Like we have lost the true meaning of the word caliber? I wonder how many people remember that caliber is actually a measurement of 1/100th of an inch. Thus, truly a 45 caliber pistol and not the way we have all written it .45 caliber, which would be very small.Hoppes wrote:The .410 is the only shotgun in a caliber versus a gauge. Yes, many people don't know this. If you go to Bass Pro or Cabelas, etc. and look for .410 stuff, you will see it frequently labeled as .410 gauge and that is not correct. It is a caliber just like you mention.
This is the kind of information that gets changed in history without any challenge. I suppose most of us know that old saying, "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth." Although not intended as a lie, in another 50 years, the .410 might be referred to exclusively as a gauge without prejudice.
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- Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:05 am
- Forum: LEO Contacts & Bloopers
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