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What is main Difference between large bore guns and small bore guns?

The diameter of the projectile.


What side is the bore on a gun?

The bore refers to the hole in the gun barrel thru which the projectile (bullet) passes. Some guns have a smooth bore, but many modern guns, both pistols and especially rifles, have a rifled bore, that is, the bore has a helical (spiral) groove that causes the projectile to spin as it flies thru the air. The diameter of the gun's bore determines the size of the bullet or shell (e.g. .22, .45, 9mm, etc.)


What does the diameter of The bore in a gun mean?

The bore is the inside of the barrel- that is, the hole that the bullet is fired through. The diameter of the bore is measuring how wide the bore is from one side to another.


In rifles and handguns the diameter of the bore usually indicates?

In rifles and handguns the diameter of the bore usually indicates?


What is bore slugging?

Bore slugging is done by taking a lead cylinder(slightly larger in diameter than bore) and pounding it through the bore. Once it's through, you mic it with a caliper. This gives the bore's exact diameter.


A sentence for bore?

I am going to need to bore a larger diameter hole.


What mean by bore of a gun?

The bore of a gun relates to the diameter of the hole in the barrel - and in turn the diameter of the bullet the gun can fire.


What is the biggest caliber gun in the world?

If you include cannon in guns, the largest was the Tsar Howitzer, that had a bore diameter of 35 inches which means it is a 35 caliber cannon. (A .22 rifle has a bore diameter of .22 inches not 22 inches.) If you mean shoulder firearms, then the 4 guage shotgun may be the largest- although there were very large bore Paradox guns. In rifles, the German 20 mm antitank rifle of WW I (about .80 caliber) For sporting rifles, possibly the.700 Nitro Express.


What is a bore on a flugelhorn?

diameter of the pipe


Is the bore of a cylinder the circumference?

The bore of a cylinder describes is measurement, in millimeters or inches, of the inside diameter of the cylinder. The diameter is the width across.


Why are shotguns called 12 bores or 10 bores or 20 bores etc?

Shotguns are named according to the number of bore-diameter-sized lead balls that can be made from one pound of lead. For example, a "12-bore" shotgun means that 12 lead balls of bore diameter can be made from one pound of lead. The larger the number, the smaller the bore diameter.


Is there a word beginning with C meaning gun bore?

Caliber "Caliber" is a word for the diameter of the bullet or the bore of the gun.