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 Schofield
45 Winchester Magnum
454 Casull
455 Webley
460 Rowland
460 S&W Magnum
475 Linebaugh
480 Ruger
50 Action Express
500 JRH
500 S&W
500 Wyoming Express
7.62 Nagant
7.62X25mm Tokarev
7.63mm Mauser
9mm Luger
9mm Makarov
9mmX18mm Ultra Police
9X21mm
9X23mm Winchester
Centerfire Rifle
17 Hornet
Wildcatters have necked the 22 Hornet case down to 17 caliber for many years, but it wasn't until 2011 that Hornady introduced the 17 Hornet as a factory cartridge. Hornady's version removes some of the body taper and has a shorter, sharper shoulder, considerably increasing powder capacity. Propelling a 20-grain bullet at 3650 feet per second, the 17 Hornet is much faster--and much more modern--than its parent, the 22 Hornet. 17-caliber bullets are simply to light to buck wind particularly well, but the 17 Hornet is a very capable cartridge for small varmints out to perhaps 200 yards and, on a calm day, a bit beyond. Accuracy tends to be very good, the report is mild, and recoil is nonexistant. Ammunition (and usually rifles) are costlier than 17 HMR, but the 17 Hornet is a much more effective varmint cartridge, suitable for use in open country and use at greater ranges than either 22 Hornet or the 17 HMR. — Craig Boddington