I have never purchased a firearm, let alone even seen a firearm for sale that had a barrel length measured in anything other than inches. Same for overall length, length of pull, height over bore (for sights), or basically any other dimension.
I mean you're not wrong. We don't typically say "9mm caliber" though. It's 9mm, or 9x19 (or whatever). E.g. "I have a .40 cal and a 9mm pistol."
His confusion seems to stem from not realizing something like a .223 caliber refers to a round that is 22.3/100ths of an inch, as opposed to 5.56 which is a measurement in millimeters.
I think the main difference in nomenclature is Americans don't typically refer to the cartridge size numerically. So instead of .22x.__, we have a .22 short, .22 long, etc.
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17hmr
22lr
223
30 Super Carry
380
357mag
44mag
40SW
45ACP
458SOCOM
450 Legend
308WIN
300WINMAG
338 Lapua
50BMG
Have you never purchased ammo before?
I have never purchased a firearm, let alone even seen a firearm for sale that had a barrel length measured in anything other than inches. Same for overall length, length of pull, height over bore (for sights), or basically any other dimension.
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its still called 'calibre' in metric
and 7.62 or 20mm etc.... definitely not fractions. theyre just whole amounts.
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His confusion seems to stem from not realizing something like a .223 caliber refers to a round that is 22.3/100ths of an inch, as opposed to 5.56 which is a measurement in millimeters.
I think the main difference in nomenclature is Americans don't typically refer to the cartridge size numerically. So instead of .22x.__, we have a .22 short, .22 long, etc.
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