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  2. Caliber (artillery) - Wikipedia

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    For naval rifles, the initial change was to actual bore, thus facilitating the manufacture of standard projectiles. They then began to measure the effective length (and therefore range) of the weapon in calibers. These are a measure of the standardized length of the barrel versus the rifled bore of the barrel.

  3. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The gauge (in American English or more commonly referred to as bore in British English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) and other necessary parameters to define in general a smoothbore barrel (compare to caliber, which defines a barrel with rifling and its cartridge).

  4. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    While modern firearms are generally referred to by the name of the cartridge the gun is chambered for, they are still categorized together based on bore diameter. [citation needed] For example, a firearm might be described as a "30 caliber rifle", which could accommodate any of a wide range of cartridges using a roughly 0.30 inches (7.6 mm) projectile; or as a "22 rimfire", referring to any ...

  5. List of police firearms in Canada - Wikipedia

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    Canada: Military: 1917–1920: Colt M1911, Colt New Service, and S&W Hand Ejector 2nd Model.45 ACP .455 Webley .455 Webley Semi-automatic Revolver Revolver USA: Several types of handguns issued [31] Dominion Police Canada: Federal: 1868–1920: Enfield Mk II.476 Enfield: Service Revolver United Kingdom [32] New Brunswick Highway Patrol New ...

  6. List of rimfire cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Below is a list of rimfire cartridges (RF), ordered by caliber, small to large. Rimfire ammunition is a type of metallic cartridge whose primer is located within a hollow circumferential rim protruding from the base of its casing. The most common rimfire cartridges are chambered for .17 caliber and .22 caliber. The bullet diameter for .17 ...

  7. Firearms regulation in Canada - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, controls on civilian use of firearms date from the early days of Confederation, when justices of the peace could impose penalties for carrying a handgun without reasonable cause. [11] Amendments to the Criminal Code between the 1890s and the 1970s introduced a series of controls on firearms, including registration of handguns, and ...

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  9. British standard ordnance weights and measurements - Wikipedia

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    The British standard ordnance weights and measurements for the artillery were established by the Master General of Ordnance in 1764, and these were not altered until 1919, [citation needed] when the metric system was additionally introduced.