.308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO

Image © Francis Flinch      

Parent Case: .300 Savage
Metric: 7.8
Standard: .308
PSI: 62,000 psi
Designer: Winchester
Year: 1952

Info: This is the cartridge that would be the basis for the 7.62x51mm NATO adopted as the T65.

Images:
     China: Norinco CJ 93

Norinco, FMJ, magnetic, Brass casing , headstamp "CJ 93".
This hasn't been measured to verify .308 vs 7.62x51mm. CJ is for Norinco (aka China North Industries Corp.) (© Aftermath Gun Club)

     Czechoslovakia: Sellier & Bellot

Prvi Partizan, 148 gr gr, FMJ, Brass casing , Berdan, corrosive primed, headstamp "PPU 308 WIN".
Pre Czech Republic S&B made for commercial export. Headstamp type is believed to have only been used 1982-1986. (© Aftermath Gun Club)

     Finland: Lapua

Nammo Lapua Oy, Brass casing , headstamp "LAPUA .308 WIN".
Lapua is currently part of Nammo. (© Simon L.)

     Finland: Lapua

Nammo Lapua Oy, Brass casing , headstamp "LAPUA .308W".
Lapua is currently part of Nammo. (© Simon L.)

     Serbia: Prvi Partizan

Prvi Partizan, FMJ, Brass casing , headstamp "PPU 308 WIN".
Made in Užice, formerly part of Yugoslavia. (© Aftermath Gun Club)

     South Korea: PMC 2012 FMJ

Precision Made Cartridges (PMC), Poongsan Corporation, 147 gr, FMJ boat tail, Brass casing , Boxer primed, headstamp "PMC 308WIN" lot 308B-0212.
Labeled as, "308 Winchester (7.62 NATO) 308B 147 Grs. FMJ-BT". Made in R.O. Korea. (© Aftermath Gun Club)

     Sweden: Norma

Norma Precision, Brass casing , headstamp "norma .308".
Norma (ĹB Norma Projektilfabrik) is currently owned by RUAG of Switzerland. (© Simon L.)

     USA: Federal Cartridge

Federal Cartridge Corp., FMJ, Brass casing , headstamp "FC 308 WIN". (© Aftermath Gun Club)

     USA: Remington R·P

Remington Arms Company, Brass casing , headstamp "R·P 308WIN".
Remington-Peters (© Simon L.)

Links:
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