I was watching Black Hawk Down the other day, and noticed that at one point, the M249 gunner (if I remember correctly) takes a magazine from a dead Somali's AK47. I thought it uses 5.56mm... ??
The two rounds are far from interchangeable. The US/NATO round is the 7.62x51mm verses the Soviet 7.62x39mm so-called short round. The NATO 7.62 is a longer, more powerful round whilst the 7.62 short is considered an intermediate rifle calibre.
Most people forget that the AK-47 and the AK-74 look very similar. While he 47 used a 7.62 round the 74 uses a 5.45 x39 mm. Although it isn't a NATO standard round, its smaller then the bore size, and will thus fit through the barrel.
This is definitely a newbie question, but wouldn't using smaller size rounds than what the gun is spec'ed for, cause issues with rifleing and it bouncing around inside before it leaves the barrel?
I talked to some friends at Battalion and they said that the 5.45x39 will fit in the chamber of the M-16/4 and will fire. The rounds for the AK-47 however will not work in any of the 7.62 NATO weapons.
I talked to some friends at Battalion and they said that the 5.45x39 will fit in the chamber of the M-16/4 and will fire. The rounds for the AK-47 however will not work in any of the 7.62 NATO weapons.
somthing i never catch, when Howe i belive???, says nice man very smooth to the sniper who took out the truck (Shugart or Gordon) dont remember wich one.Then the sniper says: Single shot threw the engine block. then someone says, **** thats a ____________to ruin a truck. Fill in the blank please, thanks
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