Berger Load Data in Caliber .308 Win.
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.308 Win.
Born from the U.S. military’s T65 experiments after WWII, the .308 Winchester was commercialized in 1952 and soon paralleled by the 7.62×51 NATO adoption in 1954. While dimensionally similar, the cartridges are not identical: commercial .308 Win typically carries a higher SAAMI maximum average pressure, and many 7.62 NATO chambers feature slightly longer throat and looser headspace. Brass can differ too, with NATO cases often thicker and offering marginally less internal volume. For reloaders, that means treating .308 Win and 7.62 NATO as related but distinct, verifying headstamp, adjusting me ...
