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To: Hazcat
Agreed BUT they ARE all considered 30 caliber.

By whom?

Is a .357 30 Caliber? .375?

Best regards,

48 posted on 03/08/2008 7:54:24 PM PST by Copernicus (Mary Carpenter Speaks About Gun Control http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7CCB40F421ED4819)
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To: Copernicus; Hazcat

Nobody mentioned one of my favorites so far.

.303 British.


95 posted on 03/09/2008 5:36:42 AM PDT by PeteB570 (NRA - Life member and Black Rifle owner)
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To: Copernicus; Hazcat
Agreed BUT they ARE all considered 30 caliber.

By whom?

Is a .357 30 Caliber? .375?

I think that it's fairly safe to say that many people, myself included, think of cartridges in "family groups." One way might be in the development, say that the 25/06, .270 Winchester, .280 Remington, and the 30/06 being in the same family, since they "sprung from" the same (30/06) cartridge. On the other hand, (again, myself included) also group families by the nearly identical bullet diameters. So just as I would consider the 9mm Luger, .38 special, and .357 all in the 9mm family (.355 - .357), I'd consider the .30 Carbine, 7.62x39, 30-30 Winchester, 7.62 NATO, and 30/06 all "30 caliber" rounds, even though they're all completely different in ballistics and dimensions. The .375 wouldn't fit well in the group.

Mark

100 posted on 03/09/2008 6:45:17 AM PDT by MarkL
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