2350 fps as published by PPU, the starting point for any trajectory estimate.
• Velocity at 300 yards is 1495 fps, showing how much speed the bullet carries downrange.
• Muzzle energy is 1508 ft-lbs in PPU’s published figures.
• Energy at 300 yards is 609 ft-lbs, which tells you how much of that energy remains downrange.
• The ballistic coefficient is 0.257, the number ballistic calculators use to model drag.
• This listing contains 20 rounds, sold as one 20-round box.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many rounds come in this listing? You receive 20 rounds in a single 20-round box.

What bullet does this load use? It uses a 123-grain soft point round nose bullet, which PPU lists as SPRN.

How fast does it leave the muzzle, and how much speed remains downrange? PPU publishes 2350 fps at the muzzle and 1495 fps at 300 yards, with 1508 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle and 609 ft-lbs at 300 yards.

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