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 Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:23 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:04 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:18 pm
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Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:30 pm
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Battlefield Reaper Freak_090 The measurement of "Caliber" is in inches. So, a 1.0 cal is 1" in diameter, a .50cal is half an inch, etc... 7.62mm is = to 308 thousandths of an inch or, .308 (7.62 has always been reffered to as a .30cal) 5.56 is = to 223 thousandths of an inch or .223 (It is sometimes called a .22 round) There is no coding for ammo when it comes to its name. However, terms like FMJ (Full-Metal Jacket), FHJ (Jacketed Hollow-Point), APIT (Armor piercing Incidiary Tracer), etc... describe what type of round it is. What about ACP (sorry , I should know that one xD ) and so .357 is close to .35 but its 7 thousandths of an inch off?
Well you could say that it is 3 thousandths of an inch off of .36 xp
ACP = Automatic (auto-loading) Colt Pistol. Which basically amounts to, "Desinged by Colt Arms, for an auto-loading (semi-auto) pistol" |
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2009 8:48 pm
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 5:35 am
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Fresnel I've actually got a related question to bring up... why is it that the last digit of the caliber is, more often than not, wrong? 7mm Mauser is actually 7.92mm .303 British is actually .311" .50BMG is actually .51" .223 Remington is actually .224" Why do they name this s**t like that if it's just going to be wrong?
tolerances maybe?
I'm glad this came backup anyways because I have something bugging me: What about .50 and .500? Aren't they both just .50? I mean, there's the .50 BMG and .50 AE (I guess that's right) so why the extra 0? |
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:33 am
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Man of the Demoneye Fresnel I've actually got a related question to bring up... why is it that the last digit of the caliber is, more often than not, wrong? 7mm Mauser is actually 7.92mm .303 British is actually .311" .50BMG is actually .51" .223 Remington is actually .224" Why do they name this s**t like that if it's just going to be wrong? tolerances maybe? I'm glad this came backup anyways because I have something bugging me: What about .50 and .500? Aren't they both just .50? I mean, there's the .50 BMG and .50 AE (I guess that's right) so why the extra 0? |
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:34 am
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:36 pm
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OberFeldwebel 7.62x38R 7.62x54R No question about those? lol 7.92x57 IS lol
7.62x54R = 7.92 mm
7.92x57 = 8.2mm
WTF? Srsly. |
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:28 pm
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Fresnel OberFeldwebel 7.62x38R 7.62x54R No question about those? lol 7.92x57 IS lol 7.62x38R = 7.49mm 7.62x54R = 7.92 mm 7.92x57 = 8.2mm WTF? Srsly.
liek zomg.
7.5x55
Speaking of ammunition, at the gun show I went to today this guy had milsurp .303 that I was going to buy as soon as I sold my SKS and what happens?
I sell my SKS, go up to the guy and the guy ahead of me buys the whole damn lot.
crying
$10 a box.
You can't find a better deal than that anywhere else!
I did get a muzzle cover for my K31, K31 stripper clips and a Russian SKS mag pouch for $30. |
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:03 pm
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OberFeldwebel Fresnel OberFeldwebel 7.62x38R 7.62x54R No question about those? lol 7.92x57 IS lol 7.62x38R = 7.49mm 7.62x54R = 7.92 mm 7.92x57 = 8.2mm WTF? Srsly. liek zomg. 7.5x55 Speaking of ammunition, at the gun show I went to today this guy had milsurp .303 that I was going to buy as soon as I sold my SKS and what happens? I sell my SKS, go up to the guy and the guy ahead of me buys the whole damn lot. crying $10 a box. You can't find a better deal than that anywhere else! I did get a muzzle cover for my K31, K31 stripper clips and a Russian SKS mag pouch for $30.
It's either a tracer, or a standard ball. I can't be sure until I shoot it... |
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:53 pm
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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:07 am
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:09 am
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 1:35 pm
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OberFeldwebel Fresnel OberFeldwebel Huh... that's odd. I wouldn't shoot the last one. I've been told it's just a wax sealant to keep the powder from getting wet. I took a knife and it cuts like wax, so I'm inclined to believe that. I'm probably not going to shoot any of those unless I HAVE to, just for the novelty value. Yeah, if they are from the '40s I wouldn't shoot them either. Might make a nice display if you get any other WWII British stuff. |
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