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To: riverrunner
What is a pistol caliber these days?

They have chambered pistols in 460 Weatherby.

I have had a Contender pistol in 357 Herrett for many years. It is a shortened and blown out 30-30.

I now have its bigger brother, the 358 Yeti, chambered for the AR-15. It is a shortened and blown out .308.

I also had a 256 Ferrett Carbine. It used a 357 Magnum case necked down to 25 Cal and shot out of a modified M1 Carbine. Also known as the 256 Win Mag.

12 posted on 01/13/2019 1:12:39 PM PST by Elderberry
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To: Elderberry
What is a pistol caliber these days? They have chambered pistols in 460 Weatherby.

I'm guessing that orthopedic surgeons love a .460 Weatherby pistol - great for business. That pistol seems to be another example of just because you can do it doesn't mean that you should.

To answer your first question, I would say a caliber that is first popularized in a pistol and then migrates to a rifle.

A .41 magnum in a Ruger Blackhawk pistol and a companion Henry Big Boy carbine are on my wish list.

37 posted on 01/13/2019 2:31:36 PM PST by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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To: Elderberry

I would say what they were originally developed for.

If they were developed for a hand gun or developed for a rifle.

My 14 inch 45-70 contender barrel does not make the 45-70 a pistol cartridge.

My 357 mag in my marling carbine does not make the 357 mag a rifle cartridge.

Putting rifle cartridges into bolt action hand rifles do not make them pistol cartridges.

Yes things a little grayer now but duel caliber pistol/rifle/carbines cartridges have been around for along time.


48 posted on 01/13/2019 2:54:15 PM PST by riverrunner ( o the public,)
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