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Question for gun UFies:	by nedludd	2004-12-06 10:14:04
They're not	by DesertRat66	2004-12-06 10:33:13
.38 Special --> .357 caliber bullet. Why are .38s actually closer to .36s instead of real .38s in the first place? Primarily because when people first started loading .36-caliber lead balls into self-contained metallic cartridges in the 19th century, the result could be chambered in bored-through .38-caliber cap and ball revolver cylinders. So the .38 designation actually refers more to chamber diameter than bore diameter. .45 != .44 Magnum which uses a .429 caliber bullet. The .44 Magnum is the result of Elmer Keith's experimentation with a hot loaded .44 Special revolver. The .44 Special had all but gone the way of the dodo until Clint Smith and Smith and Wesson recently resurrected it in a new revolver. The .45 Refers to a different caliber of guns and there are multiple .45 chamberings available: .45 Long Colt, .45 ACP, .451 Detonics, .45 Winchester Magnum, 454 Casull to name a few.
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Not to mention .455 Webley. (n/t)	by McNutcase	2004-12-06 10:36:16
I have fired .454 Casull once, just to say I have	by techi870	2004-12-06 10:39:13
I like to have a .45-70 Contender	by DesertRat66	2004-12-06 10:45:41
The Powder Keg up in Kamloops	by run.dll	2004-12-06 11:56:36
Thanks for the clearing up my misunderstanding.	by nedludd	2004-12-06 10:42:31
They are	by DesertRat66	2004-12-06 10:55:55

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