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Re: Worlds Largest Caliber Rifle In Action - .905

#11 Post by the running man »

Ideal for home defence!
When someone says "it's not about the money" you know what? it probably is all about money!
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#12 Post by meles meles »

Sandgroper wrote:
meles meles wrote:The largest calibre rifles, oomans, were the 18" BL Mk 1s mounted on HM battlecruisers and monitors...
IJNS Yamato and Musahi had a 18.1" main armament! ;)

Depends how you measure it, ooman: across the grooves, across the lands or from groove to land. The RN rifles fired a bigger, heavier shell further but the calibre was measured across the lands and so appears smaller...
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meles meles wrote:
Sandgroper wrote:
meles meles wrote:The largest calibre rifles, oomans, were the 18" BL Mk 1s mounted on HM battlecruisers and monitors...
IJNS Yamato and Musahi had a 18.1" main armament! ;)

Depends how you measure it, ooman: across the grooves, across the lands or from groove to land. The RN rifles fired a bigger, heavier shell further but the calibre was measured across the lands and so appears smaller...
Measure it anyway you like , we won !
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#14 Post by Sandgroper »

meles meles wrote:
Sandgroper wrote:
meles meles wrote:The largest calibre rifles, oomans, were the 18" BL Mk 1s mounted on HM battlecruisers and monitors...
IJNS Yamato and Musahi had a 18.1" main armament! ;)

Depends how you measure it, ooman: across the grooves, across the lands or from groove to land. The RN rifles fired a bigger, heavier shell further but the calibre was measured across the lands and so appears smaller...
0.1" smaller! :55:
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#15 Post by meles meles »

But the shells were wider !
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#16 Post by Sandgroper »

meles meles wrote:But the shells were wider !
Prove it! :lol:
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#17 Post by meles meles »

We're not the narrow minded one...

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#18 Post by Sandgroper »

meles meles wrote:We're not the narrow minded one...

;)
I'm broad minded enough to be arguing with a badger... :o
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#19 Post by meles meles »

get orf our lands !
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#20 Post by Sandgroper »

meles meles wrote:get orf our lands !
If you stay away from the grooves! ;)
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