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.[1] It is
measured in inches or in millimeters.[2] In the United States it is expressed in hundredths
of an inch; in the United Kingdom in thousandths; and elsewhere in millimeters. For
example, a US "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. Since 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.
Calibers fall into four general categories by size:

 miniature-bore historically refers to calibers with a diameter of 0.22 inches

(5.6 mm) or smaller
 small-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of 0.32 inches (8.1 mm) or
smaller
 medium-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of 0.33 inches (8.4 mm) to
0.39 inches (9.9 mm)
 large-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of 0.40 inches (10 mm) or larger
There is much variance in the use of the term "small-bore", which over the years has
changed considerably, with anything under 0.577 inches (14.7 mm) considered "small-
bore" prior to the mid-19th century.

Cartridge naming conventions[edit]

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.
Makers of early cartridge arms had to invent methods of naming cartridges since no
established convention existed then.[3] One of the early established cartridge arms was
the Spencer repeating rifle, which Union forces used in the American Civil War. It was
named based on the chamber dimensions, rather than the bore diameter, with the
earliest cartridge called the "No. 56 cartridge", indicating a chamber diameter of .56 in;
the bore diameter varied considerably, from .52 to .54 in. Later various derivatives were
created using the same basic cartridge, but with smaller-diameter bullets; these were
named by the cartridge diameter at the base and mouth. The original No. 56 became
the .56-56, and the smaller versions, .56-52, .56-50, and .56-46. The 56-52, the most
common of the new calibers, used a 50-cal bullet.
Other black powder-era cartridges used naming schemes that appeared similar, but
measured entirely different characteristics; 45-70, 44-40, and 32-20 were designated by
bullet diameter to hundredths of an inch and standard black powder charge in grains.
Optionally, the bullet weight in grains was designated, e.g. 45-70-405.[2] This scheme
was far more popular and was carried over after the advent of early smokeless
powder cartridges such as the 30-30 Winchester and 22 Long. Later developments
used terms to indicate relative power, such as .44 Special and .44 Magnum. Variations
on these methods persist today, with new cartridges such as the 204 Ruger and 17
HMR (Hornady Magnum Rimfire).
Metric diameters for small arms refer to cartridge dimensions and are expressed with an
"×" between the bore diameter and the length of the cartridge case; for example,
the 6.5×55mm Swedish cartridge has a bore diameter of 6.5 mm and a case length of
55 mm.[2]
The means of measuring a rifled bore varies, and may refer to the diameter of the lands
or the grooves of the rifling.[2] For example, the 257 Roberts and 250 Savage both use
a .257 inch projectile; both 250 Savage and 257 Roberts rifle bores have a .250 inch
land diameter and .257 inch groove diameter.[4] The .308 Winchester is measured
across the grooves and uses a .308-in diameter (7.82-mm) bullet; the military-
specification version is known as 7.62 × 51 mm NATO, so called because the bore
diameter measured between the lands is 7.62 mm, and the cartridge has a case 51 mm
long.[5]

Rifle caliber and cartridge conversions[edit]

Converting a rifle to fire a different cartridge in the same bore diameter, often involves
merely re-chambering the barrel to the new cartridge dimensions, if the rim diameter of
the new cartridge matches that of the old cartridge. Converting a rifle to fire a different
cartridge in a different caliber and bore as what it initially was, means that the barrel of
the rifle will also need to be changed. Because many competitive precision rifle shooters
often shoot thousands of rounds per year both for practice and competitions, and they
more often reach the end of their barrel life, whereby the rifling is worn down to a point
where a rifle loses some of its accuracy, the choice to make a caliber or cartridge
change is often done at the same time as when a new rifle barrel is fitted to the rifle by
a gunsmith. There are a few important factors to consider when converting a rifle to a
different caliber or cartridge. The action of the rifle should be long enough to contain the
new cartridge, the magazine should also be able to hold the new cartridge, the bolt face
should be the correct diameter[6] and the extractor the correct size to hold the head of
the new cartridge. The most common of these caliber conversions on rifles, are usually
done to change from a parent cartridge to a new cartridge based on it, like when
converting a rifle to a 6.5 mm Creedmoor from a 308 Winchester on which it is based.

Metric and US customary[edit]

The following table lists some of the commonly used calibers where both metric and US
customary units are used as equivalents. Due to variations in naming conventions, and
the whims of the cartridge manufacturers, bullet diameters can vary widely from the
diameter implied by the name. For example, a difference of 0.045 in (1.15 mm) occurs
between the smallest and largest of the several cartridges designated as ".38 caliber".

