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7.62×51mm variant of Pindad SS2. Pindad SM-2: General-purpose machine gun Indonesia 2003–present Licensed copy of the FN MAG: Karabiner 98k: Bolt-action rifle Israel 1958–1970s Rechambered from the original 7.92×57mm Mauser. IMI Galil AR: Battle rifle Israel 1972–present 7.62×51mm variant of IMI Galil. IWI Tavor 7: Bullpup battle rifle ...
Winchester branded the cartridge and introduced it to the commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. The dimensions of .308 Winchester are almost the same as 7.62×51mm NATO. The chamber of the former has a marginally shorter headspace and thinner case walls than the latter due to changed specifications between 1952 and 1954.
Not all AR-308 rifles use magazines compatible with the SR-25 pattern. For example, HK417 /MR308/MR762 uses a proprietary design. Notably, Armalite switched from their original pattern magazines to modified M14 magazines in 1996 with their new AR-10B model, [ 2 ] but reintroduced their original (SR-25 pattern) magazine design with the AR-10A ...
The .308 Winchester has a 3.64 mL (56 gr H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. [9] The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. .308 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All dimensions in millimeters (mm) and inches.
.300 Winchester Magnum.308 Winchester.30-06 Springfield.338 Winchester Magnum.375 Ruger 7.62x39mm 6.5mm Grendel: 1979 Japan: IOF .30-06 sporting rifle.30-06 Springfield: 2007 India: IOF .315 sporting rifle: 8mm BSA (8x50mmR Mannlicher) 1956 India: Ishapore 2A1 rifle: 7.62x51mm NATO: 1962 India: Jungle carbine.303 British: 1944 United Kingdom ...
The 308 Winchester and 7.62X51 are identical cartridgesThe cartridege was developed in the USA as a commercial round with an Imperial measurement ie .308 inches.The cartridge was adopted in Europe where all military calibers- even in the UK who still use miles instead of kilometres- all calibers are metric hence 7.62x51 millimetres.
The 7.62 mm designation refers to the internal diameter of the barrel at the lands (the raised helical ridges in rifled gun barrels). The actual bullet caliber is often 7.82 mm (0.308 in), although Soviet weapons commonly use a 7.91 mm (0.311 in) bullet, as do older British (.303 British) and Japanese (7.7×58mm Arisaka) cartridges.
7.62×51mm NATO: Made under license by Hellenic Defence Systems. [13] M110 SASS United States: 7.62x51mm NATO [11] Kefefs Greece: 7.62x51mm NATO: Kefefs is a Greek-made bolt-action sniper rifle designed by Hellenic Arms Industry in 1986. Used by special forces. [27] Sako TRG Finland.308 Winchester [11] Steyr SSG 08 Austria.338 Lapua Magnum