7.63×25mm Mauser - Quiz
  • 1. What type of cartridge is the 7.63x25mm Mauser?
A) Bottleneck, rimless, centerfire cartridge
B) Tapered, belted, centerfire cartridge
C) Straight-walled, rimmed, rimfire cartridge
D) Rimless, straight-walled, rimfire cartridge
  • 2. For which service pistol was the 7.63x25mm Mauser originally developed?
A) Luger Parabellum
B) Mauser C96
C) Tokarev TT-33
D) Borchardt C-93
  • 3. On what part of the case does the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge headspace?
A) Shoulder
B) Mouth
C) Belt
D) Rim
  • 4. What earlier cartridge served as the basis for the 7.63mm Mauser?
A) 7.65mm Parabellum
B) 7.65mm Borchardt
C) .30 Carbine
D) 9mm Parabellum
  • 5. Which pistol used the 7.65mm Borchardt, making it the most successful semi-automatic pistol cartridge of its time?
A) Borchardt C-93
B) Astra Model 900
C) Mauser C96
D) Luger Parabellum
  • 6. With which later bottlenecked pistol cartridge is the 7.63mm Mauser sometimes confused?
A) 9mm Winchester Magnum
B) 5.56mm NATO
C) 7.65mm Parabellum
D) .30-06 Springfield
  • 7. Which of the following firearms was chambered for the 7.63mm Mauser cartridge?
A) CZ-52
B) Astra Model 900
C) PPSh-41
D) TT-33
  • 8. Which submachine gun was an exported pre-World War II model chambered for 7.63mm Mauser?
A) Swiss Bergmann M/20
B) PPS-43
C) PPSh-41
D) Thompson submachine gun
  • 9. What other pre-World War II submachine gun besides the Bergmann M/20 was chambered for 7.63mm Mauser?
A) Suomi KP/-31
B) Sten gun
C) SIG MKMO
D) MP 40
  • 10. The 7.63mm Mauser cartridge served as the basis for which Soviet cartridge?
A) 7.62x54mmR
B) 9x18mm Makarov
C) 7.62mm Tokarev
D) 7.62x39mm
  • 11. Can 7.63mm Mauser ammunition be used safely in firearms chambered for 7.62mm Tokarev?
A) Only if modified with a heavier bullet
B) Yes, because it is slightly less powerful
C) No, because it has a stronger powder charge
D) No, because the case dimensions are completely different
  • 12. During which war did Germans begin using captured 7.62x25mm weapons and feeding them with 7.63mm Mauser rounds?
A) Korean War
B) World War II
C) Vietnam War
D) World War I
  • 13. Which Soviet submachine guns were notably used by Germans with 7.63mm Mauser rounds during World War II?
A) Mosin-Nagant and Tokarev
B) Maxim and Gorunov
C) DP-28 and Degtyaryov
D) PPSh-41 and PPS
  • 14. Which country's forces issued the 7.63mm Mauser cartridge for use in captured Soviet submachine guns during the Winter War?
A) Chinese
B) Japanese
C) German
D) Finnish
  • 15. How many rounds of 7.63mm Mauser did the Finnish Army order from FN according to Finnish military archives?
A) Ten million rounds
B) Fifty thousand rounds
C) One million rounds
D) One hundred thousand rounds
  • 16. Which manufacturer still produces 7.63mm Mauser ammunition today?
A) Winchester
B) Fiocchi
C) Remington
D) Norma
  • 17. Which company, alongside Fiocchi and Prvi Partizan, manufactures contemporary 7.63mm Mauser ammunition?
A) Lapua
B) Sellier & Bellot
C) Hornady
D) Federal Cartridge
  • 18. From which cartridge can reloadable boxer-primed 7.63mm Mauser cases be formed by simply resizing and trimming?
A) 7.65mm Parabellum
B) 9mm Winchester Magnum
C) 5.56mm NATO
D) .30 Carbine
  • 19. Forming 7.63mm Mauser cases from 5.56mm NATO requires which additional step?
A) Base cutting
B) Rim thickening
C) Primer pocket crimping
D) Inside neck-reaming
  • 20. What must be done to proper Mauser stripper clips when using cases formed from 9mm Winchester Magnum or 5.56mm NATO?
A) Replaced with modern plastic clips
B) Sanded down to reduce thickness
C) Squeezed in a vise to secure an adequate grip on the smaller rims
D) Expanded with a hammer to fit larger cases
  • 21. What bullet size produces the best accuracy for the Mauser C96?
A) .311" or .312"
B) .308"
C) .310"
D) .355"
  • 22. Which specific bullet is noted as a particularly good choice for the Mauser?
A) Sierra 85 grain FMJ
B) Nosler 110 grain JSP
C) Speer 90 grain Gold Dot
D) Hornady 85 grain .312" XTP
  • 23. Why do Tokarev TT-33 and Czech CZ-52 pistols function better with .310" bullets?
A) They have wider barrels and chambers
B) They require rimmed cartridges
C) They have tighter barrels and chambers
D) They are chambered for 9mm Luger
  • 24. Which rounds use the same .310" bullets that work well in Tokarev and CZ-52 pistols?
A) 7.62x54mmR and .303 British
B) 7.65mm Luger and .30 Carbine
C) 9mm Parabellum and .45 ACP
D) 5.56mm NATO and .223 Remington
  • 25. What is another common name for the 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridge?
A) .30 Tokarev Special
B) .30 Mauser Pistol
C) .30 Mauser Magnum
D) .30 Luger Automatic
  • 26. Which organization uses the synonym '.30 Bore' for both the 7.63mm Mauser and 7.62mm Tokarev cartridges?
A) Pakistan Ordnance Factory
B) Tula Arms Plant
C) Finnish Defense Forces
D) Mauser-Werke
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