Savage 99 .308w fire mil surplus?
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blasted_saber
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No. 7.62x39 is not the same
7.62 x 51 NATO can usually be fired in .308
You also have to be awarre of the corrosive primers in surplus ammo
7.62 x 51 NATO can usually be fired in .308
You also have to be awarre of the corrosive primers in surplus ammo
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- A blue part of Ontario
You should be ok with 7.62 x 51 nato. I know my .308 will fire it just fine, as will most. Others here may know if a Savage 99 can.
Corrosive primers are ringed in purple (or so ive been told, I may be wrong, ive never used them).
Corrosive primers are ringed in purple (or so ive been told, I may be wrong, ive never used them).
if you were to put the 2 rounds side by side,you'd see a VAST difference in case length- and the russian 7.62 is not the same as ours in bullet diameter either, even though the numbers look the same- ours is a .308 diameter, theirs typically is somewhere about a .311- they don't make the 99 anymore, so if you do anything drastic, you'll never replace it- btw , you still get spare mags for it if you have one of the mag types- and i have used 7.62 x51 nato in mine- it doesn't like it very well b/c of the bullet weight- performs much better with 308/165 or 308/180
there are these things called slip-on recoil pads- couple that with a past shoulder pad, ( which i wear most of the time in the bush) and that calms the bucker - but i run 5;8 and 250, and LEAN INTO the shot- lots of guys these days start just by shouldering the rifle and not putting their weight behind it- there was a drill we used to do in basic- you shouldered the rifle, then the corp or d.i, used to come around and either remove the rifle or push against it- if you almost fell over, you were doing it correctly- turnipseed has turned this into a money maker
freezer filler
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get a good recoil pad if u are sensitive to recoil. keep in mind u r shooting a light round for hunting. many shoot things with more than twice the recoil u r experiencing. anything capable of killing a moose is bound to buck a bit, hold her tight and forget about the recoil...unless u don't mind being a sissy who flinches. not trying to be a ####, only trying to give u a different perspective...pissing and moaning about it will not do u any good, it's u against that gun, let us know who wins.
