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Caliber (or calibre) is a measurement of the inside diameter of the barrel, and is also used to refer to the particular cartridge fired by a given gun. A .45 caliber gun fires a bullet that is ROUGHLY .45 inches in diameter. A 9mm uses a bullet that is ABOUT 9mm in diameter.

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