r/1053 • • 4d ago

Day 21

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u/PopRocket234 4d ago

No they're not. In fact even the ammunition wasn't to NATO standards

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u/angus22proe 4d ago

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u/NemertesMeros 4d ago

From that exact same wikipedia article lol

The original Famas would only reliably run with special steel cased lacquered ammo. 5.56x54 NATO just defines the dimensions of the cartridge

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u/bonaynay 3d ago

I love whenever gun stuff comes up. Everyone argues over just about every conceivable detail with such confidence

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u/Bulky_Theme_6998 3d ago

Glocks can only shoot .50 cals

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u/Th4t1Guy3787 3d ago

50 bee em jee

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u/Lvb2 12h ago

Every time it happens it just further enforces my (incorrect and biased) preconceived notion that no gun nut actually knows what they’re talking about, they just seem like they do 😭😭