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		sublinear on Dec 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hidden tech of the Nest Thermostat Ammunition caliber is similarly interesting

aidenn0 on Dec 15, 2022 [–]

Right .223 Remington has the same bullet diameter of .222 Remington; namely 0.224 inches.

Metric dimensions of rifle-cartridges, however, seem to reliably be the land-diameter: 5.56x45, 7.62x51, and 7.62x39 all have eponymous land-diameters.

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