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Can you change the caliber of a bolt action rifle?
It is becoming increasingly common and easy to be able to change the caliber of your firearm so you don’t need two of the same gun just to have different calibers. Changing calibers is often done to make training more affordable. Another reason to want a different caliber in the same gun is for different applications.
How is a bullet loaded into a rifle?
In the most basic sense, guns work like this: A bullet is loaded into the rear of the barrel, which is a tube connected to the firing pin. The pressure change forces the bullet out of the casing and down the barrel toward the target.
What is a 30×173mm round used for?
The depleted uranium penetrator of a 30×173mm round used in the GAU-8. 30 mm ammunition is typically not used against personnel, but rather as an anti-materiel or armor-piercing round. Rounds of this size can be effective against armored vehicles as well as fortified bunkers.
What is the 30mm caliber?
The 30 mm caliber is a specific size of autocannon ammunition. Such ammunition includes NATO standard 30×113mmB, 30×173mm (STANAG 4624), and 35x228mm NATO rounds, Soviet 30×165mm, 30x210mmB, and 37×250mm, Yugoslav 30x192mm, and Czechoslovak 30x210mmCz rounds which are widely used around the world.
Does Russia use 30mm weapons?
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation use their 30 mm weapons in a variety of vehicles, including the Su-25 attack aircraft, Mi-24 helicopter, Mi-28 attack helicopter, Ka-50 attack helicopter, and the BMP-2, BMP-3, and BTR-90 infantry fighting vehicles. The most modern anti-aircraft gun systems in use by Russia are 30 mm caliber.
Is the 7-62x51mm still relevant?
To this day, the 7.62x51mm still has a place in the modern military sniper community. The newest variants of all service sniper rifles have options chambered in the classic Long Range caliber. Initial Thoughts: A good judge of success of a caliber is how long it has been relevant.