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Contents 1 Naming format/convention 2 Article history 3 PLEASE STOP REDIRECTING THIS PAGE TO 7.62 x 38 R 4 Safety issue 5 Image 6 The Calculated Muzzle velocity of the 7.62x38R round is INCORRECT

[edit] Naming format/convention

Can we move the page to "7.62 x 38R" or perhaps even "7.62 × 38 mm R" as seems to be a sort of standard with pages like 7.62 x 54 mm R or 7.62 x 51 mm NATO? I don't know which is better, only that most of the pages have:

• a space on either side of the "x"
• "mm" in the title

your friendly neighbourhood an*l retentive :-)

Deon Steyn 13:33, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

No. :-P --Commander Zulu 14:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Seriously, I hatehatehatehate the "standard" format in this respect. If it was up to me, I'd change all the other pages to "7.62x54R" and "7.62x51 NATO", removing the space either side of the "x". They're designations, not a mathematical equation, dammit! [/end rant mode]. --Commander Zulu 14:04, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Yeah, not sure which is better/correct, perhaps we can try and find out what the reasoning was behind it or if there is some guideline or rule relating to the matter? --Deon Steyn 10:17, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article history

This article's history has now been all messed up, with most of it on the redirect page, because Commander Zulu improperly used a copy and paste move rather than the move function. Does anybody know how to get an admin to clean it up? Gene Nygaard 15:18, 13 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] PLEASE STOP REDIRECTING THIS PAGE TO 7.62 x 38 R

The Wikiproject: Military History team have decided that the standard format for Firearm Calibre designations is AxBmm, with no spaces. Accordingly, please do not rename (or redirect )this page "7.62 x 38 R", as this is no longer the agreed standard for firearm calibre nomenclatures. --Commander Zulu 07:01, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Sorry; I made the move. Most other caliber articles I have seen use a A x Bmm C format. You may want to check them out: see the calibers mentioned in Template:WWIIUSSRInfWeapons and Template:WWIIGermanInfWeapons. RavenStorm 16:34, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

Thanks very much- I've tagged the "major" calibres for change soon, but I'm giving people on the appropriate pages a chance to comment first. --Commander Zulu 03:41, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Safety issue

I have edited the article to include the statement that other cartridges should not be fired in lieu of 7.62x38R cartridges. This practice is unsafe, and done only at the shooter's risk. Wikipedia information should err on the side of caution in circumstances such as this. Roundeyesamurai 22:29, 28 March 2007 (UTC)

The .32 S&W cartridges are considerably less powerful than the 7.62x38R round, whilst .32 H&R Magnum is about the same power. I'd hardly call their use in the Nagant M1895 "unsafe", but I'll err on the side of caution and not re-add the information to the main article. --Commander Zulu 11:49, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Image

I'm pretty sure both images in this article currently are of the modern commercially produced 7.62x38R ammunition. Does anybody have a picture we could use of the original military rounds (which IIRC don't have that crimp at the top of the case)? — Red XIV ^(talk) 15:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The Calculated Muzzle velocity of the 7.62x38R round is INCORRECT

Using the formula 1/2 * m * v^2 = E, whereas m = kg, v = m/s and E = joules:

m = 6.3 grams (~97 grains) v = 98m/s therefore E = 30.2526 joules

Somethings off here.. why only a velocity of only 98 m/s? Someone please fix this ASAP. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.235.162.139 (talk) 23:09, August 29, 2007 (UTC)

The 350 ft lbs is also drastically wrong. I have that in a Gun Digest chart here, but the actual power of 97 gr at 1080 FPS is about 250 ft lbs, and dozens of cartridges with similar ballistics bear that out. I went ahead and did the math to be sure. 250 ft lbs, close enough. Please stop correcting it to 350 ft lbs unless different mass and velocity data can be shown as standard for this round.Mzmadmike (talk) 02:12, 18 April 2008 (UTC)