Common calibers in inch and their metric equivalents[7][8][9][10][11]

Typical
Calibe Metric
bullet Common cartridges Notes
r caliber
diameter

17 HMR, 17 Hornet, 17 Ackley

Hornet, 17 Winchester Super
Magnum, 17-32 Magnum, 17 VHA,
172 4 mm 0.172 in 17 Remington, 17/222, 17 Mach III-
IV, 17 Ackley Improved Bee, 17-
357 RG, 17 Remington Fireball, 17
Incinerator, 4.39×39R mm SPS

204 Ruger, 5mm Remington

20, 204 5 mm 0.204 in
Rimfire Magnum

221 5.45 mm 0.221 in 5.45×39mm Russian family Russian Mil Std

223 5.56 mm 0.223 in 22 Long Rifle , .223

Remington, 5.56 NATO , 297/230
Morris Extra Long, 22 Hornet, 22
 Common calibers in inch and their metric equivalents[7][8][9][10][11]

Typical
Calibe Metric
bullet Common cartridges Notes
r caliber
diameter

Rem Automatic, 5.66 x39 MPS, 22

Rem Jet

218 Bee, 219 Zipper, 22 Hornet-

K, 220 Swift, 222 Remington, 222
Remington Magnum, 223
Remington, 5.56×45 mm
NATO, 5.7×28 mm, .22 TCM, 5.8 ×
42 Chinese, 224 Weatherby
224 5.7 mm 0.224 in
Magnum, 225 Winchester, 223
Winchester Super Short Magnum
(Obsolete) 223 Ackley
Improved, 219 Donaldson
Wasp, 221 Remington Fireball, 22-
250 Remington and many more

243 Winchester, 244 Remington, 6

mm Remington, 6 mm Whisper, 6
mm PPC, 6 mm Bench Rest
Remington, 6 × 45 mm, 6 × 47 mm,
243 6 mm 0.243 in 6 mm Cheetah, 240 Weatherby, 6 ×
62 Freres, 6 mm Norma BR, 6 X C
Tubb, 6 mm JDJ, 6 mm SAW, 6-
250 Walker, 6.17 Spitfire, 6.17
Flash, 6 mm Lee Navy, and more,

25 ACP (0.251"), 250/3000
0.257 in, also called .25 Auto and
25 6.35 mm Savage, 257 Roberts, 25-
6.35 mm 6.35mm Browning
06 (0.257"),

6.5 × 55 mm Swedish, 260
0.264 in, Remington, 26 Nosler, 6.5 mm cartridges commonly known
26 6.5 mm
6.7 mm Creedmoor, 6.5×47 mm Lapua, 6.5 as '6.5 mm'
mm Grendel
 Common calibers in inch and their metric equivalents[7][8][9][10][11]

Typical
Calibe Metric
bullet Common cartridges Notes
r caliber
diameter

0.277 in,
27 6.8 mm 270 Winchester, 6.8 SPC
7.035 mm

280 Remington, 7 mm-08

Remington, 7 mm Weatherby
0.284 in,
284 7 mm Magnum, 7 mm Remington commonly called '7 mm'
7.213 mm
Magnum, 7 × 57 mm Mauser, 7 ×
64 mm

30 Luger (7.65 × 21 mm
Luger), .30-30 Winchester, 30
Herrett, 300 Whisper, 30-378
Weatherby, 7.63 Mannlicher–
Schoenauer, 7.63 Mauser, 30 USA
Rimless, 308 Corbon, .3-9 Savage,
30 Kurz, 300 BLK (7.62 × 35 mm),
0.308 in, 7.5mm Schmidt–Rubin, 300
308 7.62 mm
7.82 mm Winchester Magnum, 30 Carbine,
309 JDJ, .30-03 Springfield, .30-06
Springfield, .30-06 JDJ, .307
GNR, 308 Winchester (7.62 × 51
mm NATO), 300 Weatherby
Magnum, 30 Army (30-40 Krag),
7.82 mm Lazzeroni, and dozens
more

7.62×54mmR is actually
303 British, 7.62 × 39 mm 7.92 mm (Mosin, SVD,
0.311 in,
311 7.9 mm Soviet, 7.62 × 54 mmR, 7.62 × 25 PKM, etc.) The same applies
7.92 mm
mm, 7.7 × 58 mm to 7.62×39mm (AK-47,
AKM, etc.)

