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calibers
In guns, particularly firearms, caliber (or calibre; sometimes abbreviated as "cal") is the specified nominal internal diameter of the gun barrel bore - regardless of how or where the bore is measured and whether the finished bore matches that specification. It is measured in inches or in millimeters. In the United States it is expressed in hundredths of an inch; in Great Britain in thousandths; in Europe and elsewhere in millimeters. For example, a "45 caliber" firearm has a barrel diameter of roughly 0.45 inches (11 mm). Barrel diameters can also be expressed using metric dimensions. For example, a "9 mm pistol" has a barrel diameter of about 9 millimeters. Due to the fact that metric and US customary units do not convert evenly at this scale, metric conversions of caliber measured in decimal inches are typically approximations of the precise specifications in non-metric units, and vice versa.
In a rifled barrel, the distance is measured between opposing lands or between opposing grooves; groove measurements are common in cartridge designations originating in the United States, while land measurements are more common elsewhere in the world. Measurements "across the grooves" are used for maximum precision because rifling and the specific caliber so-measured is the result of final machining process which cuts grooves into the rough bore, leaving the "lands" behind.
Good performance requires a concentric, straight bore that accurately centers the projectile within the barrel, in preference to a "tight" fit which can be achieved even with off-center, crooked bores that cause excessive friction, fouling and an out-of-balance, wobbling projectile in flight.
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. 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 rimfire firearms firing cartridges with a 22 caliber projectile. However, there can be significant differences in nominal bullet and bore dimensions, and all cartridges so "categorized" are not automatically identical in actual caliber.
For example, 303 British firearms and projectiles are often "categorized" as ".30-caliber" alongside several dozen U.S. "30-caliber" cartridges despite using bullets of .310–.312″ diameter while all U.S "30-caliber" centerfire rifle cartridges use a common, standard .308″ bullet outside diameter. Using bullets larger than design specifications causes excessive pressures, while undersize bullets cause low pressures, insufficient muzzle velocities and fouling that will eventually lead to excessive pressures.
Calibers fall into four general categories by size:
Small-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of .32 inch or smaller
medium-bore refers to calibers with a diameter between .33 inch up to .39 inch
large-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of .40 inch or larger
the miniature-bore historically refers to calibers with a diameter of .22 inch or smallerThere is much variance in the use of the term "small-bore", which over the years has changed considerably, with anything under .577 caliber considered "small-bore" prior to the mid-19th century.
I wanted to let those owners of .375 Win know of bullets available if you can't find any Winchester or Sierra.
I bought a couple of packets of 200gn bullets from Vollmer Bullets (https://vollmerbullets.com/) that look identical to Sierra 200gn (he also makes a 220gn).
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30-40 krag Lee 3 die set withe crimp , extra decap pin , shell holder and size gauge $35
30- 40 krag RCBS 2 die set $30
270 Winchester hornady 2 die set $$25
270 Winchester RCBS 2 die set $35
7mm/08 Lee 3 die set with crimp, extra decap pin , shell holder and size gauge $ 35
22 250 RCBS...
30-40 krag Lee 3 die set withe crimp , extra decap pin , shell holder and size gauge $55
30- 40 krag RCBS 2 die set $35
270 Winchester hornady 2 die set $35
270 Winchester RCBS 2 die set $40
7mm/08 Lee 3 die set with crimp, extra decap pin , shell holder and size gauge $ 50
223 RCBS...
Got some 308 for sale plus some odd ball ammo that I just don’t need.
Not priced to gouge you.
Sixty rounds of 308 147gr FMJ Reman - $60
Two hundred 9mm 115gr BULLETS ready to load - $20
Thirty-four rounds of 25 Auto 50gr - $10
Thirteen rounds of 338 Win Mag 225gr - $10