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Looking for insight on blown primers
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<blockquote data-quote="Teri Anne" data-source="post: 2868362" data-attributes="member: 118816"><p>I am not sure that I read his right? Did you say that <strong>7.62 X 54 was safe to shoot in a .308?</strong> The .308 and 7.62 X 51 are somewhat compatible. <strong>The 7.62 X 54 is not safe to fire in a .308 because the case length is too long. </strong>.308 ammo is safe to fire in a 7.62 chamber, but not necessarily the other way around. There are numerous articles addressing the 3-8/7.62 x 51 issue here and other places. Do not shoot, and I'm not sure how you could even begin to close the bolt on a .308 with a 7.62 x 54 cartridge in the chamber. I have never tried it so maybe there is some way to do it on some rifles. The bottom line is the cartridge would not be locked up so there is nothing to hold the primer into the pocket when the rifle is fired.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teri Anne, post: 2868362, member: 118816"] I am not sure that I read his right? Did you say that [B]7.62 X 54 was safe to shoot in a .308?[/B] The .308 and 7.62 X 51 are somewhat compatible. [B]The 7.62 X 54 is not safe to fire in a .308 because the case length is too long. [/B].308 ammo is safe to fire in a 7.62 chamber, but not necessarily the other way around. There are numerous articles addressing the 3-8/7.62 x 51 issue here and other places. Do not shoot, and I'm not sure how you could even begin to close the bolt on a .308 with a 7.62 x 54 cartridge in the chamber. I have never tried it so maybe there is some way to do it on some rifles. The bottom line is the cartridge would not be locked up so there is nothing to hold the primer into the pocket when the rifle is fired. [/QUOTE]
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