Ammunition

They are lethal but the bullets don't kill, the people who fire them do.

the first projectile was a muzzle loader ball discovered in 1812 and it was a 68 caliber ball

Should be marked on the barrel or may have come with the directions or package what rifle do you have?

You have answered your own question. The projectile has a diameter of .357"

I believe the smallest bullet in terms of diameter is the .17 HMR. It is a .22 casing that is necked down to accept a .17 caliber bullet.

No. .338 vs .500

If you are referring to World War 2, then you probably mean the .308 bullet used in the British Enfield rifle, the typical infantryman's rifle used in World War 1 & 2. It was a rifle round that was 0.308 inch diameter. The "50 Caliber" was a 0.500 inch caliber bullet that was about 4 inches in length that was used in heavy machine guns that were used on tanks and aircraft.

Suggestion- You may also have been thinking about a .30-06 Springfield, which the M33 Ball .50 Cal ammuntion is based upon. The .50 Cal is actually on a super scaled up version of it. But no, a .338 is in NO way a .50 cal.

Each weapon will show a preference for a certain lmaker and/or bullet weight. The only way to know is to shoot all the available ones out there.

Depends on the shell. Let's use the right name, they are "cartridge casings". A fired .22 LR casing may weigh only a couple of grams- about 300 to make one pound. A .50 BMG has a very large cartridge case, and about 6 of those would be a pound.

With something harder than the bullet.

You will need to find a copy of Cartridges of the World

have a gunsmith do this, push a slug of close dia through the rifle, and micrometer the bullet. this will give the true bore size.

Probably, almost certainly, the .600 Nitro Express is the overall most power handgun bullet.

Let me alter this answer by saying the .600 Nitro Express is a rifle round that one company made a pistol for. The most powerful handgun cartridge is the 500 S&W Magnum.

You will have to experiment. All weapons will show a preference for one weight or another. Stay above 55 g

Yes. However, semi-autos will normally not function

All M# 9422 shot standard .22 long rifle or 22 WMR ammo (though not both). There were some lookalikes, though, that were chambered for the .17HRM. These were called M# 9417. By law the caliber must be stamped on the firearm.

Not at all. They're actually very smooth riding, and they accelerate and decelerate slowly enough that you shouldn't feel any discomfort.

Lawful weapons of war are covered in the SEVERAL Geneva and Hague accords. In very general terms, ammunition may not be designed to cause "undue suffering".

It might not be chambered for 38 special.

It depends on the pistol make and model, and what it is chambered for. Most semi-autos nowadays hold at least 12 rounds. Most revolvers hold six.

blazer .22 you can get 500 for $20 dollars and they are good for both target and hunting.

Many people are afraid that the new administration will raise the taxes on ammuntion to the point where you will have to be willing to spend a dollar or more for a round of ammunition.

.380 is not as popular anymore as the 9mm round is, as well as the Military uses 9mm, so they make more of it than they do .380. I have heard that one of the main manufacturers of .380 ammo was shutdown in leu of the more popular 9mm round.

As for the Government, I am sure they will try anyway they can to get firearms and ammo out of a Legal Citizens hands.

No such thing.

Arlen Specter

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No. Separate storage is safer as it makes it harder for someone unauthorized to get their hands on a working weapon.