Calibre

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Calibre relates to both firearms and ammunition. For the former, it is the measured diameter of the circle created by the lands of a rifled barrel. For the latter, it is the number found in the cartridge name which indicates a nominal bullet diameter. It may not exactly reflect the diameter of the bullet.

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