7.62×51mm NATO
rifle cartridge
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Summary
7.62×51mm NATO is a cartridge family[1]. It draws 19,093 Wikipedia views per month (cartridge family category, ranking #3 of 18).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: ammunition model[3]
- Operator: NATO[4]
- Based on: .308 Winchester[5]
- Subclass of: rifle cartridge[6], centerfire cartridge[7]
- Commons category: 7.62 x 51 mm NATO[8]
- Country of origin: United States[9]
- Inception: 1947[10]
- Participated in conflict: Vietnam War[11]
- Service entry: January 1, 1954[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:7.62 x 51 mm NATO[13]
- Commons gallery: 7.62 × 51 mm NATO[14]
- Length: 51.08 millimetre[15], 71.00 millimetre[16]
- Diameter: 7.66 millimetre[17], 8.59 millimetre[18], 11.43 millimetre[19], 11.88 millimetre[20], 11.90 millimetre[21]
- Derivative work: 7.62×51mm CETME[22]
- Compatible with: Heckler & Koch PSG1[23], Heckler & Koch MG5[24]
Why It Matters
7.62×51mm NATO has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]