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  2. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    The 16th caliber is known as "lordly" (Russian: барский). While shotgun bores can be expressed in calibers (the .410 bore shotgun is measured as .410 in (10.4 mm) in diameter, [12] unlike with rifles the actual bore diameter of a smoothbore shotgun varies significantly down the length of the barrel, with the use of chokes and back-boring.

  3. Caliber (artillery) - Wikipedia

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    In artillery, caliber or calibre [nb 1] is the internal diameter of a gun ... can be referred to as 16"/50 caliber. They are 16 inches in diameter and the ...

  4. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Handgun cartridges Cartridge name Bullet diameter Case length Cartridge length Type Source in mm in mm in mm 2.34mm rimfire (for Swiss mini gun) .092 2.3.240 6.1: Rimmed, rimfire

  5. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Bullet diameter and chamber pressure were increased in 1905, becoming 8×57 IS. ... Billed as "The worlds only 30-caliber big-game cartridge for the light weight AR ...

  6. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Therefore with a 12-gauge, it would take 12 balls of lead of the same size as the 12 gauge shotgun's inner bore diameter to weigh 1 pound (453.6 g). [5] The term is related to the measurement of cannons, which were also measured by the weight of their iron round shot; an eight-pounder would fire an 8-pound (3.6 kg) ball. Therefore, a 12 gauge ...

  7. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    .17 PMC/Aguila.17 Hornady Mach 2.17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire.17 Winchester Super Magnum.22 BB Cap.22 CB Cap.22 Short.22 Long.22 Long Rifle.22 Extra Long

  8. .25 ACP - Wikipedia

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    Bullet diameter.2512 in (6.38 mm) Land diameter ... The .25 ACP was designed because .25-caliber was the smallest John Browning could go while still ...

  9. .38 caliber - Wikipedia

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    .38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. ... diameter Case length Cartridge length Type Source.380 ACP.355 in (9.0 mm)