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Odd 7mm Ammo FN Produced Thats NOT 7 x 57mm


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I had the recent occasion to run upon this ammo, Mfg by FN Belgium on strippers in boxes and marked for FAL Venezuela...? I've never known of a FAL in 7mm of any configuration 7 x 57 or any other 7 MM ammo... The ammo clearly isn't 7 x 57 as the casing is too short and the projo is too long. I have yet to tear one down. This will happen once I can get settled back at a bench.

 

I'm very familiar with 7 x 57 commonly used in South and Central American, but this isn't it.

 

For comparison, it is positioned left to right as 7.93 x 57, 7.65 Argentinian and the odd 7mm ammo in one image. See images attached and advise.

 

Thanks

PTRS

Charlie

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7.49mm Liviano for Venezuelan FAL.

 

From the net: The first batch of rifles to arrive in Venezuela were chambered in 7×49mm (also known as 7 mm Liviano or 7 mm Venezuelan). Essentially a 7×57mm round shortened to intermediate length, this caliber was jointly developed by Venezuelan and Belgian engineers motivated by a global move towards intermediate calibers. The Venezuelans, who had been exclusively using the 7×57mm round in their light and medium weapons since the turn of the 20th century, felt it was a perfect platform on which to base a calibre tailored to the particular rigours of the Venezuelan terrain.

Eventually the plan was dropped despite having ordered millions of rounds and thousands of weapons of this caliber. As the Cold War escalated, the military command felt it necessary to align with NATO despite not being a member, resulting in the adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and the rechambering of the 5,000 or so FAL rifles that had already

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