Liquidacid23 Posted November 26, 2010 Share Posted November 26, 2010 (edited) sorry for barging in. the M1 Garnd was originally chambered in .30-06 Springfield (7.62x63mm)but according to Wikipedia-M1 at some point there were versions that were chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO (which is almost identical to .308 ... afaik the main difference is a higher pressure while firing the gun) So actually it isn`t a stretch having it use .308 ammo :) true the US Navy had a few versions of the m1 re-chambered for 7.62x51mm as an effort to "modernize" the weapon. I believe in the 1950s the US gave a ton of surplus m1's to Brasil who re-chambered some of them to 7.62x51mm and even to accept FN FAL magazines.. also there are a few newer civilian models of the gun chambered in .308 win too the only major difference between the .308 and the 7.62x51mm NATO (same as the difference between the .223 and 5.56x45mm NATO) is the cartridge case is thicker which allows higher load and increased pressure for better ballistics (closer to the 30-06 which it replaced).. tho any weapon rated to fire 7.62x51mm can technically fire .308 winchester and it is actually considered safe to fire the higher powered 7.62x51mm from weapons rated to fire the .308 commercial rounds .. oh and the reason for the change.. the m1 replaced the m1903 Springfield bolt action rifle which was chambered in 30-06 so the M1 kept using our standard round but after WW2 when we standardized with NATO and moved to the m14 which was chambered in 7.62x51mm some of the m1's (mostly in navy service) were re-chambered to the newer standard so they could remain in active service.. which they did all the way up into Vietnam Edited November 26, 2010 by Liquidacid23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markahart Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 it is the M1 garand but with a twist, The M1 Garand actually fires 30 odd six bullets instead of the .308(7.62x51mm), Also theres a lot of weapons that eject from the top and using COD to determine if a firearm is what it is a bad way to go with it, as COD has a lot of inconsitencies. It is a good game none the less.He meant 30-06 prounounced as thirty ought six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roviakin71 Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 While we are talking about This Machine and its normal version, I am wondering if somebody would check out my request for modification attachments for the Battle-riflehttp://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/972298-battle-rifle-modifications/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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