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Title	Replies	Last Post
Handgun hunting choice	24	01/03/2012 - 16:07
Inter4esting letter/ RED lAKE Nation, MN	0	07/30/2006 - 08:37
Secret FEMA Plan To Use Pastors / Scary	0	07/28/2006 - 19:19
Vote: 7mm Rem Mag, 300 WSM, 300 Win Mag or 270 WSM?	20	05/07/2006 - 21:28
New Snake Boots	0	03/10/2006 - 19:49
Black Bear Defense???	11	03/07/2006 - 07:56
Federal gov't planning a gun amnesty:in CANADA	7	03/05/2006 - 09:12
Second Amendment Foundation	1	03/01/2006 - 19:44
MN deer harvest down !!	1	12/10/2005 - 10:17
Several Federal & State Game Charges for so called GUIDE	2	11/26/2005 - 18:25
Wolves ,"And off to the left one came running right at	2	11/02/2005 - 19:34
Bris dog attack in Northern Minnesota	1	10/30/2005 - 17:18
Wolves attack bird dog in N MN	0	10/30/2005 - 09:01
Vang’s violent history detailed 10/13/05	0	10/13/2005 - 16:56
Vand trial for shooting hunters	1	10/13/2005 - 16:52
Giant Moose Shot	10	10/05/2005 - 05:38
Giant Moose Shot	21	09/26/2005 - 07:44
Woman severely hurt in black bear attack	2	08/01/2005 - 18:19
What caliber for black bear?	33	07/20/2005 - 06:06
Bagging Scent?	1	03/28/2005 - 16:15
Minnesota Bear Applications April 1st	0	03/16/2005 - 10:09
Whne to bear bait	3	03/13/2005 - 19:45
Vang Requests for trial moved from Hayward	2	03/02/2005 - 15:30
HUNT BUFFALO COUNTY, WI	2	03/01/2005 - 14:13
Five hunters gunned down in Wisconsin woods	18	01/26/2005 - 11:36

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...