Will 308 links work for .30-06?
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They say Izzy .308 links work with 30.06 & 8mm and I believe people are using them for all. However, I also have heard that some are having problems with links. The 30.06 links are very reasonable and I would suggest buying & using them for your A4. Just my two cents.....
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Yes they will work, and probably better than the 30.06 links. If you have Izzy links, use'em.
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I don't think they're spaced correctly for use with 7.62X54R with that wide rim.Yes .308 Izzy links will work with 30-06 also 8mm and I think 54r.
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Yeah, they'll work. It not a matter of the belt being spaced properly for the ammo. The belt has to be spaced properly for the gun. If you could somehow stretch the links so that they didn't overlap, the gun would not feed properly because now the links have a bigger gap between rounds.
The 54r rounds will overlap, but think .22 ammo. Each one loaded should be below the last. When the belt is done... the last round loaded will be the first one into the gun. The round has to exit the links straight out the back, so plan accordingly.
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Interesting, I understand the necessity of the belt spacing corresponding to the cammed lever but is your explanation theory or have you done it? I can't picture that working with any reliability.
Loading each one lower (shallower or deeper) into the links wouldn't you eventually run out of depth, like on the third or fourth round?
I thought that the x54R conversion had a differently cammed lever that pulled a wider spaced belt into the feedway.
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I loaded up 20 rounds in my belter with the tower off to see what would happen. All but the last round fell on behind the other like I described. I then tried to do the same with a linker and had less success. I would have to link one or two rounds per throw to get the desired effect.
I did this prior to ordering the 54r kit and haven't done so yet, but at least the 54r loads good in a belter... 2-3 rounds at a time.
So it loads up good. Does it work as well in the gun? I don't know, but others report mixed results depending on ammo. The basic idea of 54r in the 1919 does work.
I did this prior to ordering the 54r kit and haven't done so yet, but at least the 54r loads good in a belter... 2-3 rounds at a time.
So it loads up good. Does it work as well in the gun? I don't know, but others report mixed results depending on ammo. The basic idea of 54r in the 1919 does work.
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