{"id":91994,"date":"2025-02-01T02:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T07:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=91994"},"modified":"2024-10-19T21:08:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T01:08:57","slug":"a-century-of-war-the-cartridge-that-remains-deadly-on-todays-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/02\/01\/a-century-of-war-the-cartridge-that-remains-deadly-on-todays-battleground\/","title":{"rendered":"A century of war: The cartridge that remains deadly on today&#8217;s battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzlVlLwy2QY?si=w9APiAc2pvBVegRO\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>BFBS Forces News<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 19 Oct 2024<\/p>\n<p>Say &#8220;7.62mm&#8221; when talking about rifle and machine gun rounds, and most people will think of the Nato cartridge that was introduced in 1954, but there&#8217;s a far older one that&#8217;s still in use \u2013 the 7.62x54mmR.<\/p>\n<p>While the 7.62x51mm Nato cartridge was brought into service in 1954, the 7.62x54mmR dates back to 1891 in Imperial Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Although this cartridge was developed in Russia, the &#8220;R&#8221; actually stands for &#8220;Rimmed&#8221; and this is what makes these two 7.62mm cartridges so different.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbE1aSkVGeHZGUDdwdkNoMF95Z2Y1Q1JYWFZqZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttNHRpQXV3c0ZCUXFtOHg5bG1Ec2Y5VDd3Ym14c2ZnZ1djSUs2ZUY2U3J0Y1c0ZW1FbUpQWEV2TkRhZVBoZzlUc1hnT0I2VTF0UmZWZi1VelJseWhqTVVOeGw5akVydUxHZDR0RXhLSEp5TTE5dUlkMA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forcesnews.com%2Ftechnology%2Fweapons-and-kit%2Fwhy-cartridge-thats-more-130-years-old-still-being-used-combat&#038;v=vzlVlLwy2QY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\/technology&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#bfbsforcesnews #nato #russia #army #military #weapons #royalarmouries #jonathanferguson<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to Forces News: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1OraazC\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/1OraazC<\/a><br \/>\nCheck out our website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forcesnews.com<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2paQUtEQzlXYzRJZ2dER19wY2RNaDJqeWozUXxBQ3Jtc0treUkyUlFNNE96QWdZMjlPbDJBLUljb2FiaThxRGlvOFRPbkNvS3A4VDJ4MHVCdTBneEcxSVlUMkdZVHhpQktySU1UZk9FLS1lWHRiaTZDVVhLQ3VRUlY5NmMzZ0JjRmFZSncySmRNOWxCTHY1b180VQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fforcesnews%2F%3Fhl%3Den&#038;v=vzlVlLwy2QY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/forcesnews\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BFBS Forces News Published 19 Oct 2024 Say &#8220;7.62mm&#8221; when talking about rifle and machine gun rounds, and most people will think of the Nato cartridge that was introduced in 1954, but there&#8217;s a far older one that&#8217;s still in use \u2013 the 7.62x54mmR. 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