I believe that it makes a difference in what you mean to say where you stick the caliber word in the sentence.
IIRC the proper name for the Garand is US rifle caliber .30 M1. It has a caliber .30 bore but not a 30 caliber barrel. Common usage today is to say a .308 (for instance) is a thirty caliber. It may be or it may not be but it is a caliber .30. Am I correct or just confused ?
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