 Eventually the plan was dropped despite having ordered millions of rounds and thousands of weapons of this caliber.As the Cold War escalated, the military command felt it necessary to align with NATO despite not being a member, resulting in the adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and the rechambering of the 5,000 or so FAL rifles that had already arrived in 7×49mm by 1955–56.Venezuela has bought 100,000 AK-103 assault rifles from Russia in order to replace the old FALs.