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12 ga. has a far more diversified variety of shells (loads) than 20 ga. If you don't want to reload, there are many shell types to choose from. Bigger, hotter, faster 12 ga. loads are best for bigger, tougher or faster birds such as ducks, geese and turkeys. 12 is necessary with buckshot or slugs for deer in some places. 20 ga. is better for smaller birds such as pheasant, grouse, woodcock and snipe. 20 is OK with slugs for deer. Both are used in shooting games like trap, skeet and sporting clays and I use both. 1 ounce of shot pellets is exactly the same quantity from either size shotgun. The gauge refers to the barrel diameters where that is the number of lead balls, fitting into the barrel, which weigh 1 pound (16 ounces).
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What are the different terms for the thickness of something?
Gauge is the term that comes to mind, such as 12 gauge (ga.) wire. With plastic bags, one might use mil, such as a 3 mil garbage bag. "Mil" indicates thousandths of an inch.
How can you locate the manufacturer of a 12 gauge side by side shotgun that says Excelsior made in Italy?
Excelsior shotguns were mfg. in Europe by Liegeoise D'Armes a Feu. The Excelsior name was also used in the US by Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle works
Youre trying to find info on a 12 gauge side by side with the words Du Bois as well as Armas bost Eibar.?
Go to Gunbroker.com and do a search for Bost and you will come up with at least two shotguns like yours that are for sale, and will provide some information on the shotgun itself.
What is the Value of 12 gauge 5832005?
Around $150.
Where is the serial number on a 12 gauge model 77D?
There isn't one
