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To: wendy1946
...the K31 caliber is called 7.5x55 for some reason despite the K31 being basically a 308 caliber rifle.

If ya ever get bored enough to do the math, 7.5 mm is .308 inches. 7.62 mm is .311 inches, a common bore diameter for the commies. Don't know why NATO uses 7.62 as a designation for .308 bullets.

56 posted on 11/02/2009 9:27:56 AM PST by gundog (And a babe shall lead them. -Sarah 20:12)
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To: gundog; wendy1946
"7.5 mm is .308 inches. 7.62 mm is .311 inches...

No. 7.5 mm is 0.295. .308 is the barrel's groove diameter and the bullet dia., which measures 7.82mm(0.308"). The barrel dia. for the .308 is 7.62mm. That means the lands are 0.1mm(0.004") high in a .308 barrel.

57 posted on 11/02/2009 12:12:49 PM PST by spunkets
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