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Gun Caliber Explained
10. 21. 2005 19:00

vonnimitz	I imagine that most people know that a 5" naval gun has a barrel with a 5" diameter. However, how many of you know what the second number means, as in 5" 54 caliber or 3" 70 caliber. Well, the simple answer is that the caliber in a naval gun is the length of the gun as a multiple of the barrel diameter. So a 5" 54 caliber gun is 54x5" long, or 270" (22.5 feet). I hope some of you find this informational.

vonnimitz

I imagine that most people know that a 5" naval gun has a barrel with a 5" diameter. However, how many of you know what the second number means, as in 5" 54 caliber or 3" 70 caliber.

Well, the simple answer is that the caliber in a naval gun is the length of the gun as a multiple of the barrel diameter. So a 5" 54 caliber gun is 54x5" long, or 270" (22.5 feet). I hope some of you find this informational.

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10. 22. 2005 21:33

tyson420	ooo intresting

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10. 22. 2005 15:34

flailingsam	thanks...It's excellent info

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10. 22. 2005 13:20

archer	interesting... worthy of a recommend :)

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10. 22. 2005 11:01

JoseRamirez	awsome post, very helpful

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10. 22. 2005 07:53

navydog1	Nice post it helps

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10. 22. 2005 07:11

obst	I had that posted in the old forum before :( Anyway, some guns (or at least most German guns) look like x" SK/y C/z eg. 11" SK/54.5 C/34 11" = diameter SK = SchnellfeuerKanone (Rapid Fire Gun) /54.5 = as above, diameter times this = barrel length C/34 = Constructed in 1934 Just as addition :)

Re : Gun Caliber Explained
10. 22. 2005 07:07

Chagrin	Take a pound of lead and divide it into 12 equally-sized spheres. The size of one of those spheres is the size of a 12 gauge shotgun barrel. :) (ditto for 20 gauge, 40, etc.) Now you have something to stump your friends with.

Re : Gun Caliber Explained
10. 22. 2005 00:30

vonnimitz	I seem to recall something about smaller gauge being a larger shotgun. But I could be wrong. Shotguns are not my specialty. I'm more of a pistol/rifle/naval gun type of guy.

Re : Gun Caliber Explained
10. 22. 2005 00:13

M1Garand8	Heh, I knew that sometime ago from a Naval Rifle (The guns are called Naval Rifles) forums =x

Re : Gun Caliber Explained
10. 21. 2005 23:13

Chagrin	Good trivia, here's another one to test ya: How do they calculate the gauge of a shotgun? I.e. with a 12 gauge shotgun what does the "12" stand for? (I already know, but the answer is interesting nonetheless)

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