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Encyclopedia > 12 mm caliber

This article lists firearm cartridges which have a bullet in the 12 mm (.472 in) caliber range. An assortment of modern hand-held firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), a tactical shotgun (third from bottom), and a sporting rifle (top). ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... The word calibre (British English) or caliber (American English) designates the interior diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod. ...

  • Length refers to the cartridge case length.
  • OAL refers to the overall length of the cartridge.
  • Bullet refers to the diameter of the bullet.

All measurements are in mm (in). A M4 Carbine just after firing, with an ejected case in mid-air The article titled casing is a disambiguation page. ...

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Pistol cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Neck OAL
.50 Action Express 12.7 (.500) 32.64 (1.285) 13.06 (.514) 13.89 (.547) 13.72 (.540) 40.89 (1.610)
.50 GI 12.7 (.50)

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Revolver cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Neck OAL
.480 Ruger 12.065 (.475) (1.285) - - - (1.650)
.500 S&W Magnum 12.7 (.500) 41.275 (1.625)

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Rifle cartridges

Name Bullet Length Rim Base Shoulder Neck OAL
.50 Beowulf 12.7 (.500) - - - - - -
.50 BMG (12.7 × 99 mm NATO) 12.95 (.510) 99 (3.897) N/A 20.6375(.8125) - - 138.1125 (5.4375)
.50 Russian 12.7 108 - - - - -
.510 DTC Europ 12.95 (.510) - - - -
.510 Whisper 12.95 (.510) 47.88 (1.885) - - - - 84.84 (3.34)

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30 mm caliber - definition of 30 mm caliber in Encyclopedia (197 words)
The 30 mm Caliber is a standard size of heavy machine gun (specifically autocannon) ammunition used by NATO forces.
The round itself has a length in the range of 8 to 12 inches (200 to 305 mm) while the projectile is ranges from 4 to 6 inches (100 to 150 mm).
Unlike its cousin the 25 mm round, the 30 mm is not typically an anti-personnel round.
.50 BMG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (493 words)
The.50 Browning Machine Gun (12.7×99 mm NATO) or.50 BMG is a cartridge developed for the M2 machine gun and is now also used in long-range target and sniper rifles.
The actual specified maximum diameter of an unfired.50 BMG bullet is.51 inches; while this appears to be over the.50 inch (12.7 mm) maximum allowed under the National Firearms Act, the barrel of a.50 BMG rifle is only.50 inches across the rifling lands, and slightly larger in the grooves.
The Barret M82.50 Caliber rifle and later variants were born during the 1980s and have upgraded the military sniper from a heavy nuisance to a threat.
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