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06-03-2004, 10:30 PM
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"I believe this measuring system is what gave us the modern shotgun measurements of 10, 12, 16, 20, 28 gauge. As I understand it the gauge is the number of lead balls the size of the barrel it took to equal a pound."
George, you, sir, are exactly right, including the bit on the 410. ToM A. |
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