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I understand that short action cartridges have a maximum COAL of 2.8". Now I also understand that you can have a rifle custom throated to extend the max COAL if the magazine is long enough. So since there's a magazine opening of a given length on the underside of the receiver there must be a...

When googling for dimensions I find different numbers regarding length from base to shoulder, shoulder diameter and case overall length. Could somebody who owns an AK74 take a minute and measure those 3 dimensions for me. I'd appreciate that.

Reading the article on the 5.8x42mm Chinese case in Cartridges of the World I came across a reference to case taper stated in degrees (one). Is it possible to translate one degree of case taper to the more commonly used in/in? Is this a metric thing?

I was wondering about the physical properties of cartridge cases made of steel. Can steel cased ammo be loaded (I'm not saying handloaded) to the same pressures as brass cased ammo? This leads me to my next question. If steel cased ammo is cheaper, why is it that only few manufacturers use it...