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Balles 11,43

English translation: 11,43 refers to caliber of bullets mentioned


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French term or phrase: Balles 11,43
Context is irrelevant but here goes: cop breaks up with girlfriend, grabs bag and packs it with his belongings, which include a "boite de balles 11,43". Not much on Google. Thanks.
Richard Flight
France
Local time: 02:57
English translation:11,43 refers to caliber of bullets mentioned
Explanation:

Shooting mode: automatic and semi-automatic
Caliber: 11,43 mm
Magazine: 20/30 bullets
Range: 150 meters
Rate of fire: 700 rounds/min



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4 +311,43 refers to caliber of bullets mentioned
whither has fle
5 +1Boîte de balles 11,43 = box of ammo 44Michel F. Morin
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.45 ACPNibus
Colt vs Magnum
Bourth

  

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11,43 refers to caliber of bullets mentioned


Explanation:

Shooting mode: automatic and semi-automatic
Caliber: 11,43 mm
Magazine: 20/30 bullets
Range: 150 meters
Rate of fire: 700 rounds/min



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whither has fle
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agree  Nibus: that's it :)
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agree  Bashiqa
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agree  philgoddard: Yes, so I would translate it (with thanks to Nibus) as .45 bullets.
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Boîte de balles 11,43 = box of ammo 44


Explanation:
Of course 11.43 refers to caliber. But 11,43 = 44 (not 45). See Web ref 1.

"Balle" is "bullet". But actually bullets never come on their own, unless after having been fired. They are part of ammunitions, or "ammo". See web ref 2.


    Reference: http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...
    Reference: http://www.google.fr/search?q=ammo+44+mag&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&...
Michel F. Morin
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agree  irat56: Yes! 11.43 = 44...
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Reference comments


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Reference: .45 ACP

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_ACP - diameter of 11.43mm

Nibus
United Kingdom
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2 hrs
Reference: Colt vs Magnum

Reference information:
44 Magnum or Colt 45, it's all detailed here (and more besides):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_mm_caliber

Yours,
Dirty Harry

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Le colt 45, très apprécié par les américains et le milieu du banditisme, tire une munition de calibre 11,43 mm pesant 15 g à vitesse initiale faible (70 m ...
www.sfar.org/sfar_actu/ca97/html/ca97_047/97_47.htm

Le pistolet M1911 (Colt, Remington, Springfield) Calibre : 11,43 mm Munition : 45 ACP Longueur totale : 216 mm Longueur du canon : 127 mm hauteur : 135 mm ...
passionmilitaria.conceptforum.net/.../les-armes-us-au-vietnam-pistolet-mitrailleur-et-de-poing-t5224.htm

Le Colt 45 est en fait un calibre 11,43 mm (0,45 x 2,54 mm), créé en 1911. Le Colt Python 357 magnum a un calibre de 0357 pouce, soit 9,06 mm ou 9 mm. ...
www.utc.fr/~tthomass/Themes/Unites/unites/.../Les armes.pdf

Bourth
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