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2010-10-25 --Tech & Moderator Notes

Translations and Weapons Technical Terms

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Posted by badanov 2010-10-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Badanov, the Kel-Tec PLR-16 pistol fires the 5.56 mm round. JFIP.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-10-25 06:45|| 2010-10-25 06:45|| Front Page Top

#2 I never read about 5.56mm cartridges instead of .223, and that matters, because putting 5.56mm rounds through a .223 barrel is not advisable.

I always thought 5.56mm and .223 were synonyms. Any comments?

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2010-10-25 11:24|| 2010-10-25 11:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Ruger's Mini 30 shoots 7.62x39

Posted by Alistaire Hupish7825 2010-10-25 11:32|| 2010-10-25 11:32|| Front Page Top

#4 The 5.56 is a more powerful round and there is a slight shape difference that requires a specifically chambered 5.56 barrel to shoot 5.56. You can shoot .223 in a 5.56 chamber but generally should not shoot 5.56 in a .223 chamber.

Posted by Hellfish 2010-10-25 12:20|| 2010-10-25 12:20|| Front Page Top

#5 Actually Hellfish, IIRC, the 5.56 NATO cartridge and the .223 Winc are identical in outward shape. You are correct in that the 5.56 has a higher powder charge making them dangerous in barrels rated for .223 only. 9 out of 10 times they work correctly but you may get disastrous result if you have a critical mis-fire or even a FTE.

I defer to more experienced Rantburgers however.

Posted by Warthog 2010-10-25 15:57|| 2010-10-25 15:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Is this the same with the NATO 7.62 and the .308 Win rounds? I've always been told they are interchangeable.

Posted by Alan Cramer 2010-10-25 19:09|| 2010-10-25 19:09|| Front Page Top

#7 7.62x51mm AKA 7.62 NATO is NOT the same as .308 Winchester. The .308 has a much higher permissible chamber pressure than the 7.62 NATO and is in fact dangerous to shoot in a 7.62 NATO rifle. However, 7.62 NATO can safely be shot from a .308 rifle.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-10-25 20:43|| 2010-10-25 20:43|| Front Page Top

#8 The following website has a very good explanation of the differences : http://www.303british.com/id36.html.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-10-25 21:42|| 2010-10-25 21:42|| Front Page Top

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