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Re: Trivia
« Reply #60 on: January 05, 2009, 04:15:03 PM »
What unit of measurement was used to determine the gauge of a shotgun barrel?
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Re: Trivia
« Reply #61 on: January 05, 2009, 04:26:10 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on January 05, 2009, 04:15:03 PM
What unit of measurement was used to determine the gauge of a shotgun barrel?

It is the number of solid lead balls with the same diameter as the barrel that could be made from one pound of lead.
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« Reply #62 on: January 05, 2009, 04:36:41 PM »
Quote from: m58 on January 05, 2009, 04:26:10 PM
It is the number of solid lead balls with the same diameter as the barrel that could be made from one pound of lead.

Outstanding.....!! ;D
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Re: Trivia
« Reply #63 on: January 05, 2009, 05:02:40 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on January 05, 2009, 04:36:41 PM
Outstanding.....!! ;D

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« Reply #64 on: January 05, 2009, 05:14:41 PM »
Quote from: m58 on January 05, 2009, 05:02:40 PM
Firearm Safety ... Third night  ;D

I know, I've lived all over the country and every time I move to another state I have to go through the "Safety", "Hunting", "Boating" courses all over again.  Stuff that in the 60's and 70's, was required by every 6th grader in the MI public schools.  Pretty much know the stuff by heart.....but a refresher never hurts when safety is concerned...

Sure do miss the Mid-west.....
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Re: Trivia
« Reply #65 on: January 05, 2009, 05:32:48 PM »
Quote from: m58 on January 05, 2009, 04:26:10 PM
It is the number of solid lead balls with the same diameter as the barrel that could be made from one pound of lead.

Where's a 410 come in under this? BB gun?   :)
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« Reply #66 on: January 05, 2009, 05:38:48 PM »
Quote from: Fatman on January 05, 2009, 05:32:48 PM
Where's a 410 come in under this? BB gun?   :)

More or less the only true "caliber" shotgun...don't count one out.  I watched a ten year old girl back in '73 drop a doe, dead in her tracks with a .410 from about 75 feet.
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Re: Trivia
« Reply #67 on: January 05, 2009, 06:27:23 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on January 05, 2009, 05:38:48 PM
More or less the only true "caliber" shotgun...don't count one out.  I watched a ten year old girl back in '73 drop a doe, dead in her tracks with a .410 from about 75 feet.

True.

Now a little legal disclaimer - I do not advocate, advise, suggest or guarantee the following information.  It is never safe to load and or fire ammunition from a firearm that was not designed for the ammunition or load ammunition into a firearm it was not designed for.  Children, and kitty cats, do not do this at home or away!

You can load and fire a .45 Long Colt in a .410 shotgun (many experts that know nothing more than which end of a beer can to drink from swear that this is how the Taurus Judge came about).  I don't know about all states, but I do know that Minnesota Conservation Officers, and several surrounding States, will not cut you any slack if they catch you hunting during slug season with a .410.  Their experience is that you are more than likely shooting a rifle or handgun cartridge than shotgun slug.
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Re: Trivia
« Reply #68 on: January 05, 2009, 11:30:29 PM »
Quote from: Fatman on January 05, 2009, 05:32:48 PM
Where's a 410 come in under this? BB gun?   :)


It's a 68-gauge shotgun. Somewhere between 67 and 68 gauge, but not quite equal to either.

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Re: Trivia
« Reply #69 on: January 05, 2009, 11:33:38 PM »
Quote from: Timothy on January 05, 2009, 05:38:48 PM
More or less the only true "caliber" shotgun...don't count one out.  I watched a ten year old girl back in '73 drop a doe, dead in her tracks with a .410 from about 75 feet.


Compare the ballistics of a .410 slug and a .38 Special and you won't believe what the charts say. I've seen a deer killed by a .410 once. But only once. There used to be 9mm shotguns too, so there were at least 2 "caliber" shotguns. I don't know if they still make them but maybe they do in Europe. Ammo is still available whether the guns are or not. http://www.midwayusa.com/Search/#9mm%20Rimfire%20____-_
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