Quote Originally Posted by steve medlock View Post
Could I just please reiterate that its the calibre of the barrel that counts not the size of the ball that you might be able to squeeze through it. Clearly there is a range of sizes of ball that can be propelled down a .44 barrel none of which determine the calibre of the gun.

In the English convention, the calibre is the diameter of the barrel measured from land to land.
Uh, YOU know that. I know that, and many posters HERE know that.

But how many in Plod Hall know that?

My .577 snider used to shoot a .590 bullet.

My .577 Musktetoon shoots a .58 diameter Minie bullet.

Both my 7mm Mausers shoot a 7.2mm diameter bullet.

Both my 7.5x55 Swiss shoot a .308 diameter bullet.

And most .303British are between .311 and .314....or so.

Go figure.

tac