Ballistics and cartridges
A couple of articles worth reading over at CANNON, MACHINE GUNS AND AMMUNITION:
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A Tale of Two Cartridges
Despite popular belief the .308 Winchester & 7.62x51mm NATO chamberings are different.
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Firing In Eights
Things you should know about the proper feeding of an M1 Garand
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Range Report: Bulgarian Makarov
I picked up a Bulgarian Makarov (Ma-KA-rov, I understand) pistol chambered in 9x18 (some Maks are chambered in the .380ACP caliber, but not mine.)
The 9x18 round is about halfway in power between the .380 ACP (wimpy) and the 9x19/9mm Luger/Parabellum/ad-nauseam (barely adequate Europellet.)
So why did I buy a Mak?
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