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"caliber" as used in the firearms world can either mean just the bullet diameter, or the inside measure of bore diameter, expressed as a decimal fraction of an inch.
And "caliber" can also mean the complete name of a specific cartridge, which might be quite different from some other one using the same caliber bullets.
Examples: The caliber ".357 magnum" uses .357" (or 357/1000 inch) bullets.
The caliber ".308 Winchester" uses .308" bullets.
But the caliber ".30-06 Springfield" ALSO uses those same .308 bullets. But it's a different "caliber" because it's not the same cartridge. The .30-06 has a much longer case that holds more gunpowder.
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How do you calculate the range on a rifle?
Provde the caliber.
What are low caliber guns?
No such thing. You can have small caliber but not low caliber.
Are 1911 pistols only chambered in 45 caliber?
the are also chambered for the 38 caliber, 9mm caliber and 22 caliber
How do you use caliber in a sentence?
What caliber of man are you looking for? What caliber of gun are you looking for?
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30 caliber
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.32 caliber
What caliber is a M1911?
.45 caliber
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A 5.56mm is the same thing as a .225 caliber. If you do the math, a 30 caliber is MUCH bigger!
What caliber is a 225 rifle?
a .22 caliber
7.65 is equal to what caliber?
.32 caliber
What is a sentence using the word caliber?
"My pistol is .40 caliber." "We were fortunate to find a manager of his caliber."
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The caliber is .68, probably the most common caliber for paintballs.
