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Originally Posted by fred8615

But, what about the incorrect 6 inch gun caliber??? How are we supposed to have fun shooting it when we know it's the wrong caliber???

What is your source for that?

Valor at Sea:

Guns2 - 6" 50 cal,

Wiki says:

6 inch (150mm)/53 Cal.

So what do you say is incorrect?

Do you realize Caliber has more than one meaning?

Originally Posted by Wiki

In some contexts, eg guns aboard a warship, "caliber" is used to describe the barrel length as multiples of the bore diameter. A "5-inch 50 caliber" gun has a bore diameter of 5 inches (127 mm) and a barrel length of 50 times 5 inches = 250 inches (6.35 m).

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