This is a discussion on Ever wonder why railroad tracks have such odd spacing? within the Off-Topic forums, part of the Main Category category; Originally Posted by tuts40 Cool stuff. I'm gunna hit google now and find out how a .357 caliber bullet came ...
Standard bore diameter is usually measured from land to land. Some manufacturers decided to measure from land to groove or groove to groove in order to make their product appear "bigger" and therefore more appealing. Both a .38 and .357 bullet will both fit in the same bore, however one is measured differently from the other.
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