05 October 2023

Twitch Twitch

Technomad, in the comments mentioned .308 NATO.

While I know what he meant, it's yet another gun terminology thing that makes me twitch.

There's no such thing as .308 NATO.

.308 Winchester exists.

7.62x51mm NATO exists.

7.62 Winchester doesn't exist.

7.62x51mm NATO and .308 Win are basically the same thing.

Yes they are.

So saying .308 NATO isn't unclear at all.

It just makes me twitch.

Posted by Angus McThag at 17:04
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4 comments:

  1. Mike05 October, 2023 17:12

    Twitch

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  2. Technomad06 October, 2023 00:12

    Well, that's how a lot of the ammunition I bought was labeled.

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  3. slow joe crow06 October, 2023 12:19

    This reminds me of the myriad names for 9x19mm pistol rounds, Parabellum, Luger, NATO etc. Fortunately I have never been in the meme situation of someone demanding "Glock bullets", since I would produce a box of .45 GAP and record the subsequent meltdown

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    1. Angus McThag06 October, 2023 19:56

      Willard and I have been a store when a customer wanted "ammo for their Glock."

      "What caliber Glock?" they innocently asked.

      It went back and forth a little bit until he called his wife to take a picture of the gun where it said .40 S&W.

      New shooters. Gotta love 'em.

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