OldSchooler
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We were also told by the "Crusty Gunny" that .308 and 7.62mm were the same thing, just like .223 and 5.56mm are close enough to be effective...
We got into this discussion because of the urban enviroments we were training for, and if we ran into 'civilian ammo' would it work? "if we were out in town, next to walmart would .308 work in the 7.62 rifle"
Old Crusty Gunny, that describes my dad! Beaucoup years in the 'Corps, MGST at retirement.
Your old practical minded Gunny was right, too. In modern rifles/auto's, the .308 would likely cause little problems, at least on an infrequent basis. The real problem comes when one tries to fire a steady diet of full house .308's in older rifles like the converted SMLE's and Spanish Mausers.
We got into this discussion because of the urban enviroments we were training for, and if we ran into 'civilian ammo' would it work? "if we were out in town, next to walmart would .308 work in the 7.62 rifle"
Old Crusty Gunny, that describes my dad! Beaucoup years in the 'Corps, MGST at retirement.
Your old practical minded Gunny was right, too. In modern rifles/auto's, the .308 would likely cause little problems, at least on an infrequent basis. The real problem comes when one tries to fire a steady diet of full house .308's in older rifles like the converted SMLE's and Spanish Mausers.