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  2. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Note: Use of this table for estimating bullet masses for historical large-bore rifles is limited, as this table assumes the use of round ball, rather than conical bullets; for example, a typical 4-bore rifle from circa 1880 used a 2,000-grain (4.57 oz; 129.60 g) bullet, or sometimes slightly heavier, rather than using a 4-ounce (110 g) round ...

  3. Table of handgun and rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    8mm Lebel replacement. Rimless rifle cartridge. Same bullet diameter as .30-06. Short-lived due to confusion with 7.92mm Mauser. 7.5×54mm French: 1929 France R 7.57x54mm 2700 2232 58 0.308 54mm Case-shortened 7.5×57mm MAS. Standard French rifle cartridge until the introduction of the FAMAS in 1979. 7.62×25mm Tokarev: 1930 [3] USSR [8] 2 [13 ...

  4. List of rifle cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF ... Wikidata item; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. List of rifle cartridges, by primer type, calibre and ... .360 bore — .360 in (9 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Overbore - Wikipedia

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    The bore cross section areas "Q" used in the calculations were taken from the appropriate C.I.P. data sheets. The intermediate cartridges .30 Carbine , 7.92×33mm Kurz , 7.62×39mm , 7.62×45mm , 5.45×39mm , .223 Remington / 5.56×45mm NATO and 5.8×42mm stand out as having relatively low sub 8 O ratio's .

  7. .303 British - Wikipedia

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    The measurement .303 inches (7.7 mm) is the nominal size of the bore measured between the lands which follows the older black powder nomenclature. Measured between the grooves, the nominal size of the bore is .311 inches (7.9 mm). Bores for many .303 military surplus rifles are often found ranging from around .309 to .318 inches (7.8–8.1 mm ...

  8. .410 bore - Wikipedia

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    .410-bore M-35 shotgun shells for M6 survival rifle with .22 long rifle for comparison H. Koon "Snake Charmer" advertisement. The small size of the .410 bore makes it popular for use in compact firearms carried for emergency use, and it is often found in over-and-under combination guns, with a .22 Hornet or .22 rimfire rifle barrel mounted ...

  9. .25-20 Winchester - Wikipedia

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    The .25-20 Winchester / 6.6x33mmR, or WCF (Winchester center fire), intermediate cartridge was developed around 1895 for the Winchester Model 1892 lever action rifle. It was based on necking down the .32-20 Winchester.