@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.worldimagemessage-square213fedilinkarrow-up1825
arrow-up1825imageeverything actually important is already metriclemmy.world@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square213fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink81•1 year agoDon’t forget the most important US measurements of them all: 5.56, 7.62, 9, etc.
minus-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish17•1 year agoBecause even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoIt means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFartlinkfedilink8•1 year agoI have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoMachining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoBecause, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish30•1 year ago.308 is 7.62, civilian measurement vs military (there’s actually implications related to pressures, sidewall thicknesses, machining tolerances, but yeah same same)
minus-squareKaryoplasmalinkfedilink14•1 year agoYeah, it’s generally safe to shoot 7.62 from a 308-chambered gun, but not the other way around.
Don’t forget the most important US measurements of them all: 5.56, 7.62, 9, etc.
.308
Oh wait…
pls explain 🙂
.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.
why do they use decimal for imperial units?
Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.
It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.
I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.
🫡🇺🇲
Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.
Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.
so why don’t they write 1/1000 in then?
Because, unlike internet pendants, machinists have shit to do.
https://lemmy.world/post/14969269
.308 is 7.62, civilian measurement vs military (there’s actually implications related to pressures, sidewall thicknesses, machining tolerances, but yeah same same)
Yeah, it’s generally safe to shoot 7.62 from a 308-chambered gun, but not the other way around.
Same for 5.56 and .223.