korean war ammo

range

does any one know the calibers of the rifles used and what was the caliber of the BAR many thanks

Blairweescot

The calibers of rifles used by the US, or all of them used by everyone?

The two that immediately come to mind for the US is the M1 carbine firing .30 carbine ammo, and the M1 rifle, firing .30-06

M1A1 Submachine Gun or other Thompsons must have been used as well, in .45 but I've never read much about them in Korea

BAR fired .30-06 as the primary variant but was also chambered for various other calibers

jhimco

I would assume the enemy was using alot of 7.62x54 in weapons given to them by China- in specific- Nagant rifles.quote:Originally posted by range
does any one know the calibers of the rifles used and what was the caliber of the BAR many thanks

11b6r

The standard rifle and light machinegun used by the US was 30-06, in the form of the M-1 Garand, and the m1919 belt fed. The BAR was also 30-06. The M-1 Carbine (caliber .30 Carbine) and M-2 Carbine(full auto M-1 Carbine) and submachineguns, in the form of the Thompson, and the M3 (aka Greasegun) were in caliber .45 ACP. Standard sidearm was the 1911A1 pistol, caliber .45 ACP, with a few S&W or Colt revolvers, also in .45 ACP. The medium machinegun was the Browning M-2 (aka Ma Deuce) in caliber .50 BMG. Mortars were the 60mm, 81mm, and 4.2 inch. Few pump shotguns, 12 gauge, for special purpose (usually guards at prisons, but other uses as well)

And a LOT of other weapons. Link for you:http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/smallarms/

dotcom_guy30

i think there were some 1903 springfields there in 30 06

beantownshootah

Most of the infantry weapons used in the Korean war were WWII era leftovers.

Main US infantry issue weapon was the M1 Garand in .30'06.

Main Chinese rifle was the Russian M44 carbine in 7.62x54R, though many also used surplus 6.5 and 7.7 mm Japanese rifles captured by the Russians.

Its not really a rifle, but the Russian PPS41h submachine gun (aka the "burp gun") in 7.62x25 was also widely used by the Chinese infantry, as well as a Chinese-made clone.


Good reading here: http://www.rt66.com/~korteng/SmallArms/captweap.htm

v35

There were Springfield 1903A4 sniper rifles in 30-06, three variations of the T-3 Snooperscope Carbine in 30 cal Carbine and the 45 ACP M3A-1
Greasegun w/o the Mickey Mouse crank handle.The Army also had Stevens 520 or 620 riot guns in 12 gauge using full length brass OO buck shotshells.
Gen.Maxwell's bodyguards had a rack of mint Thompsons (forgot version)
but other than those, Thompsons were obsolete in the Army TO&E by then.