Talk:7.62 mm caliber

message: "However, it was found that there was no way to make a controllable 7.62x51mm assault rifle light enough to be practical. Weapons such as the FN FAL were big, clumsy, uncontrollable, and fragile."
From what I understand about firearms this statement is somewaht misleading.  Most nations discovered that it was not possible to make a 7.62x51mm rifle (which was light enough to be a standard infantry rifle) controllable when fired at FULL AUTO, however most weapons were found highly effective and reasonably accurate when fired at semi auto.  Further, though weapons such as the FN FAL and M-14 do tend to be long (and thus clumsy in cramped environments) when fired in semi auto mode they are quite contollable and are often as or more rugged/reliable than the 5.65mm rifles that replaced them (For example both the M-16 which replaced the M-14 in the US military and the SA-80 which replaced Britain's FAL suffered extensive teething problems).  Another example of a successful 7.62x51mm weapon is the German military's H&K G3.
The 7.62x39 cartridge was originally developed for the SKS rifle, designed not by Kalishnikov, but by Simonov. It's unlikely that Kalashnikov had anything at all to do with the 7.62x39 round
:I don't think it's misleading.  Earlier in the paragraph, the requirement for full auto mode was stated.  Additionally, that very sentence refers to assault rifle, which, by definition, has full auto mode.  I did add a link to the assault rifle article.  (No comment on the 7.62x39 cartridge.) Lefty 23:15, 2004 Feb 24 (UTC)
:AFAIK 7,62x39 hadn't been designed for any particular type of weapon. It had been developed as new general-purpose round for military weapons and several competitions were held for automatic and semi-automatic weapons utilizing this cartridge. Both SKS and AK-47 came out winners. SKS itself is semi-auto version of pre-WWII AVS rifle chambered for Russian 7,62 x 54 mm cartridge.
Regarding 7,62 TT versus 7,62 Mauser cartridge, it is possible to use Mauser cartridges to fire TT-family weapons (TT pistol and many Russian SMGs), but not vice versa. TT cartridge has more powerful powder charge and can damage Mauser-chambered weapon. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 206.186.8.130 (talk) 20:44, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
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message: I'm fairly certain that I saw a Russian sniper rifle that takes a 7.62 x 42 mm round at a gun show.  I've been able to find only one extremely cursory reference to it on the web, so I'm doubting my memory.  Can anyone corroborate or dismiss this? —BozoTheScary 18:13, 4 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  7.62 x 42 mm 

message: Should there be a link in here to the game "7.62mm" from Russian developers C1? I'd do it myself, but I don't know how. 70.182.53.66 (talk) 20:49, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  7.62mm 

message: Can some one tell me how many grains are their in standard NATO 7.62 mm ammunition  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.114.74.104 (talk) 18:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  7.562 ammunition  

message: The article states that the 7.62 NATO cartridge is the same as the civilian .308; while this is almost nearly true, it should also be stated that there are small differences in headspace clearances that can cause unsafe conditions when using a reloaded 7.62 NATO case in a .308 designated rifle. If a shooter loads his own ammunition then he/she should be cautious using NATO surplus casings.
Dslayer202 (talk) 11:21, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  7.62 NATO not exactly same as .308  

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