Norinco 305/M14 caliber marking
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RememberTheSomme
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I'd say the Chinese are finally marking their 762NATO chambers properly. There is always import/export regulations that can come into play when moving Military chambered firearms around the world. I'd say the .308Win designation on older rifles just made sure there would be no hiccups shipping these to various countries.
Suspect RememberTheSomme is right. There are a lot of daft international rules and regulations around these days. Only some of which come from the Third World Debating club.
Lot of silly internet ideas too. .308 Win and 7.62 NATO being some how different, for example. Literally millions of rounds of both have been fired out of rifles with either designation with no fuss, long before there was an Internet. Millions of round were reloaded too. So how a rifle is marked doesn't matter much, except to the assorted countries frightened of rifles in the hands of their population.
I believe 'Socom' is an SA Inc. trade mark for their fantasy M1A carbine. No such thing as a 18ish inch M-14.
Lot of silly internet ideas too. .308 Win and 7.62 NATO being some how different, for example. Literally millions of rounds of both have been fired out of rifles with either designation with no fuss, long before there was an Internet. Millions of round were reloaded too. So how a rifle is marked doesn't matter much, except to the assorted countries frightened of rifles in the hands of their population.
I believe 'Socom' is an SA Inc. trade mark for their fantasy M1A carbine. No such thing as a 18ish inch M-14.
Well sunray...it all depends if the a chamber is as sloppy as your usual intellect.
there is a reason why there are two different GO/NO GO gauges for the cartridges.
my own little reaserch
Alright, measured some ammo I have kicking around.
.308 Go Gauge is 1.630
S&B 308 = 1.623
Fed 308 = 1.626
7.62x51 Go Gauge 1.635
South African 7.62 = 1.630
Portuguese 7.62 = 1.629
PPU 7.62 = 1.630
So you see for my M305 with a tight(Match) chamber of 1.630 I cant use any of the 7.62
The .308 stuff will give me 4- 7 thou wiggle room
there is a reason why there are two different GO/NO GO gauges for the cartridges.
my own little reaserch
Alright, measured some ammo I have kicking around.
.308 Go Gauge is 1.630
S&B 308 = 1.623
Fed 308 = 1.626
7.62x51 Go Gauge 1.635
South African 7.62 = 1.630
Portuguese 7.62 = 1.629
PPU 7.62 = 1.630
So you see for my M305 with a tight(Match) chamber of 1.630 I cant use any of the 7.62
The .308 stuff will give me 4- 7 thou wiggle room
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