r/canadaguns • u/greg7171 • Jun 09 '26

Milsurps / Prohib Not very russian ig

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Found this in a shop. It does not seem russian ( even do the tag says it is).

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u/stephenhoskins32 Jun 09 '26

The R stands for rimmed.

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u/A_Kazur Jun 09 '26

You are correct, I meant people refer to it as Russian.

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u/SwordJabbingAction Jun 09 '26

7.62x39 is referred to as 7.62 Russian or 7.62 Soviet