{"id":393,"date":"2026-11-01T14:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/?p=393"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:10:12","slug":"393","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/index.php\/393\/","title":{"rendered":"Calibre Comparison: 97 Cartridges at Actual Size (Free Poster)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How big is a .50 BMG next to a 9\u00d719? And how small does a .22 LR look next to a 12\/89 shell? To see it at a glance, I designed a poster with <strong>97 cartridges and projectiles, from the diabolo pellet to the .50 BMG<\/strong>, free to download in A1 and A3.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1-1024x485.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1-1024x485.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1-1536x727.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3-preview-edited-1.png 1601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What&#8217;s on it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Airgun, rimfire, shotgun, handgun, rifle and black powder<\/strong>, each group sorted by bullet diameter, then by length.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the black powder section, round balls and Mini\u00e9 bullets are kept apart from the cartridges, including the Vetterli and the old Swiss GP 90 from 1890.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each calibre shows its common alternative names (e.g. 9 mm Luger \/ 9 mm Para), bullet diameter and overall length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formats<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A1, scale 1:1<\/strong>: printed without scaling (100 %), every cartridge is shown at actual size. A scale bar in the top right lets you check.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A3, scale 1:2<\/strong>: half size, fits a standard frame.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both formats come in English and German as print-ready vector PDFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A1.pdf\">A1 (PDF)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/calibre-poster-A3.pdf\">A3 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deutsch: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/kaliber-poster-A1.pdf\">A1 (PDF)<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.forestraven.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/kaliber-poster-A3.pdf\">A3 (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dimensions are rounded per CIP\/SAAMI and bullet shapes are schematic. The poster is meant to be looked at. It contains no load data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Licence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poster is licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC 4.0<\/a>. You&#8217;re free to share, print and adapt it, as long as you credit me and don&#8217;t use it commercially.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How big is a .50 BMG next to a 9\u00d719? And how small does a .22 LR look next to a 12\/89 shell? 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