To: The KG9 Kid
The original was chambered in 54mm, so that the rifle could accept both Warsaw Pact and the NATO 7.62x51mm rounds. The 7.62x39mm round is a "civilian" version of the weapon and the round became popular here in the US. I have a rifle chambered in 7.62x39mm (Ruger Mini-30)...
the infowarrior
To: infowarrior
"The original (AK-47) was chambered in 54mm, so that the rifle could accept both Warsaw Pact and the NATO 7.62x51mm rounds. The 7.62x39mm round is a "civilian" version of the weapon and the round became popular here in the US."Kalishnikov began designing the AK-47 as early as 1944 for use with the new Soviet M1943 7.62x39 cartridge. Your information is incorrect.
29 posted on
10/04/2002 3:14:35 AM PDT by
Godebert
To: infowarrior
I respectfully disagree. You are confused about your cartridge sizes.
35 posted on
10/04/2002 3:41:49 AM PDT by
error99
To: infowarrior
Where do you get your misinformation on caliberts? That is laughable.
To: infowarrior
"... The original was chambered in 54mm, so that the rifle could accept both Warsaw Pact and the NATO 7.62x51mm rounds. The 7.62x39mm round is a "civilian" version of the weapon and the round became popular here in the US. I have a rifle chambered in 7.62x39mm (Ruger Mini-30)..." What on EARTH are you talking about? A .308 Winchester (7.62 NATO) will not chamber in a Russian 7.62x54 rifle, and vice-versa. The latter cartridge has a rimmed case. Compared side by side, there's no similarity except that they're both pointy.
Okay, I'm fleeing this discussion. :)
To: infowarrior
The 7.62x39mm round is a "civilian" version of the weapon and the round became popular here in the US.
WHAT????????????????????? your not serious are you. You need to get your facts/histroy in order if your going to be posting them on this board. Especially on a topic such as this and the people involved here
360 posted on
10/04/2002 11:18:42 AM PDT by
ezo4
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