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  1. 03-04-2015, 01:56 PM #1
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    Default Shotgun gauge measurment


    Gauge measurement in shotguns is the number of round lead balls of bore diameter that equal one pound.
    ( 12 Gauge is the diameter of one lead ball that weighs 1/12 lb)
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    except for the 410 witch is actually a caliber (41) not the size of the shell (45)
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    A 1/12 pound round ball would pack a punch on both ends
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    I've been around guns all my life and I didn't know that. You can learn something new everyday.
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    I have been to a shop in Ohio that had a 4 guage side by side that was Prussian made. 36 in barrels and weighed 27lbs. Now I understand why the gentry had Gun Boys. Shoulder hurts just thinking about it. Good info. 20 years of chasing clays and I never heard that.
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