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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.
Although originating from an identical preceding series of experimental cartridges, the commercial 1952 .308 Winchester and the military 1954 7.62×51mm NATO chamberings have evolved separately but remain similar enough that they can be loaded into rifles chambered for the other round, but the .308 Winchester cartridges are typically loaded to ...
The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. This ammunition was developed following World War II as part of the NATO small arms standardization, it is made to replicate the ballistics of a pre-WWII full power rifle cartridge in a more compact package. Not all countries that use weapons chambered in this ...
In 1955 this caliber is adopted and soon began to be mass-produced for the new CETME rifle. This cartridge did not meet NATO standards and was called 7.62×51mm Spanish. In the '60s, quality improved and became known as 7.62×51mm NATO-SPANISH. Only after 1988 were cartridges produced in Spain known as NATO–REGULAR and met NATO specifications.
.30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm) 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) (Postwar use by U.S.Navy) United States 1934 Springfield Armory M1A: Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), 6.5mm Creedmoor United States 1954 M21 Sniper Weapon System: Rock Island Arsenal Springfield Armory: 7.62×51mm NATO United States 1968 M25 Sniper Weapon System
375 Stalker : Standard military 7.62x51 cases (also .308), length is trimmed, shoulder is reformed, neck is expanded to .375 375 SOCOM : Proprietary. The case head and rim dimensions exactly match the military 7.62x51 (also .308), however, the case body is slightly wider and has more taper. 400 AR : Wildcat. The parent is the 7.35×51mm Carcano ...
.308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action United States: 2009 M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle: Remington Arms.300 Winchester Magnum: Bolt-action United States: 2010 M1903 Springfield: Springfield Armory.30-03 Springfield.30-06 Springfield: Bolt-action United States: 1903 M1C/M1D Garand: Springfield Armory.30-06 Springfield 7.62×51mm NATO.308 ...
.300 Lapua Magnum, 7.62×70mm.30-30 Winchester, a popular deer hunting cartridge, is typically used in lever-action rifles, such as the Winchester Model 1894 and Marlin Model 336, and is adapted to European sporting guns as 7.62×51mmR..30 R Blaser, used in break-action rifles for hunting medium to large game..30 Thompson Center (.30 TC) [2]