Thread: How is a bullet's caliber measured?
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Old October 4, 2006, 05:48 PM   #14
Desertscout1
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The "r" means "Rimmed" I believe.
Actually, in the case of the 7.62x54R, it stands for Russian but for the .30-30 and others, it does, infact, stand for rimmed.
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