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  2. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Garden gun calibers: 9mm Flobert shot, 9mm Flobert shot, .22 Long Rifle shot, .22 Long Rifle, .22 Long Rifle shot, .22 CB Short, and 9mm Flobert BB cap Also seen in limited numbers are smoothbore firearms in calibers smaller than .360 such as .22 Long Rifle (UK No. 1 bore) and 9mm Flobert rimfire (UK No. 3 bore), designed for short-range pest ...

  3. Caliber conversion device - Wikipedia

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    Like supplemental chambers, caliber conversion sleeves completely surround the new cartridge case, but cannot be ejected or fed from a magazine, so they only offer a single shot per barrel without manual extraction and reloading. The calibers supported by caliber conversion sleeves are limited by the difference between the calibers.

  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. Caliber (artillery) - Wikipedia

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    In World War I 45-caliber naval gun barrels were typical, in World War II 50- to 55-caliber barrels were common, with Germany already manufacturing tank guns of 70 calibers by 1943. Today, 60- to 70-caliber barrels are not uncommon, but the latest technology has allowed shorter barrels of 55 calibers to attain muzzle velocities of 1,750 m/s ...

  6. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    This article may lack conversion for SI units. Please add them to this article , preferably with {{ convert }} . Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.

  7. Caliber change - Wikipedia

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    The term caliber change in firearms refers to the process of permanently altering a firearm to allow it to fire a different cartridge than the one it previously fired. With a bolt action rifle, this is mostly done by reshaping the current chamber through machining it with a new reamer, or by replacing the barrel with a new barrel, which has a new cartridge chamber machined into it.

  8. 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

  9. List of cartridges by caliber - Wikipedia

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    Calibers in the size range of (mm, inches): 2 mm (.079+ caliber) ... Table of handgun and rifle cartridges; By name. List of Winchester Center Fire cartridges;