Re: Tim's AK47 is a BB gun

[Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>]

On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Tim May wrote:

> I wrote:
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> The Klinton Klan has already effectively banned imported SKS ammo (7.62x29,
> as I recall, given that I don't have any rifles chambering this popular
> round).
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>  Before you rush to correct me, I _meant_ to write "7.62x39" of course.
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> (A round used by the Chinese, Soviet, and East Bloc nations, and roughly
> equivalent to the American M-16 round, known either as the .223 or 5.56mm.
> The NATO "7.62" is in a longer case length. 7.62x54, as I recall. Known in
> America as .308.
> 

Just how is a 7.62mmxanything equivilent to a 5.56mm?

The cartridge you refer to is typically used in AK-47 and similar 
weapons. The bullet is the same diameter (7.62mm) as the NATO 7.62mm / 
.308 round, but the cartridge has a different length.

OrdnanceMonger

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