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Remember, cartridge and caliber are two different definitions. The answer is no.
A cartridge titled "7.62" can confusingly be of differing calibers (or diameter). The 7.62 NATO aka 7.62x51 (metric designation) is also known in a US civilian version, 308 Win.
US rifle calibers, including the .308 Win, 30-06 Spr, 300 WM, 300 WSM, etc., are all .308 caliber, i.e., .308"/inch. British .30 caliber rifles (e.g., 300 H&H Magnum) also use .308 bullets.
On the other hand, most European/Russian 7.62 cartridges, including the 7.62x54R use a slightly larger diameter bullet. 7.62x54R is a rimmed Russian cartridge originally used in the 1891 Mosin Nagant rifle, subsequently used in many different Russian/Soviet weapons, and is still used today. Depending upon the manufacturer, the 7.62x54R uses a .310-.312 caliber bullet. If reloading with commercially available US bullets, use .311 bullets for best results. (sources include F.Barnes Cartridges of the World)
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What caliber is a 7.62x51?
Known as 7.62 NATO, it is similar to, but not EXACTLY the same as the .308 Winchester.
What caliber is 223?
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How long are mini gun bullets?
they use a 7mm mag. Actually the mini gun fires 7.62X51 NATO or .308 Winchester as they are basicly the same round, .308 being the civilian designation. The 7.62X51 became the replacement for the US caliber 30.06 after NATO was formed following WWII. The name mini gun comes from the fact that the "GAU2B" is a scaled down or mini version of the Vulcan 20MM gatlin cannon used on fighter aircraft at the time. Now made by Dillon Aero the old mini has been much improved but retains the same caliber ammo.
Is 76.2 NATO the same as 308?
no ,7.62 has more impact in the shot you can shoot a .308 in a 7.62 ,but not 7.62 in a .308
Is 5.56 NATO ammo the same as .308 caliber?
No, 5.56 mm NATO ammunition is .223 caliber (having been developed from the Remington .223--originally the Remington .222 Special). Ammunition of .308 caliber is 7.62 mm, a larger NATO round, common to the M1 rifle and the M60 machine gun. There were a number of NATO nations at the height of the cold war that used 7.62 ammo for infantry weapons, the HK (Heckler & Koch) G3--manufactured in Germany--was primary among these. The G3 is still in production and there are many variants still in use today by NATO troops and the armies of other nations. Note that, while 5.56x45 ammo is dimensionally similar to .223 Remington, and 7.62x51 ammo is dimensionally similar to .308 Winchester, in both cases, the rounds are not entirely identical, and vary in areas such as neck angles. 5.56x45 ammunition should not be used in a dedicated .223 barrel.
What is 22-3?
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Are 7.65 rifle cartridge and and 308 be fired from the same rifle?
When speaking of ammunition it is imperative to be precise with your numbers. The .308 Winchester is interchangable with the 7.62 NATO military round
How do you understand different caliber ammunition?
Caliber is a measurement of the width of a bullet using the Imperial system. For example a .50 caliber round is 1/2 and inch wide, a .45 ACP round is .45 inches wide. The metric system is used in the same way, a 7.62 round is 7.62mm wide. Keep in mind these measurements are based on the physical bullet and not the casing as well. Rifle and assault rifle rounds typically have wider casings that bullets.
Is 7.63 caliber a 32 caliber?
a .32 acp caliber pistol round is also called a 7.65mm in the metric designation. But that doesn't fit the real-world measurements, because a .32 pistol bullet is really more like .30 or .31 caliber, and 7.8mm in metric measurements. The diameters of a 7.63 bullet and a .32 caliber bullet are similar, but that doesn't mean they're the same "caliber" or that they will fit the same guns. The 7.62 mm family of rifles are often called ".30 caliber" and they really are close to that, with the bullets either .308 or .311 diameter.
Is a 223 caliber same as 22?
No But the Caliber is the same but theres more powder in the 223
