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| < 16ga. Ammunition & Reloading ~ 3.5" 20ga? |
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Sat Nov 04, 2023 1:29 am
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I know, not 16ga, I'll defeat the post if anyone if offended. I see it as interesting to sub gauge folks and may be of value to ammo collectors. Didn't know a 3.5" 20ga existed...No interest in owning them other than the curiosity of it....
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1004442117 |
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:27 am
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| I think it was made 3.5" to keep them out of normal 20 ga guns. I could be wrong about that. |
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:04 pm
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| Hastings made the barrels and the ammo for magnum receivers if I remember correctly? |
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:13 pm
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A 3" 20 gauge shell is a waste of money. Seems to me I read a while back about a test that proved the pattern isn't better, or denser, but the shot string gets longer.
So yeah, if you're a terrible shot and tend to lead too much and shoot in front of the target, I suppose it's one way to strafe whatever you're shooting at out of the sky.
Or, one just practice a bit more, or use a 16 or a 12. |
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:15 pm
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| Although a 3" 20 gauge sabot slug through a rifled barrel does make for a good deer round where you can't legally use a rifle. |
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 3:36 pm
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Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:15 pm
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| nj gsp wrote: |
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Although a 3" 20 gauge sabot slug through a rifled barrel does make for a good deer round where you can't legally use a rifle.
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I think that was the whole idea. |
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Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:51 am
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Wed Nov 22, 2023 1:02 pm
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