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308 NATO or 308 WIN ??????
upinye
Member Posts: 68
What is the difference in military 308 and commercial 308 Winchester ammo?
steve
steve
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Just like the .223
God Bless our Troops
This could shed some light for you!
The rest of the world is metric...
7.62nato was adopted by the Nato alliance our Allies..
the metric measurement is 7.62 diameter by 51 mm length.= 7.62x51
Have fun, be careful!
Morty
While .308 will fit any (military) rifle chambered for 7.62 NATO, many commercial .308s are loaded to higher pressure than the 7.62 military load, and shouldn't used in rifles made for 7.62. This is particularly true of older military rifles that were converted to 7.62 from other calibers.