Comments by "" (@RedXlV) on "French Rifle Ammunition: 8mm Lebel and 7.5mm French" video.

  1. One thing I've noticed is that some of the 7.5mm French cartridges have a groove in the base, similar to that on the 8mm Lebel Balle D and N. But since they're not going to be in tube magazines, that has no functional purpose on the 7.5mm. Was that done just out of tradition, or was that to visually distinguish between rifle and machine gun rounds?
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  2. Zorg That could well be all it is. But all the ones I've seen with the groove have been heavy ball for machine gun use, so I was wondering if that might be the reason for the seemingly 100% cosmetic difference.
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