More on G3s

[Tom]

Tim May wrote:
> And as relates to Choate's "I was right" point, repeated again
> recently, the G3 in use by the German army was most definitely a 7.62
> mm, i.e., a .308 Winchester. It was _not_ the 5.56 mm variant, at
> least not for wide use. (I say this because quibblers like Choate
> like to find examples where _someone_ used a 5.56 mm and then say
> "See, I was RIGHT!")

should be no problem getting an authoritative answer on that. I'll call
my friend again this evening. he's been using that weapon for a couple
of years, he should definitely know which rounds go with it. :)