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Hazcat

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Re: Old handgun caliber question
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2011, 05:46:57 PM »
They talked about the caliber a bit and the hero said that it was a 'foreign' make as the US tended to 'standard' calibers like 22, 32, 38 etc.
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Re: Old handgun caliber question
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2011, 05:53:02 PM »
.29 inches (29 caliber?) would be a little over 7mm.  Maybe they decided to convert from metric to standard for some reason.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.62x38mmR

7.62×38mmR (also known as 7.62 mm Nagant and Cartridge, Type R) is a unique ammunition cartridge designed for use in the Russian Nagant M1895 revolver.

According to the specs, it has a bullet diameter of .295.

Hope this helps.
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Re: Old handgun caliber question
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2011, 06:57:38 PM »
It was supposed to be an itty bitty purse gun, and an automatic (semi).

Starting to sound like a fabrication but they spent a lot of time on it.  It was a major clue in the mystery.
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Re: Old handgun caliber question
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2011, 07:30:38 PM »
 I believe it was a totally fictional gun from a writer who knew nothing about firearms.
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