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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 .308 Winchester and military 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges are similar enough that they can be loaded into rifles chambered for the other round, but the .308 Winchester cartridges are typically loaded to higher pressures than 7.62×51mm NATO service cartridges. [14]
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 ...
The original Musgrave target rifles were fitted with 26.5" barrels and designated "7,62" (7.62×51mm NATO or .308 Winchester). The top part of the fitted hammer forged barrels (until c. 1975) from Lyttleton, were encased by a handguard, while M&S 1/3 MOA rear sights were installed.
7.62×45mm vz. 52, made solely for the Czechoslovakian vz. 52 rifle, was replaced by 7.62×39mm. 7.62×51mm NATO and its civilian variant .308 Winchester, sometimes described as .308 NATO by people mixing Imperial and Customary measurements, is used by some civilians, with metric measurements used by NATO.
7.62×51mm NATO.300 Winchester Magnum.338 Lapua Magnum: Bolt-action Finland: 2011 Satevari MSWP: STC Delta.300 Winchester Magnum.300 Norma Magnum.308 Winchester.338 Lapua Magnum.338 GBM.375 GBM.50 BMG: Bolt-action Georgia: 2015 SC-76 Thunderbolt: Steel Core Designs .308 Winchester 7.62×51mm NATO: Bolt-action United Kingdom: M4 SEAL Recon Rifle ...
The AR-10 is slightly larger and heavier than the AR-15. It was originally designed to chamber the military 7.62x51 NATO cartridge (also .308), which has a COAL of 2.800" (71.12mm) 45 Raptor, uses the standard 7.62 NATO case, cut to a length of 1.800" from 2.015", resulting in a straight-wall cartridge, neck is sized to 0.452". The resulting ...
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: Springfield Armory.308 Winchester United States 1991 M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle: Sage International 7.62×51mm NATO United States 2008 M89SR sniper ...