7.62, 7.63, 7.65 mm???

Vlim · 07-17-2005, 06:19 AM

Although we use the metric system over here in the Netherlands, we tend to use the most common designation for a certain round. The opportunist approach

We call the .22 long rifle just that, not a 6mm. 9mm is just 9mm and the Nato .308 is just called .308. .30 luger is an exception, as the round is more commonly known as 7.65 parabellum. .45 is called just that, we tend to drop the ACP.

Things tend to get confusing for our new shooters as I once saw a guy at the range trying to stuff 9mm rounds in his S&W 686 which was chambered for .38 & .357 rounds. We also spend a lot of time telling people that a flobert round and a .22 long rifle round are not exactly the same thing.

Don't forget that naming conventions were also used to stop people shoving the wrong rounds in the wrong guns, confusing the whole lot even more.

07-17-2005, 06:19 AM	#10
Vlim Moderator Lifetime LugerForum Patron Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Europe Posts: 5,053 Thanks: 1,036 Thanked 3,991 Times in 1,205 Posts	Although we use the metric system over here in the Netherlands, we tend to use the most common designation for a certain round. The opportunist approach We call the .22 long rifle just that, not a 6mm. 9mm is just 9mm and the Nato .308 is just called .308. .30 luger is an exception, as the round is more commonly known as 7.65 parabellum. .45 is called just that, we tend to drop the ACP. Things tend to get confusing for our new shooters as I once saw a guy at the range trying to stuff 9mm rounds in his S&W 686 which was chambered for .38 & .357 rounds. We also spend a lot of time telling people that a flobert round and a .22 long rifle round are not exactly the same thing. Don't forget that naming conventions were also used to stop people shoving the wrong rounds in the wrong guns, confusing the whole lot even more.