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2. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   The six most common shotgun gauges, in descending order of size, are the 10 gauge, 12 gauge, 16 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge, and .410 bore. [7] By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [7] particularly in the United States. [8] The 20-gauge shotgun is the next most popular size [citation needed], and is popular for upland game hunting. The next ...

3. Handloading - Wikipedia

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   Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...

4. Military 12-gauge cartridges - Wikipedia

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   2.75 inches (7.0 cm) Military use of combat shotguns through the 20th century has created a need for ammunition maximizing the combat effectiveness of such weapons within the limitations of international law . 12- gauge has been widely accepted as an appropriate bore diameter to provide an effective number of projectiles within an acceptable ...

5. Overall length - Wikipedia

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   The overall length (OAL) of an ammunition cartridge is a measurement from the base of the brass shell casing to the tip of the bullet, seated into the brass casing. Cartridge overall length, or "COL", is important to safe functioning of reloads in firearms.

6. Shotgun slug - Wikipedia

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   A Remington 870 12 gauge with sighted cylinder bore barrel suitable for Foster slugs and buckshot The "Foster slug", invented by Karl M. Foster in 1931, and patented in 1947 ( U.S. patent 2,414,863 ), is a type of shotgun slug designed to be fired through a smoothbore shotgun barrel, even though it commonly labeled as a "rifled" slug.

7. Super magnum - Wikipedia

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   Gates' .414 SuperMag. A super magnum is a longer and/or more powerful version of a "magnum" cartridge.Although the term "super magnum" typically refers to a handgun cartridge, created by lengthening an existing straight-case design, it can also refer to rifle and shotgun cartridges, such as the .17 Winchester Super Magnum and the 3 1 ⁄ 2" 12 Gauge Super Magnum.

8. Headspace (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Headspace positioning of rimless, rimmed, belted and straight cartridges Several different rimmed, .22 rimfire cartridges, which have a uniform forward diameter, and which have headspace on the rim, allowing any length of cartridge shorter than the maximum size to be used in the same firearm Firearms chambered for tapered rimmed cartridges like this .303 British cannot safely fire shorter ...

9. Tactical reload - Wikipedia

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   A tactical reload is reloading a weapon that has only fired a few rounds out of its magazine, while retaining the original magazine. [1] [2] An example is an infantryman reloading before entering a hostile building, concerned about ammunition. [3]