Originally Posted by wind_drift
Why do otherwise sensible and nitpicky rifle loonies keep using the term "caliber" when referring to a chambering? It's particularly incongruent behaviour amongst folks who often engage in lengthy and passionate debates about some pretty obscure, esoteric topics?

Odd...


Gotta say it kinda bugs me too.

Maybe it's just a more "folksy" way to say cartridge... sort of like calling antlers, "horns."


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