OT: Re: AK-47 rounds: was RE: Low Tech Scenarios

On Wed, 20 May 1998, Tony Christney wrote:

> I believe that the AK-47 used 7.63mm rounds, of course, I'm no 
> expert, so I could be way off. I seem to recall firing an 
> AK with 7.62mm rounds but the owner said that that was only
> because it wasn't very easy to get the 7.63 stuff. Could have
> all been BS and I wouldn't have been the wiser...

AK is nominally 7.62 but many of the soviet guns are so loosebore 7.63 
works better. This is partly because it's rather hard to get an even 
hardchrome on the inside of the barrel (the sovs need the chrome because

they shoot various iron core/jacket crap).

In any case 0.01mm difference affects accuracy mostly, not functioning. 

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