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What term describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore and the size of cartridges designed for different bores?
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∙ 8y ago
Unfortunately, there is no uniform system of naming of cartridges in relation to the caliber of guns that shoot them. A .22 Long Rifle is ABOUT 22/100s of an inch in diameter, a 45-70 rifle fired a .45 caliber (45/100ths of an inch diameter) bullet propelled by 70 grains of black powder- but the 30-06 fired a .30 caliber bullet, and was created in 1906. With shotguns, the number of the gauge referred to the number of round lead balls in one pound that would fit in the bore (12 balls that would fit in a 12 gauge would be 1 pound. 16 balls that fitted a 16 g, would weigh 1 lb, etc)
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoThe most often used term is the word caliber. This describes the bores diameter,and the corresponding cartridge size.
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Is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore. This term also describes the size of cartridges used with different bores.?
Caliber
Is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore This term also describes the size of cartridges used with different bores?
Caliber
What Is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore. This term also describes the size of cartridges used with different bores.?
The term is caliber- or in Great Britain, calibre.
What is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore This term also describes the size of cartridges used with different bores?
The term is caliber- or in Great Britain, calibre.
What is the muzzle velocity of a .44 caliber bullet?
No one answer. There are dozens of different .44 caliber cartridges, and hundreds of different loadings of those cartridges. A rifle will have a different velocity than a handgun. This is sort of like "how fast can a V8 car go?"
What is the difference between modern .38-40 and .38-55 Winchester rifle cartridges?
Two totally different, unrelated cartridges. The 38-40 is basically a handgun cartridge, the .38-55 is a bottle necked rifle cartridge.
How does 44 mag hand gun rate for most powerful hand gun?
Not even close. There are several more powerful handgun cartridges, not counting the single shot pistols that use rifle cartridges. While Dirty Harry may have proclaimed it to be "The most powerful handgun in the world"- it is not.
Lettering on case of handgun ammo?
Yes, describes contents
What is the term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore?
Caliber
What is a term that describes the size of a rifle or handgun bore?
caliber
What was the handgun cartridge used in 1870?
There was no "the". Many cartridges were used. Some of the more popular were 44/40 and 45 LC.
What word best describes the size of a handgun bore?
inch or mm
