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Today's question.........

Post by Niner Delta » Thu Nov 12, 2015 8:59 pm

This is something I didn't know until recently looking at a conversion chart.
And the question is.........

Why are they referred to as 7.62x54r and 7.62x39 when they both have a bullet
diameter of 7.92 (.311) ???

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Re: Today's question.........

Post by deadin » Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:16 am

Land diameter vs. groove diameter. Think .303 British (actually .311)
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Post by Niner Delta » Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:10 pm

Thanks deadin.

I guess I was wrong in thinking that it was the diameter of the bullet that determined what
size the round was called, and not the lands and grooves of the barrel.
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Post by Aughnanure » Fri Nov 13, 2015 9:32 pm

Down here on the top of the world we have some weird restrictions on licenced pistols (no such restrictions imposed on criminal's guns); there are 'high' and'low' calibres, I can have a .357 Magnum 'cause that's a low calibre and measures under the .38 limit, but I can't have a .38-40 (except in a black powder pistol) 'cause that's a high calibre being a true .401.
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Post by Niner Delta » Sat Nov 14, 2015 5:16 pm

Government logic = a true oxymoron............ :lol: :lol:
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Post by Karl/Pa. » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:50 pm

The Russian 7.62x54r has a rimmed case (r stands for rimmed) much like a .22 BUT also the case is tapered.

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