What type of gun uses 7.62 x39 ammo?

The 7.62×39mm (aka 7.62 Soviet formerly .30 Russian Short) round is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge of Soviet origin. The cartridge is widely used due to the worldwide proliferation of Russian SKS and AK-47 pattern rifles, as well as RPD and RPK light machine guns.

What gun shoots 7.62 x39 first?

Originally developed for use on the Germans during World War II (December 1943), the cartridge we know as the 7.62×39 mm cartridge was first used by the Red Army in the Simonov SKS carbine in 1945 and then became almost synonymous with the world’s most produced firearm, the Avtomat Kalashnikova or AK-47.

Can I shoot 7.62 x39 in my AR-15?

Yes, just make sure you get AR-15 magazines designed for 7.62×39.

Can a 308 rifle shoot 7.62 x39?

The 7.62×39 does not fire a . 308” diameter bullet, it actually fires a 0.312”. This causes a lot of confusion because of the nomenclature: 7.62×39 vs 7.62×51 NATO. Based on the name alone, you would reasonably expect that they would fire the same bullet diameter…but they don’t!

Is 7.62 the same as 223?

223 Remington steel cased ammo is roughly the same as steel case 7.62x39mm, brass cased 5.56 NATO has a large difference in price. While many people don’t mind shooting steel cased . 223 Remington, some ARs will just not properly cycle it, and it can cause premature wear in barrels.

Is 7.62 x39 a good round?

It doesn’t shoot flat, but inside 200 yards the 7.62×39 might be the ultimate battle round. I hear all sorts of rubbish about the 7.62×39 cartridge. “It’s a great deer round,” some proclaim with equal measures of enthusiasm and ignorance. “It hits way harder than the .

Is 7.62 x39 a 30-caliber?

The 7.62×39 Russian and the 30-30 Winchester are two centerfire 30-caliber rifle cartridges that are extremely similar in terms of their external and terminal ballistics. Despite their similarities, these two rifle cartridges were designed for completely different purposes and rifles.