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7.62X54 Ballistic Counterpart?

interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
edited June 2003 in Ask the Experts
What is the closest ballistic counterpart to the 7.62X54? Would it be the Argentine 7.65X54? The Springfield 30.06? Nato .308?

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  • rldowns3rldowns3 Member Posts: 6,096
    edited November -1
    I would probably say a 7mm mauser

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  • KdubKdub Member Posts: 713 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    ,308 Win, IMHO.

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  • kingjoeykingjoey Member Posts: 8,636
    edited November -1
    Ditto, it's very close to the 308.

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  • sundownersundowner Member Posts: 1,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'll 3rd the .308


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  • richbugrichbug Member Posts: 3,650
    edited November -1
    Current US loading data has It pretty equal to a 30-06 in most respects. I think it shares more with the 30-06 than the 308 because of the larger case capacity and lower pressures and will do better with heavy bullets. I haven't chronoed the S&B but it must run at some insane pressures because I got About 10% case cracks the first time through the rifle. After that the brass seems to stay together fine. the little bit of Norma factory ammo I have run through them doesn't recoil nearly as sharply.

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  • kingjoeykingjoey Member Posts: 8,636
    edited November -1
    Richbug's got a point, depending on the loads, some are in the 30.06 range. It really depends on the particular lot, some of that milsurp stuff is loaded piping hot and some is pretty tame. I'm not sure about new loadings like S&B and such. Any info there Richbug?

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  • HeavyBarrelHeavyBarrel Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Between the .303British and .308Win is usually the case but i too have seen 7.62x54 ammo that was in the 30-06 range.
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  • king999king999 Member Posts: 450 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sometimes I wonder where these responses come from! Check any data you wish, and you will find that it is EXACTLY equal to and the same as 30/06! Of course it is possible to load it a bit light or a bit hot, but capacities are IDENTICAL!
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  • cwinncwinn Member Posts: 1,223 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    The 30/06 is core-ekt
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  • interstatepawnllcinterstatepawnllc Member Posts: 9,390
    edited November -1
    Thank you all!!

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