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Originally Posted by CDAT
So the FR-8 what was its original chambering? The only ones I have seen are ones here in the US that are 7.62 Nato.
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This page gives a brief but informative description of the FR-7 and FR-8 plus it has a picture of each: -
http://world.guns.ru/rifle/repeating...r-7-fr--e.html
Basically, the FR-7 is a conversion of the Spanish Model 1916 rifle while the FR-8 is a conversion of the Spanish Model 1943 rifle. I believe the parent designs were both chambered for 7x57mm Mauser and when the FR-7 and FR-8 were first introduced they were both chambered for the 7.62x51mm CETME round