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To: GhostofWCooper
7.62 is .30 caliber. As in .30-06, .308, 300 magnum, etc.


And the ubiquitous 7.62x51mm NATO caliber is essentially indentical and fully interchangeable with the the classic .308 Winchester civilian cartridge.
38 posted on 03/02/2004 4:40:50 PM PST by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: Beelzebubba
Yep.

It's a shortened .30-06, which was developed to cycle faster in automatic rifles, and to allow the use of shorter bolt actions.

I prefer the '.06, but it's about obsolete in combat arms.

39 posted on 03/02/2004 4:50:32 PM PST by GhostofWCooper
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To: Beelzebubba
And the ubiquitous 7.62x51mm NATO caliber is essentially indentical and fully interchangeable with the the classic .308 Winchester civilian cartridge.

No it isn't. A chamber designed for 7.62X51 will handle a .308 fine. The converse is not true. My .308 bolt guns require real .308 made by Federal or Winchester. A 7.62X51 will not settle into the chamber. You haved lived (or nearly died) until you have a 7.62X51 NATO do a slam fire as you push the bolt forward.

61 posted on 03/02/2004 6:32:39 PM PST by Myrddin
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To: Beelzebubba

Hey, hey, hey; gimme a ping before you start dissecting my lineage.

~~~My Class III (full-auto, silenced) AR-10 (& AR-15 w/50-round drum mags) weapons are legion. If you ever get out here to York County, PA, and can stop by for a while, you'll have some fun. Not to mention my new Barrett M82A1 .50cal BMG! Reach out and touch someone.~~~


145 posted on 10/08/2004 4:21:57 PM PDT by 7.62 x 51mm (• veni • vidi • vino • visa • "I came, I saw, I drank wine, I shopped")
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