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gunnut · 11-28-2006, 04:42 AM

Off the top of my head I want to say the M2 uses 12.7mm x 99mm, and the Russian 50 cal uses 12.7mm x 107mm. I could be off by a few mm.

Here we go:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.7_x_107_mm

But these Russian rounds shouldn't even be able to chamber in the M2 as the case is too long for the bolt to close...

11-28-2006, 04:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,886 Country:	Off the top of my head I want to say the M2 uses 12.7mm x 99mm, and the Russian 50 cal uses 12.7mm x 107mm. I could be off by a few mm. Here we go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12.7_x_107_mm But these Russian rounds shouldn't even be able to chamber in the M2 as the case is too long for the bolt to close... __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb. Last edited by gunnut : 11-28-2006 at 04:44 AM.