Anyone know why this topic is called small "calibers", instead of small bores, like the above two topics; big "bore" and medium "bore"?

Slow night here in CO I guess...

.....my questions not about the name but why does the forum have a picture of a dead guys hand ....don't you think thats what it looks like ??

Roger

And he mixed his empties with his loads - just like Newhall.

Bore is the diameter of the lands whereas caliber is the diameter of the grooves; so it's a result of the small calibers wanting to have a bigger number than if they were listed as bores. It's a Napoleon thing.

I always thought it looked like a dead guy, but I didn't have a better picture to send to Don for consideration.

I've never noticed before but that is one gnarly looking hand. He's probably just finished an encounter with a grizzly whilst chanting: "It ain't what you shoot, it's where you stick 'em".

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Originally posted by Ray B:
Bore is the diameter of the lands whereas caliber is the diameter of the grooves; so it's a result of the small calibers wanting to have a bigger number than if they were listed as bores. It's a Napoleon thing.

Us small caliber guys know that bullet placement is the trump. The big bore guys think high velocity and heavy bullet and magnum in the title is required.

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Originally posted by carpetman1:
Us small caliber guys know that bullet placement is the trump.

No argument there.

Even with big bore & medium bore!

I own and love all of them; small, medium and large bores. I probably hunt more with small bores than the other two, on deer and antelope: 25.06 and 280.

I am just curious why this title topic is "caliber" instead of "bore".

Too much time on a retired man's mind...

My wife says I'm a small bore until I start talking about guns or fishing then I become a big bore. I dunno.

I dunno, never had a problem with that, never even gave it a thought until you brought it up, shame on ya! quit that!!

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Originally posted by Atkinson:
I dunno, never had a problem with that, never even gave it a thought until you brought it up, shame on ya! quit that!!

My bad...

I like the 'dead guy's hand" comment!
That's exactly what it looks like... he lost the fight and couldn't even reload his gun and there he lay.

Zeke