On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:56:14 +1300, Tom wrote:


The diameter of the bullet is 7.62, indeed, but its NOT the same as
the CARTRIDGE designated as the 7.62 x51, which is what the FN-FAL
fired..the basiclly equivelent of our 308 Winchester......

I don't think so, that is the bore of the barrel..

Gunner

Tom

7.62, is .308 diameter. The 7.62 Cartridge (x 51) is physically
identical to the commercial civilian version we call the .308
Winchester. There are some minor differences between the throating of
a x51 weapon and the civilian 308. Btw...the usual name for the
military cartridge is the 7.62 Nato..as its one of the common rounds
for Nato usage.

Like the 5.56 Nato..we in the States call the .223 Remington, when
fired from sporting arms.

Ive owned and fired enough FN-Fals to know what goes down the tube G

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner