Comment on You've Just Been Hit By The Metric System Boys

• CybranM@feddit.nu ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So the most American things in America are using the least American measurement system?

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  • adarza@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    some of the popular ones are measured in metric, but there’s plenty that are not.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caliber#Metric_and_US_custo…

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• Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s a pretty heavy mix, many of the most popular rounds are referenced by their metric size but they’re not usually ‘useful’ sizes in either standard or metric.

  For example:

  • .22 LR = .223in = 5.56 NATO
  • 9mm = .357 mag
  • .40 S&W = 10mm Auto
  • .308 = 7.62mm
  • .44 = no common metric eq.
  • .45 = no common metric eq.
  • .50 = 12.7mm

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