7.92 X 51???
Why NOT?
I thought about that a bit when I posted my original reply .... but you would need a MAJOR investment in 8 MM bullets to logically justifly the expense of rebarrreling an M14 for this wildcat.
but who says logic has to enter into this conversation?
If we don't limit ourselves to only the 7.92, we already have the factory cartridge 9 MM X 51 .... aka the .358 Winchester.
Which by the way, makes sense in an AR 10, where you could really extract some usefulness from the heavier bullets, loaded to higher velocitoies. The M14 has a rather narrow range for operating energy, and loading the wildcat cartridges short enough to fit the M14 mag inside OAL, plus opening up the gas system and dialling in the powder charges to allow for more powerful loads with bigger and MORE HEAVIER bullets, might get .... interesting.
But why not a .358 WIN M14 barrel right now??
A 200-grain soft point bullet at 2,500 fps, out of a reliable, tough, 5 shot semi auto 19" barreled M14 , sounds like the perfect hunting rifle for those who think the .308 is a bit too light for bear or moose.
Obunted is looking for orders for his 18 1/2" Kreiger SS M14 barrels in .308 WIN ... maybe you could talk him into adding an 8MM X 51 or a 9MM X 51 [ AKA .358 WIN ] barrel or two??
And wouldntthatbesumthin??
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