{"id":2178,"date":"2018-08-29T19:10:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T19:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ammunitiontogo.com\/lodge\/?p=2178"},"modified":"2025-10-02T15:36:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T15:36:32","slug":"7-62x51-vs-7-62x39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ammunitiontogo.com\/lodge\/7-62x51-vs-7-62x39\/","title":{"rendered":"7.62×51 vs. 7.62×39"},"content":{"rendered":"

A History of 7.62 Cartridges<\/h2>\n

7.62x51mm (Aka 7.62 NATO)<\/h3>\n
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The 7.62 NATO cartridge was created to fight the rise of communism.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 7.65×51 ammunition cartridge<\/a> was developed for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which was founded essentially as an anti-Soviet group to counterweight the Soviet Union\u2019s control of the eastern Europe. NATO wanted to have a standardized rifle cartridge that could be used among all their forces.<\/p>\n

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