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[[File:SSA 7.62mm 143gr AP.png|thumb|300px|SSA 7.62mm 143gr AP rifle cartridge, bullet]]
The '''7.62 mm caliber''' is a nominal [[caliber]] used for a number of different [[cartridge (weaponry)|cartridges]]. Historically, this class of cartridge was commonly known as '''.30 caliber''', the equivalent in [[imperial unit|Imperial]] and [[United States customary unit|United States Customary]] measures. It is most commonly used in
The 7.62 mm designation refers to the internal diameter of the barrel at the lands (the raised helical ridges in rifled gun barrels). The actual bullet caliber is often {{convert|7.82|mm|abbr=on}}, although Soviet weapons commonly use a {{convert|7.91|mm|abbr=on}} bullet, as do older British ([[.303 British]]) and Japanese ([[7.7×58mm Arisaka]]) cartridges.
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* [[7.65×25mm Borchardt]], from which both the Mauser and Parabellum cartridges were developed
* [[7.65×21mm Parabellum]]
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* [[7.62mm SP-2]], used only in the [[TKB-506]]
==Revolver cartridges in 7.62 mm caliber==
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==Rifle cartridges in 7.62 mm caliber==
The most common and historical rifle cartridges in this caliber are:
* [[.30
* [[300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm)]], also known as 300 BLK, is designed for the [[M4 carbine]] and [[STANAG magazine]].
* Soviet [[7.62×39mm]], also known as 7.62 mm Soviet, M43, or occasionally [[.30 Short Combloc]], is designed for the [[SKS]] and used in the [[AK-47]], [[AKM]], [[RPK]] and [[RPD machine gun|RPD]] light machine guns.
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* [[7.62×53mmR]], Finnish design based on the Russian 7.62×54mmR round.
* [[7.62×54mmR]], another Russian cartridge, it was first used in the [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle in 1891. The modern versions of the cartridges are now in wide use in numerous world armies as sniper rifles (particularly the [[SVD (rifle)|SVD]] family) and machine guns (numerous types, many developed from AK family, such as the [[PK machine gun|PKM]]).
* [[.30-06 Springfield]], is a US military cartridge used in World War I, World War II, the
* [[.303 British]], used in [[Lee–Metford]] and [[Lee–Enfield]] rifles, is known as 7.7×56mmR in metric measurement.
* [[7.7×58mm Arisaka]] is used in the [[Type 99 rifle|Type 99]], [[Parachutist's Rifle Type 2|Type 2]] and [[Type 4 rifle|Type 4]] rifles.
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