Small, Medium and Large Bore Ammo Comparison Charts

These posters are available from Cartridge Comparison Guides Website HERE. These are some really awesome and unique visual guides that are great for your gun room or man cave. An actual size visual comparison is always nice to have when discussing various ammo cartridge variations. These posters also look great on the wall. The American Heritage one at the bottom is my favorite with all the classic cartridges of the Frontier and Wild West days.

Micro and Small Bore Ammo Cartridge Comparison Chart

Medium Bore Ammo Comparison Guide Poster

Small Bore Ammo Cartridge Comparison Chart

Big Bore Ammo Cartridge Comparison Chart

American Heritage Ammo Cartridge Poster Frontier and Wild West

The American Heritage poster highlights black powder ammunition (Rifle, Shotgun, and Handgun) used by the American Rifleman and US Military from 1776 to roughly 1885 when the conversion was made to smokeless powder. It includes all versions of the musket ball, paper and combustibles, and self-contained black powder munitions that were used by the US Military including Confederate and Union Civil War ammunition. The poster contains over 280 different Cartridges, Paper and Combustibles, or Projectiles – all life size (measuring within 4/1000 of an inch).

Includes prominent cartridges from every American military engagement as well as Frontiersman, Buffalo Bore, and Cowboy/Ranger cartridges.
Includes the full range of musket: Ball, Mini Ball, Buck & Ball, Paper Patch, Shaler Triple Bullet, Whitworth, and Williams Self Cleaning. Also includes a full range of Paper and Combustibles, even including rubber and animal intestine case.
Rifle cartridges range from 22 caliber Maynard and Stevens up through the big 45, 50, and 55 calibers and terminates with the 58 caliber cartridges of that era.
Handgun cartridges range from 32 X-Short to 50 Navy and 50 Army.
Shotgun cartridges include Maynards, Ropers, Winchesters, and Remington UMC ranging from 410 Bore up to 8 Gauge.
Included cartridges: Sharps, Bullard, Ballard, Burnside, Peabody (What Cheer), Remington, Hepburn, Maynard, Stevens, Winchester, Spencer, Colt, Thuers, Mississippi Rifle, Snyder, Roper, Evans, Wesson, Smith & Wesson, Ward-Burton, Meigs, Dangerfield-LeFever, Schofield, and Roberts.

Poster dimension is 27 x 38 inches. Images are full color on High gloss / High quality 100lb poster paper.

The 6 Most Popular Guns of All Time (by production)

What is the most prolific firearm in history? Near as I can tell from my research these are the top 6. They are listed below in order of production numbers, with number one being at the bottom. Can you guess that one without looking? If anyone has any other information or another contender please leave a comment.

6. Marlin Model 60 semi auto .22 LR approx. 11 million guns produced since 1960 ( only civilian firearm on the list) Orig. USA

5. K98 Mauser cal. 7.92x57 mm Mauser approx 14.7 million guns produced Origin: Germany

4. SKS cal. 7.62x39 approx 15 guns million produced Origin: Soviet Union

3. Lee Enfield cal. .303 British approx 17 million produced Origin United Kingdom

2. Mosin Nagant cal. 7.62x 54 R Rifles approximately 45 million produced from 1891–1965. Origin: Soviet Union

 Number 1: Approximately 100 million since 1946 AK-47 Avtomat Kalashnikova type rifles have been made worldwide compared to approx 8 million M16s. Origin: Soviet Union

Runners Up include The Remington 870 pump shotgun at approx. 10 million and the Winchester 1894 lever rifle at 7.5 million.