308 NATO or 308 WIN ??????

upinye

January 29, 2003 14:38

What is the difference in military 308 and commercial 308 Winchester ammo?

steve

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  FrancF

  January 29, 2003 14:42

  The only Diff is case wall thikness, Shoot away your good to go-
  
  Just like the .223
  
  
  
  
  
  
  God Bless our Troops

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  HeavyBarrel

  January 29, 2003 15:45

  also .308 NATO might be a proper term but in my opinion it should not be, it should either be .308 win. or 7.62 Nato.

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  zapper

  January 29, 2003 19:09

  http://www3.sympatico.ca/shooters/7_62vs308.htm
  
  This could shed some light for you!

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  TED GAR

  January 30, 2003 05:14

  Yes it is the same stuff. America is the only country that has not gone metric. We still measure in inches..thus .308. is the diameter of the bullet. .308 = 308/1000 = 308 one thousands of one inch.
  The rest of the world is metric...
  7.62nato was adopted by the Nato alliance our Allies..
  the metric measurement is 7.62 diameter by 51 mm length.= 7.62x51

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  toolman9mm

  January 30, 2003 08:06

  go to the above sight...if that data is right it doesn't sound the same....i shoot the 7.62 out of my fr-8 but not the 308 winchester. i wish someone would say yes or no...thanks tom

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  king999

  January 30, 2003 08:07

  There are supposedly some minimal differences, but your rifle will never know it. The correct terminology is either .308 Winchester or 7.62 X 51 NATO.
  Have fun, be careful!
  Morty

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  Randy Smith

  January 30, 2003 12:23

  I have purchased some 7.62 Nato that did not function as well as .308 Winchester and I had some trouble with extraction in American made rifles. My single shot break open rifle had on trouble with them. I'd buy a box and see how your gun likes it before making a large purchase.

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  Xracer

  January 30, 2003 12:44

  Generally speaking, any rifle chambered for commercial .308 can be used with 7.62 NATO.
  
  While .308 will fit any (military) rifle chambered for 7.62 NATO, many commercial .308s are loaded to higher pressure than the 7.62 military load, and shouldn't used in rifles made for 7.62. This is particularly true of older military rifles that were converted to 7.62 from other calibers.

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