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[–] Arve@lemmy.world 79 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget the most important US measurements of them all: 5.56, 7.62, 9, etc.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Mountaineer@aussie.zone 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.308 is 7.62, civilian measurement vs military (there's actually implications related to pressures, sidewall thicknesses, machining tolerances, but yeah same same)

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's generally safe to shoot 7.62 from a 308-chambered gun, but not the other way around.

[–] Enk1@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Same for 5.56 and .223.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

why do they use decimal for imperial units?

[–] Liz@midwest.social 17 points 1 year ago

Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 year ago

Because they couldn't rationalize using fractions.

It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.

[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

so why don't they write 1/1000 in then?

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.