Weapons: Kalashnikov Goes Full NATO – Known to civilians as the Winchester 308 round, the 7.62×51 has been a NATO standard since the 1950s.
The basic AK-12 fires the same 5.45/39 round as the current AK-74 and costs 25 percent more.
I was thinking this same question today at work.
.probably about the same time you posted it too. I was told by someone that you can't shoot 7.62×51 in a .308 because it would blow the bolt back in your face.
“The problem for some new shooters is that you show up at a match and you’re shooting with the best in the world—it’s like playing golf against Tiger Woods and you’re hitting from the same tees.
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I have someone come over and comment on my Cetme part 1 video that you can not shoot .308 Win. out of that rifle. I am trying to tell him in a nice way that he has no idea what he is talking about.
7.62 Training Ammo However, as confirmed by Adell, other than limited training use, the converted 7.62 mm Garands. had M14s and a magazine full of cal.-.30 ammo but no 7.62 mm ammo. It should be pointed out that the. For its whole product range, FN Herstal offers 360-degree service support, including wide range of certified accessories and ammunition.
Although some may be marked “308 Win,” all have 7.62×51 mm NATO chambers.
The bolt carriers on the original LM308MWS rifles were the same chrome-plated carriers as on the L129A1s, but newer.
Galil ACE: IWI Brings the AK Into the Modern Era – 308 Win. Galil with a full.
What the polymer lower housing does is allow the same basic ACE receiver to be adapted to three different cartridges and five different magazine types. IWI offers the.
The 7.62×51 NATO or .308 Winchester offers nearly the same ballistics as a .30-06, but in a more compact cartridge. First, let's start this discussion with a comparison between the 7.62×51 NATO cartridge and its civilian counterpart, the .308 Winchester.
Don't laugh. The most important one, 6.5 Grendel is designed to use on AR-15 platform (think of it as your next step after Russian military round, 7.62×39) and 6.5 Creedmoor is based on AR 308 weaponry, roughly.
.308 Win vs. 7.62×51–The Straight Scoop Before we go much further, lets address the oft-posed question "Are the .308 Winchester and 7.62×51 NATO one and the same?" The simple answer is no. There are differences in chamber specs and maximum pressures. The SAMMI/CIP maximum.
The short answer is that they differ with regard to pressure and chamber dimensions. Pressures in the 5.56 cartridge are higher than the .223, and as a result the chamber of the 5.56 is different as well.
The 308 Winchester and 7.62X51 NATO are indeed two separate chamberings and cartridges. Their specifications overlap so in many instances the cartridges can be interchanged in a given rifle. Almost all 7.62X51 NATO ammo is manufactured.
This is a discussion about whether 7.62×51 NATO and .308 Winchester have different pressures when fired. Some say .308 has higher pressure. Some say 7.62 NATO has higher pressure. Some say they are the same. THE ARGUMENT. The entire misconception comes from 7.62 and .308 being tested by two different methods.
308 Win./7.62×51 mm NATO cartridges. Both actions offer little leeway.
For years it was the world’s most popular magnum; perhaps these thoughts explain why it has slipped. At the same time, the.
I understand the 7.62×51 is slightly longer w/ a thicker case and that the .308 has higher pressures I just want to know if they are interchangeable. Also why does almost every ad on a firearm in the caliber say 7.62×51(.308) if they are not truely the same thing?
Beware, custom loaders! In addition to differences in the chambers of .308 Win and 7.62x51mm barrels, there is a critical difference in the brass.
Beware, custom loaders! In addition to differences in the chambers of .308 Win and 7.62x51mm barrels, there is a critical difference in the brass. Externally, the two cases are identical.
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62 NATO) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge developed in the 1950s as a standard for small arms among NATO countries.
Winchester Ammunition (a division of the Olin Corporation) saw the market for a civilian model of the T65 cartridge and released it commercially in 1952 as the .308 Winchester, two years prior to adoption of the cartridge by NATO. The dimensions of .308 Winchester are almost the same as 7.62mm NATO.
[Archive] 556 in 223 Colt Pre Ban? Ask Each Other. CMP Forums > CMP General > Ask Each Other > 556 in 223 Colt Pre Ban? PDA. View Full Version : 556 in 223 Colt Pre Ban? krautski. 01-13-2012, 10:50 AM. Off topic but I thought I"d ask.
. I have a Colt 6601 pre-ban marked .223 cal. Am I able to.
The .308 is 12 mm longer than the 7,62×39 so it won't fit in an AK, and I doubt the case will be the same width on both rounds. A comparison. No, the two cartridges have almost the same diameter bullet, but the case dimensions are very different. The .308 is also known as the 7.62X51, and also.
There have been complaints from our fighting forces about the stopping power of the 5.56×45 mm NATO, but nobody ever complains about the 7.62×51 mm NATO (.308 Win.) failing to get.
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30-06 vs. .308 vs. 270 win. im looking for my first high power rifle. i would rather a h&r break open single shot but would a $300 bolt action be much more accurate? im left handed and not big on bolt actions or having to special order a left handed bolt rifle.
While commercial .308 ammo may have slightly higher pressure than 7.62x51mm NATO, it's really the brass and chambers that are the issues to understand. Doing the same thing with thicker military brass is no big deal and the way the system was designed. Thicker brass can handle some extra.
Review: Century International Arms Zastava PAP M77 PS Semi-Automatic Rifle – The best single group of 1.90” was produced using Winchester 7.62×51.
Hornady’s .308 Win. 168-gr. boattail hollow-point Match load turned in a best group of 2.38” with an average of 2.86”. The.