What do gun calibers mean?
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Generally, it is the diameter, in inches, of the bullet itself. There are some exceptions to this. One is that the popular .357 Magnum is actually .38 in diameter. The other common measurement is in millimeters, as the common 9mm. In actuality, 9mm is really .38 also. One reason they have different names and designations is to differentiate between ammunition of common or similar sizes. Generally, the difference between them is the length of the case. A point of fact is that a loaded .357 Magnum is longer than a loaded .38 Special. Therefore, because they are the same size, diameter-wise, but have different lengths, it is possible to place and fire a .38 Special in a .357 Magnum chamber. However, it is not possible to place a .357 Magnum into a .38 Special because the .357 is longer. It will fit on the diameter but the cylinder would not close because the .357 ammo would be sticking out.
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I'm not looking it up, but I believe "arms" is short for "armaments" since in use it also applies to knives and other weapons.\n\nIn the military the place where hand and small crew weapons are kept is called the armory, and the person that maintains and repairs them is the armorer.\n\nIf someone hands you a spear or sword, you are said to be "armed."\n\nGuns, in particular, are properly called "firearms."\n\nOld military chant "this is my rifle, this is my gun. One is for work........\n(Never call anything with a bore under 4" a gun!)
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It sounds like a K98 Mauser. A qualified gunsmith should be sought to determine its chambering (cartridge size) and condition for use.
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Action Express is part of a caliber name.  There were several of these rounds made.   41ae and 50 ae to name two.  I own a 41AE .  While these guns are very accurate and fun to shoot ammo cost is very high for ammo.
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you are thinking of .177 caliber.  that's a bb or pellet gun.
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Caliber is an expression of the diameter of a bullet in hundredths of an inch, so a 50 caliber bullet would be 50/100 of an inch, or 0.50 inches in diameter.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nA grain is a very precise unit of measurement. a grain is 1/7000th of a pound ... 7000 grains to a pound.\n\nIn rifle and pistol ammunition, the bullet weight is expressed in grains, as is the powder charge. For example, a typical .308 Winchester target round would be a 168 grain Sierra MatchKing loaded on top of 41.5 grains of Accurate Arms 2520 powder.
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Grain is the weight of the actual bullet.
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Sturm Ruger recently supplied 5,000 of their model P95D auto pistols, now designated the M95D in caliber 9 m/m, to U.S. troops in Iraq. This could possibly be the weapon you're wondering about.
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You can look at the ballistics statistics or go to the manufacturer. it also depends on what distance you are wanting too look at.
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M16 fires a .223 -- in metric 5.56x45mm\n\nAK47's fire a 7.62x39\nModern AK's fire a 5.45x39 (NOT a 5.56 as incorrectly stated before)\n\nAn M60 I believe fires a 7.62x51mm NATO aka .308 Winchester
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wow that is  a hard caliber to find... so far all I can find is 230 grain bullets..\nhere is a link for the dies...speciel order.. this must be a difficult round to find...\nhttp://www.huntingtons.com/dies_specialorder.html\nhttp://www.shootersproshop.com/\nsecond link is probaly not what you are looking for .. the first link has the dies... second and all the others I found were either for .223 cal or 230 grain... peace..
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The second set of numbers represents the length of the brass in millimeters. A 7x ("x" reads "by") 57 means that the case, just like an 8x57 is just that, 57mm long. While strange by US standards, try explaining the meaning of 7-08Rem or 7-30Waters to those on the east side of the pond. I also have and love my 7x57. Very mild, but shoots good and flat out a lot further than I can see. My neighbor has a Mauser in 7x64. Wonderful round! Finding ammo is a bit problematic though. He forms his brass from .270Win Seems to work for him.
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mAh (milliamperes per hour) rating is the measure of how much power is stored in the batteries.  It indicates how long the electric gun will run relative to the (electrical) current draw.. or flow.  \n\nNiCad cells can readily, or easily, give out 10 times its rating.. and still output needed power at 15 times (but it will heat up fast). NiMH cells can only give out around 6-7 times its rated mAh capacity.. straining at 10 times the rating   A stock Tokyo Marui AK47 draws as much as 10,000-12,000mAh.  That's 8-10 fold for a 1200mAh battery, but only 5-6 times the rating for a 2000mAh. It's best to get as high mAh rating as you can get (for the size of the battery pack) or can afford.   Not only does it make for longer running time, it also delivers power better.   Largest readily available for NiCad is 2400mAh, while for NiMH, it's 3600mAh.. both sub-C size.
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Here you go: \n\nhttp://www.dyerlabs.com/glossary/gun_terms.html\n\nhttp://www.campaignadvantage.com/services/websites/archive/ags/glossary.html
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nThose numbers reflect the number of 100s of meters for elevation for the "issued" cartridge. These are "ball park" figures, since rifles and ammunition have a certain degree of latitude in production tolerances, but those numbers, when using the appropriate "service ammo" WILL put you on paper!
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by definition a machine gun isn't handheld, but is mounted on a tripod or a vehicle.  A submachine gun uses pistol caliber in a fully automatic weapon.  a machine pistol is a fully auto pistol.  The M-16, AK-47, are assault rifles