0.312 in, Also known as 7.65 × 17 mm

312 7.94 mm 32 ACP
7.94 mm Browning

323 8 mm 0.323 in, 8×57 mm IS, 325 WSM, 8 mm .32 caliber rifle cartridges
 Common calibers in inch and their metric equivalents[7][8][9][10][11]

Typical
Calibe Metric
bullet Common cartridges Notes
r caliber
diameter

Remington Magnum, 8 mm plastic

8.20 mm
(airsoft) BBs

0.327 in,
327 8 mm 8_mm_Lebel 8x51 mm R (ex 8x50 mm R)
8.30 mm

338 Lapua Magnum, 338 Norma

Magnum, 338 Winchester C14 Timberwolf (Canadian
338 8.6 mm 0.338 in
Magnum, 338-378 Weatherby Forces)
Magnum

9 mm Luger (aka 9×19 mm
Parabellum, aka 9 mm NATO), 9
mm Ultra, 9 mm Bayard Long, 9
mm Browning Long, 9 mm Mauser,
9 mm Winchester Magnum, 9 mm
355 9 mm 0.355 in Glisenti, 9 × 21 mm, 9 × 23 mm
Winchester, 9 mm Mi-Bullet, 9 mm
Steyr, .356 Team Smith & Wesson,
9 mm Federal, 9 mm × 25 mm
Dillon, 9mm Action Express, 357
SIG.

.380 ACP (9mm Short), 9×56mm

356 9 mm 0.356 in Mannlicher–Schoenauer, 9mm ×
57mm Mauser

Handgun cartridges known

38 Super, 38 Special, .38 S&W, 357 as "38" are .357 caliber.
357 9 mm 0.357 in
Magnum, 35 Remington Generally .357 for revolvers
and rifles, .355 in autoloaders

363 9 mm 0.363 in 9 × 18 mm Makarov

 Common calibers in inch and their metric equivalents[7][8][9][10][11]

Typical
Calibe Metric
bullet Common cartridges Notes
r caliber
diameter

9.3 × 62 mm, 9.3 × 64 mm
365 9.3 mm 0.365 in Brenneke, 9.3 × 72 mmR, 9.3 × 74
mmR

375 H&H Magnum, 9.5 × 57 mm

0.375 in,
375 9.5 mm Mannlicher–Schönauer (375
9.53 mm
Rimless Nitro Express (RNE) × 2¼)

40 10 mm 0.400 in 40 S&W, 10 mm Auto

444 Marlin, 4 S&W Russian, 44

S&W Special, 44 Remington
44 10.9 mm 0.429 in
Magnum, 44 Auto Mag, 440 Cor-
Bon, 44/454 JDJ Woodswalker

Bullet diameter depends on

45 ACP, 45 GAP, 454 Casull, 45 bullet type/material.
0.451–0.454
45 11.43 mm Long Colt, 455 Webley, 45 Generally 0.451 in for full
in
Schofield, 460 S&W Magnum metal jacket bullets and
0.454 in for lead bullets.

M2 Browning machine
gun and other heavy machine
50 BMG, 50 Action
0.510 in, guns, long-range rifles
50 12.7 mm Express, 12.7×108mm, 500 S&W
12.95 mm typified
Magnum, 50 Beowulf
by Barrett products. Desert
Eagle handgun.

Shotguns[edit]
Main article: Gauge (firearms)
Shotguns are classed according to gauge, a related expression. The gauge of a
shotgun refers to how many lead spheres, each with a diameter equal to that of the
bore, amount to one pound (approximately 454 grams) in weight. In the case of a 12-
gauge shotgun, it would take 12 spheres the size of the shotgun's bore to equal a
pound.[12] A numerically larger gauge indicates a smaller barrel: a 20-gauge shotgun
requires more spheres to equal a pound; therefore, its barrel is smaller than the 12-
gauge. This metric is used in Russia as "caliber number": e.g., "shotgun of the 12
caliber." The 16th caliber is known as "lordly" (Russian: барский). While shotgun bores
can be expressed in calibers (the .410 bore shotgun is in fact a caliber measure of .41
caliber [10.4 mm]),[12] unlike with rifles the actual bore diameter of a smoothbore shotgun
varies significantly down the length of the barrel due to various chokes (and sometimes
back-boring).
In the United Kingdom, "gauge" is referred to as "bore" and in the United States "bore"
is referred to as "gauge", e.g. a "12-bore or gauge shotgun" has a bore or gauge that
can accommodate a lead sphere weighing 1/12th of a pound.

