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- The 7.7x58mm Japanese was adopted in 1939 in
- the Arisaka bolt-action rifle. It was to replace
- the older 6.5mm round but the latter was never
- really phased out, and remained in service.
-
- Coincident with the arrival of surplus rifles
- after W.W.II, the cartridge enjoyed some
- popularity in the U.S. as a hunting round.
-
- In terms of performance, the 7.7 achieves
- ballistics just below that of the .308
- Winchester. That is, it is adequate for most
- North American game, pushing a 150-grain
- bullet along at about 2500 fps.
-