Expanded Rifle Bullet Diameter List

Compiled By Chuck Hawks


The following list shows correct bullet diameters in thousandths of an inch and rifle cartridges that use bullets of each diameter.

  • .172" - .17 HMR, .17 Mach IV, .17 Rem.
  • .204" - .204 Ruger, .20 Tactical
  • .223" - .22 Short, .22 Long, .22 Long Rifle, .22 Hornet.
  • .224" - .22 WRF, .22 WMR, .218 Bee, .219 Zipper, .22 PPC, .221 Fireball, .222 Remington, .222 Rem. Mag., .223 Remington, 5.6x50 Magnum, .225 Winchester, .22-250 Varminter, .224 Wby. Mag., .223 WSSM, .220 Swift, 5.6x57 RWS.
  • .227" - 5.6x52R (.22 Savage High Power).
  • .243" (6mm) - 6mm PPC, 6x45 (6mm-223), 6mm BR Remington, .243 Winchester, 6mm Remington, .243 WSSM, 6mm-284, 6mm-06, 6x62 Freres, .240 Wby. Mag.
  • .257" - .25-20, .257 Kimber, .25-35, .250-3000, .257 Roberts, .257 Roberts Improved, .25-06, .257 Wby. Mag.
  • .264" (6.5mm) - 6.5x50, 6.5x52, 6.5x54, 6.5x55, .260 Remington, 6.5x57, 6.5-284 Norma, 6.5-06, 6.5mm Rem. Mag., 6.5x68 Schuler, .264 Win. Mag.
  • .277" - .270 Winchester, .270 WSM, .270 Wby. Mag.
  • .284" (7mm) - 7-30 Waters, 7mm STE, 7mm-08 Remington, 7x57 Mauser, .284 Winchester, .280 Remington, 7mm Rem. SAUM, 7mm WSM, 7mm Rem. Mag., 7mm STW, 7mm Wby. Mag., 7mm Ultra Mag.
  • .308" - .30 Carbine, .30-30, .30-40 Krag, 7.5x54, .300 Savage, .307 Winchester, 7.5x55 Swiss (M-1911), .308 Marlin, .308 Winchester, 7.62x54R, .30-06, .300 Rem. SAUM, .300 WSM, .300 H&H Mag., .308 Norma Mag., .300 Win. Mag., .300 Wby. Mag., .300 Ultra Mag, .30-378 Wby. Mag.
  • .311" - 7.62x39 Soviet, .303 British, 7.7x58 Arisaka, 7.65x53 Mauser.
  • .312" - .32-20 Winchester.
  • .321" - .32 Winchester Special, .32-40 Winchester.
  • .323" (8mm) - 8x57JS Mauser, 8mm-06, 8x68S, 8mm Rem. Mag.
  • .338" - .33 Winchester, .338-57 O'Connor, .338 Marlin, .338 Federal, .338-06 A-Square, .338 Win. Mag., .340 Wby. Mag., .338 Ultra Mag, .338-378 Wby. Mag.
  • .348" - .348 Winchester.
  • .358" - .357 Magnum, .35 Remington, .356 Winchester, .358 Winchester, .35 Whelen, .350 Rem. Mag., .358 STA, .358 Norma Mag.
  • .366" (9.3mm) - 9.3x62, 9.3x64, 9.3x74R.
  • .375" - .38-55, .375 Winchester, .376 Steyr, .375 H&H Mag., .375 Ultra Mag, .378 Wby. Mag.
  • .416" - .416 Rigby, .416 Rem. Mag., .416 Wby. Mag.
  • .423" - .404 Jeffery.
  • .427" - .44-40 Winchester.
  • .429" - .44 Rem. Mag., .444 Marlin.
  • .458" - .45-70, .450 Marlin, .450 NE, .458 Win. Mag., .450 Watts, .458 Lott, .460 Wby. Mag.
  • .468" - .465 NE.
  • .475" - .475 NE.
  • .510" - .500 NE, .50 BMG.
  • .584" - .577 NE.
  • .620" - .600 NE.


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