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dave0520 · October 4, 2006, 05:23 PM

The "r" means "Rimmed" I believe.

.30-30, .45-70, .357 mag./.38 special (and all cartridges designed to be fired in revolvers) are also rimmed, but in American cartridges the "r" is usually omitted.

October 4, 2006, 05:23 PM	#12
dave0520 Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2005 Location: Philadelphia suburbs Posts: 394	The "r" means "Rimmed" I believe. .30-30, .45-70, .357 mag./.38 special (and all cartridges designed to be fired in revolvers) are also rimmed, but in American cartridges the "r" is usually omitted. __________________ si vis pacem, parabellum