Caliber as measurement of length[edit]

Main article: Caliber (artillery) §  Barrel length
The length of artillery barrels (muzzle to breech) has often been described in terms of
multiples of the bore diameter e.g. a 4-inch gun of 50 calibers (written 4" L/50 or 4"/50)
would have a barrel 4 in × 50 = 200 in long. A 16-inch gun of 50 calibers (16" L/50) has
a barrel length of 50 × 16 = 800 in (66 ft 8 in).
Both 14-in and 16-in navy guns were common in World War II. The British Royal Navy
insisted on 50-cal guns on ships as it would allow 1,900 to 2,700 lb (860 to 1,220 kg)
shells to travel at an initial velocity of up to 1,800 mph (2,897 km/h) to a distance of
26 mi (42 km).[citation needed]

Pounds as a measure of cannon bore[edit]

Smoothbore cannon and carronade bores are designated by the weight in imperial
pounds of spherical solid iron shot of diameter to fit the bore. Standard sizes are 6, 12,
18, 24, 32, and 42 pounds, with some 68-pound weapons, and other nonstandard
weapons using the same scheme. See Carronade#Ordnance.
From about the middle of the 17th century until the middle of the 19th century,
measurement of the bore of large gunpowder weapons was usually expressed as the
weight of its iron shot in pounds. Iron shot was used as the standard reference because
iron was the most common material used for artillery ammunition during that period, and
solid spherical shot the most common form encountered. Artillery was classified thereby
into standard categories, with 3-pdr., 4-pdr., 6-pdr., 8-pdr., 9-pdr., 12-pdr., 18-pdr., 24-
pdr., and 32-pdr. being the most common sizes encountered, although larger, smaller
and intermediate sizes existed.
In practice, though, significant variation occurred in the actual mass of the projectile for
a given nominal shot weight. The country of manufacture is a significant consideration
when determining bore diameters. For example, the French livre, until 1812, had a
mass of 489.5 g whilst the contemporary English (avoirdupois) pound massed
approximately 454 g. Thus, a French 32-pdr at the Battle of Trafalgar threw a shot with
1.138 kg (2.51 lb) more mass than an English 32-pdr.
Complicating matters further, muzzle-loaded weapons require a significant gap between
the sides of the tube bore and the surface of the shot. This is necessary so the projectile
may be inserted from the mouth to the base of the tube and seated securely adjacent
the propellant charge with relative ease. The gap, called windage, increases the size of
the bore with respect to the diameter of the shot somewhere between 10% and 20%
depending upon the year the tube was cast and the foundry responsible.

English gun classes c. 1800[citation needed]

gun class projectile mass shot diameter shot volume approx. service bore
(pdr.) (kg) (cm) (cm3) (cm)

2 0.9 6 115 6.6

3 1.4 6.9 172 7.6

4 1.8 7.6 230 8.4

6 2.7 8.7 345 9.6

9 4.1 10 518 11

12 5.4 10.9 691 12.1

18 8.2 12.6 1037 13.8

24 10.9 13.8 1383 15.2

32 14.5 15.2 1844 16.7

64 29 19.2 3687 21.1

The relationship between bore diameter and projectile weight was severed following the
widespread adoption of rifled weapons during the latter part of the 19th century. Guns
continued to be classed by projectile weight into the mid-20th century, particularly in
British service with guns such as the 2, 6 and 17 pounder anti-tank weapons. However,
this value no longer definitively related to bore diameter, since projectiles were no
longer simple spheres—and in any case were more often hollow shells filled with
explosives rather than solid iron shot.

See also[edit]
 List of cartridges by caliber
 List of handgun cartridges
 List of rifle cartridges
 List of the largest cannons by caliber
 Table of handgun and rifle cartridges

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o United States

 Gunfighter
 Gun laws 
o United States & by U.S. state

o Air travel

o License

 Civilian gun ownership

 Gun safety

 Gun violence 
o United States

o Assassinations

 Hunting

 Most-produced

 Pistol duelling

 Politics

 Shooting sports

 Small arms trade

Categories: 
 Ammunition
 Firearms
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