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Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 3:27 pm
by Gerry939
I have a space for a 7.62/.308 on my ticket, I already have a 6.5creedmoor and a .303 longbranch, what do you think to a Spanish Mauser or a nagant or a .........
Some thing about £500
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:08 pm
by dromia
Ishapore 2A/2A1.
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:20 pm
by safetyfirst
My AKMS. It's different :)
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:32 pm
by dromia
As the OP has posted in this forum then he is obviously looking for rifles with pre 1945 actions, which the straight pull AKM is not.
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:14 pm
by TomH
If your slot is 7.62/308 then you are limited to 7.62 x 51 or 308. Any other flavour of 7.62 (i.e. 7.62 x 54) is going to need a variation on your FAC.
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:58 pm
by snayperskaya
dromia wrote:As the OP has posted in this forum then he is obviously looking for rifles with pre 1945 actions, which the straight pull AKM is not.
Can the forum be amended to cover post-1945 actions?
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:08 pm
by Hrun
My FN K98 Mauser in 7.62 cost £95..
My .308 Mauser Sportster cost £295 scoped..
The world is your oyster
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:16 pm
by dromia
snayperskaya wrote:dromia wrote:As the OP has posted in this forum then he is obviously looking for rifles with pre 1945 actions, which the straight pull AKM is not.
Can the forum be amended to cover post-1945 actions?
No, 1945 was picked as date that separates bolt action military rifle development from the automatic rifle, nothing is neat so a likely date was picked.
There are classic auto and semi auto designs but as they are banned in this country all we have is straight pull pretendy substitutes which misses the essential part of their operating interest. These single shot variants are in the main fullbore rifles made for a civilian market so neither meet the military or historic aspects of this forum.
So 1945 it is.
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:18 pm
by bradaz11
snayperskaya wrote:dromia wrote:As the OP has posted in this forum then he is obviously looking for rifles with pre 1945 actions, which the straight pull AKM is not.
Can the forum be amended to cover post-1945 actions?
that would be covered with the fullbore rifles section
Re: Help choosing a 7.62/.308
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 6:22 pm
by dromia
Correct!