Topics posted in by chechatonga

Title	Replies	Last Post
"rule of first blood"	21	01/27/2006 - 19:14
$15000.00 grant to HSUS	4	01/11/2003 - 21:46
10 Mistakes Every Bowhunter Should Avoid (feature article)	18	03/27/2011 - 09:15
2005 Ohio Deer-gun Season Final Stats	2	01/02/2006 - 10:05
21 st century ??????????	4	08/17/2003 - 22:18
80% vs 65% letoff.....why?	7	02/16/2009 - 14:58
A Guide to Butchering Deer (Feature Article)	33	04/29/2008 - 21:38
After hitting a gator....	2	05/07/2003 - 12:20
Antler theft	34	02/07/2006 - 19:56
Anyone have any good hang on stand plans	8	11/14/2006 - 07:05
ATV's for Hunting?	21	11/03/2003 - 18:26
Aussie wildlife gone bad	2	08/03/2003 - 22:07
Bagging A Trophy; Luck, Skill, or Both?	29	09/01/2010 - 12:25
Ballistic Tip Performance	17	01/14/2004 - 13:35
Bear Naked Ladies	15	01/30/2003 - 02:07
being cold sucks	15	01/12/2006 - 16:25
Best Deer caliber, without alot of recoil	25	07/23/2008 - 15:42
best over the counter rifle?	45	03/12/2003 - 22:10
Best slugs for big game with a shotgun?	12	07/09/2007 - 09:10
Best Time to Hunt....	8	08/01/2003 - 23:31
BGH and canned hunts?	5	01/08/2006 - 01:12
Big Fish Gone?	3	05/28/2003 - 23:28
Biggest reason a hunter comes home empty handed...	5	10/12/2003 - 10:00
bowhunting turkeys	19	04/07/2006 - 18:40
Bullet Weight for Deer Hunting?	12	12/07/2011 - 17:54

Hunting Tip: Primer on Shotgun Shells - What Does...

What does "gauge" mean anyway? As used here gauge means the number of round lead balls the same diameter as the inside of the barrel (aka the bore) that it would take to weigh one pound. It takes 12 lead balls the same diameter as a 12 gauge barrel to weigh a pound. The smaller 20 gauge would require 20 balls of that barrel diameter. The larger bore 12 gauge would require 12 lead balls of the bore diameter to weigh one pound. In general the number of pellets in a shotgun shell...