Why is ammo in both caliber and mm?

[JEDI]

It's confusing.

PIC 22 caliber to 9mm to 50 caliber (Desert Eagle?)

Can someone simply all the types of ammo?

 

[Colt45]

cause most of earth uses metric, and the caliber rounds are either american, or legacy names from countries that have switched over to metric.

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: JEDI
It's confusing.

PIC 22 caliber to 9mm to 50 caliber (Desert Eagle?)

Can someone simply all the types of ammo?

'Cause we Americans don't cotton to that there milly meter stuff.

 

[So]

Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: So
Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

someone needs a hug

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: brandonbull

Originally posted by: JEDI
It's confusing.

PIC 22 caliber to 9mm to 50 caliber (Desert Eagle?)

Can someone simply all the types of ammo?

'Cause we Americans don't cotton to that there milly meter stuff.

Now you're talkin'

 

[Vic]

Why is distance measured in both feet and meters, miles and kilometers?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: So
Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

someone needs a hug

...something...I've got a sore throat, and I'm tired and I'm all pissed off.

 

[pinion9]

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: So
Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

someone needs a hug

...something...I've got a sore throat, and I'm tired and I'm all pissed off.

Protein wash will clear that right up.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Vic
Why is distance measured in both feet and meters, miles and kilometers?

Convenience?

Why is the distance from the earth to the sun defined as 1AU instead of in km? We have the conversion factor, but it's way easier to say 1AU than 150000000 km.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: pinion9

Originally posted by: So

Originally posted by: randay

Originally posted by: So
Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

someone needs a hug

...something...I've got a sore throat, and I'm tired and I'm all pissed off.

Protein wash will clear that right up.

<^>n_n<^>

 

[moks78]

Originally posted by: So
Caliber == older standard, define before the adoption of metric
mm == newer standard, post metric, esp. from europe.
Nonstandard mm (7.62) == corresponds to an older caliber definition.

I've only fired guns like twice and I know this.

Come ON, use some critical thinking before posting, people.

What is a caliber? Text

Caliber are in inches like .38 caliber which is 0.38 inch diameter bore.

5.56mm is equal to .223 cal or 0.233 inch diameter bore.

 

[BDawg]

Here's something else to mess with your head. A .38 and a 9mm have the same size bullet.

 

[killface]

Originally posted by: BDawg
Here's something else to mess with your head. A .38 and a 9mm have the same size bullet.

Not really. 9mm are shorter. .357 and .38's are the same size (diameter).
Edit - here you go.

 

[NEWKILLA]

because we all cut out of class the day they were teaching the NEW MATH

OR be like me and buy ALL your guns chambered in 308 and you have no worries mon

**K***

 

[JonTheBaller]

Simple, all the good rounds are measured in inches and all the crappy euro and commie rounds are measured in millimeter.

 

[ElMonoDelMar]

Originally posted by: JonTheBaller
Simple, all the good rounds are measured in inches and all the crappy euro and commie rounds are measured in millimeter.

:laugh: