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My husband was meticulous about labeling, but I've run into a problem. This box of bullets has one identification on one side of the box, but something different on the other side? Any ideas?
One side says .30 cal 147 gr, but the other side says .302 147 gr.
TIA,
20150514_171005 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
20150514_171018 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
20150514_171036 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
One side says .30 cal 147 gr, but the other side says .302 147 gr.
TIA,
20150514_171005 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
20150514_171018 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
20150514_171036 by Scotchheather, on Flickr
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Edit,
.302 is equivalent to 7.67mm, if that helps anything.
added A long time back I bought a big sack of pulled 30 Cal FMJ that were not boattails but were very cheap. I don't remember the weight but they were.302 and the guy selling them said they were from the Carcano.
7.35 Carcano .298
7.5 Swiss .306
7.5 French .310
7.65 Argentine .313
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_mm_caliber
I don't know what a .302" bullet would be good for. 7.35 Italian is right at .300".
Those are at the low end of tolerance for a 30cal bullet (.308 is the NOMINAL size, with a +/- tolerance).
I truly think these started life as the standard 7.62mm/0.308" diameter 147 grain FMJ type bullets, and were bumped down for use in a rifle with a smaller bore.
And to be PEFRECTLY CLEAR, 0.300" IS 30 caliber, not 0.302", or 0.308". More so, 30 caliber is a bore diameter, not a bullet/projectile diameter.
Best