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csmsss · September 29, 2009, 01:06 PM

ANY rifle chambered in either 7.62x51 NATO or .308 Winchester will chamber, fire and extract either 7.62x51 NATO or .308 Winchester ammunition (loaded at published pressures, of course) successfully. Despite what you may have read either on or off the internet, the two calibers are essentially interchangeable and the small differences between the cartridge casings are of significance only to reloaders. The only difference in the actual chambers is that the 7.62x51 is slightly longer and looser to allow greater ease in extraction for the semi-and fully automatic weapons used by the military.

September 29, 2009, 01:06 PM	#18
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	ANY rifle chambered in either 7.62x51 NATO or .308 Winchester will chamber, fire and extract either 7.62x51 NATO or .308 Winchester ammunition (loaded at published pressures, of course) successfully. Despite what you may have read either on or off the internet, the two calibers are essentially interchangeable and the small differences between the cartridge casings are of significance only to reloaders. The only difference in the actual chambers is that the 7.62x51 is slightly longer and looser to allow greater ease in extraction for the semi-and fully automatic weapons used by the military.