Remington 700 (.308WIN)

[jtcollardjr]

Can i safely shoot 7.62x51 NATO ammo thru my Remington 700 chambered in .308Win?

 

[Mitchell0481]

Yes

 

[strokin7.3]

Can i safely shoot 7.62x51 NATO ammo thru my Remington 700 chambered in .308Win?

If I'm remembering correctly 7.62x51 NATO is actually loaded to a lower pressure than .308 which is backwards from 5.56 and .223... So yep shoot away

 

[remauto1187]

yes. 7.62 is the opposite of 5.56.

5.56x45 is hotter than .223 (You should not fire 5.56 in a .223 chamber)

.308 is hotter than 7.62x51 (you should not fire .308 in a 7.62 chamber)

 

[indiver]

I bought a new DPMS Panther that has a lower that is stamped .308 and the upper is stamped 7.62 How common is this? Does this mean I should not fire .308 thrue the upper?

 

[remauto1187]

I bought a new DPMS Panther that has a lower that is stamped .308 and the upper is stamped 7.62 How common is this? Does this mean I should not fire .308 thrue the upper?

You can stamp patriot missile on the lower and it wont matter. Its all about what is marked on the BARREL.