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Location: Long Island N. Y.

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Title	Replies	Last Post
lights for hunting	11	11/03/2011 - 06:59
F/S Surefire weapon light 345 lumens rechargeable	14	05/06/2011 - 20:43
F/S Grand collection of knives	7	12/13/2010 - 08:10
Surefire M-6 versus BOREALIS flashlight	38	06/05/2010 - 17:29
F/S Cap & Ball revolver collection (must see)	1	05/29/2010 - 13:08
F/S High grade binocular, Pentax, Nikon, Leupold	0	05/26/2010 - 08:22
F/S High grade binocular, Pentax, Nikon, Leupold	0	05/25/2010 - 11:46
F/S NEW Bushnell Onix 200 CR (color) GPS	0	05/21/2010 - 17:44
KNIVES FOR HUNTING	7	07/05/2008 - 13:40
COMPASSES	4	11/26/2007 - 01:46

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...