fergie Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 hi lads I was wondering if you could tell me what all the different size bores are for just interested.I understand that the 12g is considered to be a good all rounder I thought that 8 and 10 bores where used for wild fowling and 20g use to be thought of as a Ladys gun 410 was a kids gun when i was younger but what about the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 27, 2011 Report Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) Er well in order of size largest first. 4 Bore (punt/static guns) 8 Bore punt or shouldered 10 Bore Shouldered popular for fowling 12 bore defacto 16 bore older but still used for game some say the best for driven game 20 bore lighter but can throw plenty of lead when needed often referred to a youths or ladies gun, not true 28 bore good Bird gun challenging shot used on walked grouse and what ever you fancy 36 aka .410 smallest of the common bores can be used on fethear and fur good for short range pest control and challenging yourself Then you have 9mm shot shell and .22RF shot shell garden guns used for Rats and pest in Gardens Edited July 27, 2011 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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seeker Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Nice summary .. 410 is actually something like a 67 bore and I seem to remember there was an article on a gunsmith making a 2 bore shotgun recently ... probably for elepant drives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg1 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Actually the correct term is Gauge not bore except for the .410 where bore(measured in inches) is the correct terminolgy Gauge refers to IIRC how many perfectly barrel fitting balls of lead it takes to make up 1Lb of lead, it comes from the old days of cannons atvb sg1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Nice summary .. 410 is actually something like a 67 bore and I seem to remember there was an article on a gunsmith making a 2 bore shotgun recently ... probably for elepant drives? well i got my info here: http://www.chuckhawks.com/410bore.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I was at the clay ground a few weeks ago where a chap was shooting a 4 bore muzzle loading shotgun. 1 1/4 inch barrel and a lot of lead. Made a hell of a noise and he hit every clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I saw a 14 gauge side by side at the CLA game fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pole Star Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Er well in order of size largest first. 4 Bore (punt/static guns) 8 Bore punt or shouldered 10 Bore Shouldered popular for fowling 12 bore defacto 16 bore older but still used for game some say the best for driven game 20 bore lighter but can throw plenty of lead when needed often referred to a youths or ladies gun, not true 28 bore good Bird gun challenging shot used on walked grouse and what ever you fancy 36 aka .410 smallest of the common bores can be used on fethear and fur good for short range pest control and challenging yourself Then you have 9mm shot shell and .22RF shot shell garden guns used for Rats and pest in Gardens You gave the wrong info on 4 bores as all the chaps I know use em as shoulder guns although they are also used as punt guns . The tell tale sign of one that has been used as a punt gun is a hole in stock that allows a recoil rope to go through , I had a Tolley 4g like that it was great fun to shoot especially when I took it to our clay shoot . But they are not a gun for skinny whimps I weigh 15stone & I took a low shot at a greylag & it put me on my back in all the mud on the Lough edge ! thank God nobody saw it happen ! . Pole Star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I saw a 14 gauge side by side at the CLA game fair. True i missed out 13 Gauge too! As for a 4 Bore from the shoulder that's crazy, wouldn't want to try it myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 True i missed out 13 Gauge too! As for a 4 Bore from the shoulder that's crazy, wouldn't want to try it myself! Best leave that to Beretta Italy to try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I had a go at a game fair will a mussel loader 4 bore from the shoulder, I'm 6'4 and 17 1/2 stone second row forward and it was do able I would not shoot a 50 bird sporting wityh it tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 and you missed 24gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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