not artillery, where a different definition may apply[citation needed], caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal...
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.38 caliber is a frequently used name for the caliber of firearms and firearm cartridges. The .38 is a large firearm cartridge (anything larger than ...
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.22 caliber, or 5.6 mm, refers to a common firearms bore diameter of 0.22 inch (5.6 mm) in both rimfire and centerfire cartridges. Cartridges in this...
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.177 caliber or 4.5 mm caliber is the smallest diameter of pellets and BB shots widely used in air guns, and is the only caliber generally accepted for...
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.44 caliber is a family of large-caliber firearm cartridges and firearms, particularly revolvers. The most well-known is the .44 Magnum which uses a 0...
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.25 caliber may refer to the following firearms cartridges: 6 mm caliber ".25-06 Remington Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine" data from Accurate...
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M2 Browning (redirect from .50-caliber machine gun)
The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by...
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.32 caliber is a size of ammunition, fitted to firearms with a bore diameter of 0.32 inches (8.1 mm). .32 rimfire, chambered in revolvers and rifles in...
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Sub-caliber_ammunition Sub-caliber ammunition (also spelled subcaliber) is firearm ammunition where the projectile has a smaller diameter than the bore...
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20 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. The dividing line between smaller-caliber weapons, commonly called "guns", from larger-caliber...
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62 mm caliber is a nominal caliber used for a number of different cartridges. Historically, this class of cartridge was commonly known as .30 caliber, the...
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The 3-inch/50-caliber gun (spoken "three-inch fifty-caliber") in United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun fired a projectile 3 inches (76 mm)...
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Look up caliber in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In artillery, caliber or calibre is the internal diameter of a gun barrel, or, by extension, a relative...
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.50 BMG (redirect from .50 caliber BMG)
and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s...
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The Dodge Caliber is a compact hatchback manufactured and marketed by Chrysler's Dodge division from the 2007 through 2012 model years, replacing the...
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bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall...
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25 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition. It includes the NATO standardized Swiss 25×137mm, the Swiss 25×184mm, the Soviet 25x218mmSR, and the...
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5"/38-caliber gun was a United States dual-purpose naval gun, but also installed in single-purpose mounts on a handful of ships. The 38-caliber barrel...
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Caliber Comics or Caliber Press is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989 by Gary Reed. Featuring primarily creator-owned comics, Caliber published...
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Colt) cartridge is a very popular caliber due to its low velocity and relatively high stopping power. This caliber is associated most with the Colt M1911...
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23 mm caliber is a specific size of popular autocannon ammunition. This ammunition size has been widely used in many conflicts worldwide. Examples of...
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Calibers in the size range of (mm, inches): 2 mm (.079+ caliber) 3 mm (.118+ caliber) 4 mm (.157+ caliber) 5 mm (.197+ caliber) 6 mm (.236+ caliber) 7...
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The 30 mm caliber is a range of autocannon ammunition. It includes the NATO standardized Swiss 30×173mm (STANAG 4624), the Soviet 30×155mmB, 30×165mm...
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millimetres (0.16 in) to 4.99 millimetres (0.196 in) caliber range. All measurements are in mm (in). .177 caliber "Voluntary Industry Performance Standards for...
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cartridges which have bullets in the 5.00 to 5.99 mm (0.197 to 0.236 in) caliber range. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall...
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bullets in the 9 millimeters (0.35 in) to 9.99 millimeters (0.393 in) caliber range. Case length refers to the round case length. OAL refers to the overall...
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bullets in the 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 10.99 millimetres (0.433 in) caliber range. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the overall...
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155 mm (6.1 in) is a NATO-standard artillery shell caliber that is used in many field guns, howitzers, and gun-howitzers. It is defined in AOP-29 part...
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firearm cartridges which have bullets that are 13 millimetres (0.51 in) caliber or larger. Length refers to the cartridge case length. OAL refers to the...
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Caliber System Inc., known until 1996 as Roadway Services Inc., was a transportation holding company based in Akron, Ohio. During its history, Caliber...
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