Thread: 7.62 x 51 CETME

anybody know much about this round?
other than this Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62×51mm_CETME

I cant really find much other useful info about it, specifically the case pressure?
I want to make up a "safe" round to use in a old rifle,

Does the rifle have any stampings as to whether it's A B or C or anything like that?

Originally Posted by Tommy

Does the rifle have any stampings as to whether it's A B or C or anything like that?

wont know till it arrives, sometime next week.

Originally Posted by Glycerine

wont know till it arrives, sometime next week.

Aaah gotcha. Still, sounds like something you don't want to stuff a 308win into by accident

The 7.62 CETME was a 7.62x51 round which uses a 125 gr projectile . The main thing to remember is that the 7.62 CETME it was never adopted as a "standard " round . And they used the 7.62 x 51 round with the 147 gr projectile .
I would say the confusion regarding the Spanish round , the 147 gr one. as a NATO round would be around the fact that Spain was not a NATO country, so that technically it could not produce a "NATO" round no matter how much it resembles NATO specifications .

What have you got? There can't be much chambered for it?
From memory forgotten weapons or c&rasenal did a vid on it a while back


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bought a old Spanish Mauser carbine, needs a little TLC,

Nice, I think I was watching that on tardme


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Originally Posted by res

Nice, I think I was watching that on tardme

Thats the one! I have been thinking about buying it for days, couldn't wait any longer, LOL

That wood is going to come up MINT

11grains of trail boss 155gr projectile.... slow-mo

Nice, slow motion is a nice touch

Almost like tracer.
Very easy to see with slo-mo.
What frame speed was that?

120 FPS. I shot the video using an iPhone 5S. @Glycerine just noticed that it looks as if you have a toe for a thumb.

Originally Posted by WallyR

Almost like tracer.
Very easy to see with slo-mo.
What frame speed was that?

you could see it at normal speed as well, very easy light hitting load, kids could handle it! (I assume i don't have any i can experiment with)

Originally Posted by Ryan

120 FPS. I shot the video using an iPhone 5S. @Glycerine just noticed that it looks as if you have a toe for a thumb.

LOL!, toe thumb, its a real problem, LOL!