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pls explain 🙂

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.308 is caliber in inches thus not metric.

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why do they use decimal for imperial units?

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Because even people who worked in imperial recognized that dealing with stupid fractions is stupid.

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I have a 77/250 rifle at home because I’m a real American.

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Because they couldn’t rationalize using fractions.

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It means the round fired by the gun is .308 inches in diameter, or 7.62mm. Gun caliber is measured in inches for Imperial.

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Machining is often done in thousandths of an inch.

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