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Originally Posted by sfmedicw9
quite a mix of FNs
I have a few of the old egyptian FNs with arabic writing here that are 7.62x57 Im not a 100% sure on where they got theres but i think they have some that came from a French Foreign Legionaire who got them in of all places south america
SAFN ?? sound right? ive shot a lot of x54s out of the x57s Not for nothing but I wouldnt want to carry those suckers all day long - they have more steel in them than a VW Bus
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Not familiar with the 7.62x57.
I know that the FN-49 (or SAFN-49) was chambered for the 7x57 (7mm Mauser), 7.62x51 (NATO), 7.62x63 (.30-06), 7.65x53 (Argentine), and the 7.92x57 (8mm Mauser), but the FN-49 does not look much like the FN-FAL. I have owned two of them in 7x57. The Egyptians did buy the FN-49 in 7.92x57.
The 7.62x54R, which is rimmed, will not fit, function, or fire in any of the other rounds discussed. The 7.62x54R will not chamber in the 7.92x57. The much fatter case of the 7.62x54R will not fit into the chamber due to its larger diameter at the shoulder and base, and the rim is a lot larger than the bolt face of the 7.92x57, so it will not feed either.
Curious.
Nevertheless, the Russian arsenals claim (FWIW) that the standard 7.62x54R ammo is required to be sub 2.8 moa at 300m, and the Match version should be sub .9 moa. Clearly, the accuracy issue should be with the rifle or the optics and mount.
TR