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Encyclopedia > 7.62 mm caliber

There are many cartridges which use 7.62 mm caliber bullets. The measurement equals 0.30 inches. Historically, this class of cartridge was commonly known as .30 caliber, and was most commonly used for indicating a class of full power military Main Battle Rifle (MBR) cartridges. Rimmed, centerfire . ... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial unit of length. ...


7.62 mm refers to the diameter of the lands in the barrel (see article on rifling for description of lands). The actual bullet caliber is normally .308 in (7.82 mm), although Soviet weapons commonly use a .311 in (7.91 mm) bullet, as do older British (.303 British) and Japanese cartridges. Rifling of a Canon de 75 modèle 1897 A 35 caliber Remington, with a microgrove rifled barrel with a right hand twist. ...

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Pistol cartridges in 7.62 mm caliber

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Revolver cartridges in 7.62 mm caliber

Some of revolver cartridges in this caliber are:

  • 7.62 mm Russian Nagant, also known as the 7.62 x 38R and used only in the Nagant M1895 revolver
  • .32 Long Colt, originally revolver cartridge today little used in revolvers, but used in large number of sport pistols in .32 LC WC form (WC stands for Wad Cutter, it means cylindrical bullet)
  • .32 H&R Magnum only revolver cartridge in this caliber which is in wider use today, mostly in smallframe revolvers.

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Military cartridges in 7.62 mm caliber

Some of most common military cartridges in this caliber are:

  • Soviet 7.62 x 39 mm also known as the 7.62 × 39 mm M43 or Soviet, designed for the SKS and used in the AK-47 assault rifle.
  • 7.62 × 51 mm NATO, and its civilian variant .308 Winchester
  • 7.62 x 54 mm R another Soviet cartridge that was first used in the Mosin-Nagant rifle in 1891, still in use as sniper and machinegun cartridge.
  • .30-06 Springfield US Army cartridge for both World Wars and Korea, also known as the 7.62 × 63 mm.
  • .30 Carbine, used in the M1 Carbine in World War II and the Korean War. Sometimes called the 7.62 x 33 mm.

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