.308 vs. 7.62

[KSdefender]

Glad the S&W AR-10 I got is stamped for both .308 & 7.62 x 51.  Takes the guesswork out of it for me!   I bought this rifle a few years ago and still have not been out with it.  Perils of ageing.  Might go on the block soon.  

Y'all have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year!!!

[AngelDeVille]

The only firearms I would really be concerned about are the Spanish mausers and the CETME 58. 
 

I wouldn’t shoot 308 out of those. 
 

I haven’t seen either of those rifles in the wild for a long time. 

[98Z5V]

I've preached this for years  - about 15 or 16 of them here.

.223 Rem vs. 5.56 NATO.  What you see here is the direct opposite for .308 Win and 7.62 NATO.  I stand by that.  Both statements. They touch on that.

 

[Belt Fed]

Do they even make rifles now with only 223 and 308 capabilities?

[98Z5V]

13 hours ago, Belt Fed said:

Do they even make rifles now with only 223 and 308 capabilities?

Yeah, benchrest type guns for .223 Rem.  I don't think there's a single AR manufacturer left anymore that's still chambering .223 Rem.  It's just bolt guns, now.  For .308 Win chambering - it's almost everything on the market.  Hardly anyone at all chambering 7.62 NATO.

For 5.56/.223, the chamber that's taken over that market by far is .223 Wylde.  It's a mix of .223 Rem and 5.56 NATO, with a leade dimension that's in between .223 Rem and 5.56 - you can shoot whatever you want through it, and it's more inherently accurate than 5.56.