>RUSSIAN MOD REFUSED TO REPLACE 7.62x54R FOR .308 IN THE 90S
>DECISION WAS MOTIVATED BY THE EXCESSIVE SUPPLIES OF OLD ROUNDS AND THE NEED TO SPOOL UP PRODUCTION FOR A COMPLETELY NEW ROUND
>AT THE SAME TIME AS TULA WAS FLOODING EUROPE AND AMERICA WITH CHEAP STEELCASE 308

THE ONLY GUNS THAT FEED 7.62x54R RELIABLY ARE THE PKM AND THE MAXIM GUN
SURPLUS COULD HAVE BEEN SOLD TO EGYPT ETC THIRD WORLD RED TEAM

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