Small-bore refers to
with a diameter of or smaller.
It may also refer to small-bore rifle competition. The medium-bore refers to calibers with a diameter between up to and large-bore refers to calibers with a diameter of or larger.
refers historically to calibers of or smaller.
There is much variance in the use of the term small-bore, which over the years has changed considerably with anything under caliber considered small-bore prior to the mid-19th century.
Small-bore competition
Small-bore competition often refers to shooting competitions conducted with .22 Rimfire target rifles.
[http://compete.nra.org/documents/pdf/compete/RuleBooks/SBR/sbr-book.pdf Small-bore rifle NRA rule book]
See also
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List of rifle cartridges
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Table of handgun and rifle cartridges
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Historic small-bore Enfield, BSA and other Service, Training and Target rifles reference pages, with league competitions for such rifles [1]
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