“[T]he Russian military began to look for a new self-loading carbine chambered for a new, less powerful cartridge compared to the 7.62×54 mm that was standard at the time … In 1943, the Red ...
His reasons for designing the SKS and the 7.62x399 cartridge are described in a May 2021 article for NRA American Rifleman: “[T]he Russian military began to look for a new self-loading carbine ...