killbill 1 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Can you shoot ammo that's used in the 7.62x39 ak in the 308 rifle too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mscottrogers 56 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 no definitely not. all 7.62 bullets aren't the same. the 308 is 7.62 x 51. so the overall cartridge lenght is to long and the ak round is actually tapered. the bullet itself in the 308 is actually 308 while 7.62x39 is .310. so you cant even pull the bullets and reload them into ak or even a 7.62x54r in some cases which are.311 hope this helps 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 7,071 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Ummm, yeah... No. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Can you shoot ammo that's used in the 7.62x39 ak in the 308 rifle too? Don't do it, It would be 1shot1kill......yourself. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Now that that's been resolved, how about 7.62x54r in the 308? Yes, I know you'd have to file the rim off first. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mscottrogers 56 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 same issues. Its actually .311 and you would't be able to extract it because you need some type of rim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColoradoKLR650 4 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 It's a fairly safe decision and a literally safe guideline to always assume as a gun owner that X firearm chambered for X caliber can only shoot that very catridge barring major modifications to said firearm. Sometimes this entails only a different barrel, extractor/bolt, and magazines (a la Glock 40 to 9 mm, cost about $200)...but most firearms platforms aren't as fortunate to be quite as universal and cheap to convert. Especially with the AK platform, I imagine it'd be cheaper and easier in the end to simply buy a Saiga or other equivilant in every caliber you want to fire. It never hurts to have more guns, that's for damn sure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VR762Shooter 838 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 Now that that's been resolved, how about 7.62x54r in the 308? Yes, I know you'd have to file the rim off first. I do it all the time Tim, a lil dremel work on the rim and you got yourself some inexpensive rounds! (note please no one actually attempt this.........) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted December 6, 2012 Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 same issues. Its actually .311 and you would't be able to extract it because you need some type of rim Well, rats! So much for cheap 308 ammo. Now that that's been resolved, how about 7.62x54r in the 308? Yes, I know you'd have to file the rim off first. I do it all the time Tim, a lil dremel work on the rim and you got yourself some inexpensive rounds! (note please no one actually attempt this.........) Yes, please don't! I dremeled the rims off a 440 round spam can worth of bullets, then tried one in my 308. When fully inserted, it was still hanging out of the chamber. Looks like about 3 mm. At least I can still use them in my Mosin as long as I use a ramrod for extraction, so it's not a total loss. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muvef 3 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Is it April 1? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
termite 463 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Nope, not April, but I am wearing my shit proof boots. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Nope, not April, but I am wearing my shit proof boots. Skeptics are a bane to creativity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saiga545 47 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Just make sure the grinding tip doesn't hit the primer. That happened to me once and the gf wasn't too happy about the big hole I put in the wall Quote Link to post Share on other sites
timy 1,185 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Just make sure the grinding tip doesn't hit the primer. That happened to me once and the gf wasn't too happy about the big hole I put in the wall Excellent tip! Safety first and always. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlenderWizard 12 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 Will your Corvette run on diesel? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ColoradoKLR650 4 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 If you drop a Cummins in it, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VR762Shooter 838 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 I shot some .22lr out the old .308. Not really shooting as much as it is watching them roll down the barrel and hit the floor. But, when I put the target on the floor bellow it, hit the bulls-eye every time 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
armory 142 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 FYI, they also won't work in your recently purchased $4K unconverted Saiga 12 if you were wondering........ 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Share Posted January 9, 2013 FYI, they also won't work in your recently purchased $4K unconverted Saiga 12 if you were wondering........ Well played sir...well played! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fromxtor 20 Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 7.62x51 is the NATO designation for .308, similar to .223/5.56x45. The two rounds are interchangeable for the most part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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