tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303605281610604835.post4246541222810710759..comments2023-07-21T09:57:04.715-05:00Comments on Rustmeister's Alehouse: So, why is the .38 Special only .357 in diameter?Rustmeisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16706110699686013722noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303605281610604835.post-37656978718176173752010-04-29T19:43:06.695-05:002010-04-29T19:43:06.695-05:00Before cartridges, there was the smooth bore which...Before cartridges, there was the smooth bore which was measured in gage. 50 gage lead balls are .454" dia, hence the .45. 100 ga balls are .357 dia. I seem to remember that 60 gage is .429". I built a spread sheet of this once, and posted it.<br /><br />http://billllsidlemind.blogspot.com/2009/04/more-2-bores.htmlBillllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913354887560267235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303605281610604835.post-84431671088838488092010-04-29T19:17:33.937-05:002010-04-29T19:17:33.937-05:00So the short answer is:
Cartridges were once desi...So the short answer is:<br /><br />Cartridges were once designated by outside cartridge diameter.<br /><br />When this changed to designating cartridges by the bore diameter of the firearms they were used in, some cartridges kept their old designations, for historical reasons.<br /><br />Right?marinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435598676103731157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303605281610604835.post-80007802618676259062010-04-28T22:42:57.964-05:002010-04-28T22:42:57.964-05:00I would have felt better if they kept it real.I would have felt better if they kept it real.Wainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303605281610604835.post-78066010756918345802010-04-27T21:51:47.831-05:002010-04-27T21:51:47.831-05:00Huh. One of life's great mysteries answered -...Huh. One of life's great mysteries answered - thanks! :)Linogehttp://www.wallsofthecity.netnoreply@blogger.com