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  2. Caliber (artillery) - Wikipedia

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    The effective length of the barrel (from breech to muzzle) is divided by the barrel diameter to give a dimensionless quantity. [2]: 81 For example, the main guns of the Iowa-class battleships can be referred to as 16"/50 caliber. They are 16 inches in diameter and the barrel is 800 inches long (16 × 50 = 800).

  3. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    However, the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (89 mm) 12-gauge shell, with its higher SAAMI pressure rating of 14,000 psi (97 MPa) compared to standard 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch (70 mm) and 3-inch (76 mm) 12-gauge shells with their lower pressure rating of 11,500 psi (79 MPa), began to approach the performance of the 3 + 1 ⁄ 2-inch (89 mm) 10-gauge shells with a ...

  4. Nordenfelt gun - Wikipedia

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    Handbook of the 0.45 inch, 5-barrel Nordenfelt guns, Marks I and II 1894 at State Library of Victoria Handbook for the 0.303" Nordenfelt 3-barrel, and Gardner 2-barrel, converted from 0.4 and 0.45" M.H. chamber (magazine rifle chamber) : mounted on carriages, field, machine gun, infantry and carriage, parapet, machine gun.

  5. English brewery cask units - Wikipedia

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    As with the hogshead, the ale barrel underwent various redefinitions. Initially 32 ale or beer gallons (147.9 L), it was redefined in 1688 as 34 ale or beer gallons (157.1 L), and again in 1803 as 36 ale or beer gallons (166.4 L). barrel (Beer) The beer barrel was defined as 36 ale or beer gallons until the adoption of the imperial system.

  6. Vickers 10-inch 45-calibre naval gun - Wikipedia

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    The Vickers 10 inch naval gun was used on battleships and armoured cruisers built during the first decade of the 20th century. They were used as the Type 41 10-inch /45-caliber aboard the British-built semi- dreadnought Katori -class battleships and the natively-built Satsuma -class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy .

  7. Barrel threads - Wikipedia

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    Attaching the barrel to the receiver using a barrel nut and a barrel with a shoulder is an alternative to action threads, which has been used in firearms such as the Sten gun and AR-15. Hand tools Quick barrel change systems is an increasingly popular alternative, as seen in for example SIG Sauer 200 STR, Roessler Titan or Blaser R8.

  8. Ballistics by the Inch - Wikipedia

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    In this way they were able to test with a fairly standard cylinder gap of six one-thousandths of an inch (0.006"), with a gap of one one-thousandth of an inch (0.001") and with no gap at all. Each of these gaps was tested over the range of ammunition at barrel lengths from 18" down to 2".

  9. .38 Special - Wikipedia

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    The new military .38 Special loading propelled its 158 grains (10.2 g) bullet at a standard 850 ft/s (260 m/s) from a 4-inch (100 mm) revolver barrel. [16] During the war, many U.S. naval and Marine aircrew were also issued red-tipped 38 Special tracer ammunition using either a 120 or 158 gr (7.8 or 10.2 g) bullet for emergency signaling purposes.