The .308 Winchester (7.62x51mm) is a full power rifle cartridge. It was unveiled to the commercial market in 1952 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who also offered their Winchester Model 70 and Winchester Model 88 rifles in .308 Winchester.
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| - The .308 Winchester (7.62x51mm) is a full power rifle cartridge. It was unveiled to the commercial market in 1952 by Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who also offered their Winchester Model 70 and Winchester Model 88 rifles in .308 Winchester.
- The .308 Winchester (pronounced: "three-oh-eight" or "three-aught-eight") is a rimless, bottlenecked, rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62×51mm NATO round was derived. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO T65. Winchester branded the cartridge and introduced it to the commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. Winchester's Model 70 and Model 88 rifles were subsequently chambered for the new cartridge. Since then, the .308 Winchester has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting cartridge worldwide. It is also commonly used for civilian target shooting, military sniping, and police sharpshooting. The relatively short case makes the .308 Winchester especially well-adapted for s
- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | .308 Winchester |- | colspan="3" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; line-height: 1.25em;" | Image:9.3X62-30-06-8X57-6.5X55-308.JPGFrom left to right 9.3x62mm, .30-06 Springfield, 8x57mm IS, 6.5x55mm and .308 Winchester cartridges.The 7.62x51mm NATO is similar in appearance to the .308 Winchester. |- |- |- |- |- ! colspan="3" style="background: lightsteelblue; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;" | Production history |- |- |- |- | Specifications mm ) mm ) mm ) mm ) mm ) mm ) )
- The .308 Winchester (pronounced: "three-oh-eight") is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge and is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62×51mm NATO round was derived. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO T65. Winchester (a subsidiary of Olin Corporation) branded the cartridge and introduced it to the commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. Winchester's Model 70 and Model 88 rifles were subsequently chambered for the new cartridge. Since then, the .308 Winchester has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting cartridge worldwide. It is also commonly used for civilian target shooting, military sniping, and police sharpshooting. The relatively short case makes the .308 Winchester especially well ada
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- From left to right 9.3x62mm, .30-06 Springfield, 8x57mm IS, 6.5x55mm and .308 Winchester cartridges.
- The 7.62x51mm NATO is similar in appearance to the .308 Winchester.
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