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Old 24th Jun 2018, 22:10
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Transall
 
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Originally Posted by NutLoose

Wasn't the old SLR musket incapable of firing Russain ammo, but the AK was capable of using ours?
Hi,

Ours was 7.62x51 theirs 7.62x39 (well, I think 39 but it was definitely the shorter one).
That x51 and x39 being the length of the cartridge in mm (so, not including the bullet), their chamber would have been shorter.
Jamming our round in there would not have gone well.
Very likely we could have chambered their rounds.

Best regards, T.
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