Topics posted in by bitmasher

Title	Replies	Last Post
Tikka T3 vs. Kimber Montana	6	04/28/2013 - 16:59
Sako	5	04/28/2013 - 16:41
Are Crossbows going Vertical?	6	03/26/2013 - 01:27
.41 mag vs. .44 mag	36	02/23/2013 - 13:26
Stainless Steel Barrels	6	01/22/2013 - 02:16
15 DEAD DEER BY UNKNOWN PREDATOR	22	12/20/2012 - 20:06
.308 Winchester vs .300 Weatherby Magnum	17	11/24/2012 - 12:37
Eating squirrels	18	10/12/2012 - 10:48
Side Arm in Colorado?	42	09/20/2012 - 13:57
Ted nugent's poaching incident	9	09/10/2012 - 15:02
Any Colorado Bear Hunters?	14	08/14/2012 - 16:26
problems with kimber rifles	13	08/12/2012 - 05:41
330 Dakota	12	06/15/2012 - 14:16
Should being left eye dominant rule out?	16	05/21/2012 - 18:49
Gun Control Coming To A Superbowl Ad Near You	4	04/27/2012 - 08:10
ELK vs MULE DEER	8	04/25/2012 - 09:54
which pistol?	6	04/18/2012 - 10:00
Lee Classic Handloader	12	04/09/2012 - 08:23
Sucky wood on modern rifles	17	03/21/2012 - 13:23
Ruger American Rifle	8	03/08/2012 - 11:22
First Colorado Muzzleloader Elk Hunt	9	03/05/2012 - 07:07
hoyts new bows	4	02/29/2012 - 05:25
Hunting in South Africa	28	02/22/2012 - 16:44
What 6 guns?	33	02/20/2012 - 01:08
.243 Varmint Load	14	02/19/2012 - 18:19

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...