Crowman
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No. It is a Russian cartridge that has mass appeal in the USA. It is a useful cartridge and we do an injustice to the designers by claiming it as “American”. Just as the 6.5 Swede is a Swedish cartridge, the 8mm Mauser and the 7mm Mauser are German cartridges, even though there are a boatload of Rifles so chambered world wide. The .303 British is absolutely British. The 9mm Parabellum was designed by Georg Luger and is widely used world wide, but it is a German cartridge, just as the .45ACP and .357 Magnum are American cartridges. The venerable 30-06 is an American cartridge that can be found world wide, but is still an American cartridge. It is about specificity and precise terminology and ascribing credit to where it belongs. All are great cartridges in their own right. Just sayin....
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