7.92 x 57 Mauser
Not necessarily, for the .303 at least. The British were looking at moving to a smaller round in the interwar years but large stocks of .303, the financial constraints of the times, and then WWII kicking off put paid to the idea. After WWII they looked again at adopting possible new rounds but had to follow the US' lead with the 7.62 becoming the NATO standard, even though the US Army's own reports apparently favoured the British option IIRC.I would add the difference in service life of 303 British 30.06 US and 7.62/54r Russian, the only difference really is that US decided to change to new 7.62/51 NATO and GB joined them or you could still be using them like the Russians.
I don't see the difference ? All .303/30.06/7.62/54r are all full power rounds designed for bolt action rifles when killing cavalry was important and then used for belt feed MGs.Not necessarily, for the .303 at least. ...
.45 ACP - excellent knock down power against someone in a T-shirt but not much use against light body armor. Carried one as an LRRP TL and shot IDPA and IPSC for a number of years at state level. Excellent for home and self-defense
My friend claimed that significant amounts of 8mm Mauser ammo were not made after 1959ish.
We also know that 7.92 Kurtz was only made from 1942 until 1945.
How many Italian and Japanese cartridges were abandoned because their governments failed during WW2?
the 7.92mm mauser ammo is still in production, yugoslavia used it as a serviceround, and kept producing it, and there is still widespread civilian use of it.
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