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mlp2147

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Location: Holly Ridge, NC

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Love to bow hunt and flyfish. Active duty Marine for 18 years and counting.

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Whitetail in Onslow County, NC	15	11/10/2012 - 04:51
New to the forum in Coastal NC	2	06/10/2012 - 18:06

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...