Craig Boddington was the senior contributing editor of our modern gun and ammunition caliber dictionary. Craig was involved in the development and testing of many of these and writes from first hand experience. This dictionary was written exclusively for Wholesale Hunter with unique information found nowhere else.
GUN CALIBER DICTIONARY
Centerfire Handgun
10mm
22 TCM
25 ACP
25 NAA
30 Luger
32 ACP
32 H&R MAG
32 North American Arms
32 S&W
32 S&W Long
32 Short Colt
327 Federal Magnum
357 Magnum
357 Maximum
357 Sig
38 Colt Short
38 Long Colt
38 S&W
38 Short Colt
38 Special
38 Special +P
38 Super Automatic
380 ACP
4.6X30 Heckler & Koch
40 S&W
400 Cor-Bon
41 Colt
41 Remington Magnum
41 Special
429 Desert Eagle
44 Auto Mag
44 Colt
44 Rem Magnum
44 Russian
44 Special
45 ACP
45 Auto Rimmed
45 AUTO+P
45 Colt
45 Colt / 410 gauge
45 Glock Automatic Pistol (GAP)
45 Glock Automatic Pistol (45 GAP) was introduced by Glock in 2003. Ballistically similar to 45 Auto +P, it uses a shorter case that 45 ACP (.7598-inch versus .898-inch), allowing it to be housed in a more compact frame. 45 Glock uses the same .452-inch bullet as the 45 ACP, loaded to the same 23,000 psi as 45 Auto +P. With some loads velocity with 230-grain bullet exceeds 1000 feet per second, offering considerably more stopping power than standard 45 ACP loads--but with enhanced recoil. 45 Glock has not become nearly as popular as the long-entrenched 45 ACP, but both ammuniton and handguns so chambered are readily available from multiple sources. — Craig Boddington
