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       Common Rifles Firing Same Ammo to Arm Finnish, Swedish Forces
        
       Author : PaulHoule
       Score  : 10 points
       Date   : 2023-03-28 19:23 UTC (3 hours ago)
        
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       | JoeAltmaier wrote:
       | Soviets for years used slightly larger ammo than NATO. So they
       | could scavenge and use NATO ammo but we couldn't use theirs.
        
         | sourceless wrote:
         | This is, unfortunately, a misconception.
         | 
         | Sure, a bullet the same size or smaller will 'fit' in a given
         | barrel, but a depending on its weight and dimensions it will,
         | at best perform equally, and at worst destroy the barrel.
         | 
         | But a bullet isn't the whole story; the rest of the cartridge
         | has to fit snugly for the action of the gun to lock properly.
         | Again, best case - the gun doesn't fire. Worst case, the action
         | blows up.
         | 
         | This is a pretty simplified overview, but unfortunately the
         | assertion above is a (pretty absurd) myth. Sorry :(
        
           | more_corn wrote:
           | It's technically possible though. The case of 38sp -> 357mag
           | is a working example. The cartridge is longer and pressures
           | higher so you don't want to load a 357 into a 38 (and often
           | can't). But you can run 38sp in your 357 all day long.
           | 
           | One warning I received from my gunsmith though is that you'll
           | want to clean the barrel super well when switching so the
           | powder ring of the longer round doesn't cause problems.
           | Hasn't blown up in my face yet. Will report back if that
           | changes.
        
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