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  • mr_floppy
    Unofficial guess. I have a .70 cal BP Cannon and a 12 guage shot gun wad just barely fits into the bore. (I use it for the compression). It's a snug fit.

    Bobski, did you check out cdnn yet?
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  • firstharmonic
    12GA= .729
    20GA= .615
    24GA= .579
    28GA= .550
    36GA= .506
    410GA= .410
    These values are from a chart in the Dixie Gun Works catalog. And anything smaller than 50GA (.453) is usually expressed in the actual bore size, such as 410= .410. That's how your .22 or .38 or whatever would probably be "gauged". I think.

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  • Tailgunner1954
    8ga = .835 or 83/84 cal
    10ga = .775 or 77/78 cal
    12ga = .729 or 73 cal
    14ga = .693 or 69 cal
    16ga = .662 or 66 cal
    18ga = .637 or 64 cal
    20ga = .615 or 61/62 cal
    24ga = .580 or 58 cal
    28ga = .550 or 55 cal
    32ga = .526 or 53 cal

    64 Maynard = 18ga
    55 Maynard = 28ga
    11.15x52mm = 55ga
    44XL = 61ga
    410 bore = 68ga
    360 CF = 99ga
    9.1x40mm = 101ga
    9mm RF = 105ga
    9mm CF = 105ga
    32 RF = 142ga
    310 Rem = ?
    7mm RF = 223ga
    6mm RF = 353ga
    22 RF = ?
    20cal Wingo = 582ga

    The above are taken from COTW, to calculate it your self, Bore diameter X = a sphere with a volume of Y. Lead volume Y weighs Z pounds. 1/Z = gauge size. (Pure lead weighs .4105 pounds/cubic)inch

    Whittemore
    Some guys like a mag full of lead, I still prefer one round to the head.
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  • fugawe
    An easy formula for this is 2.436 divided by the volume of a sphere of the diameter of your bore. A .224 sphere would be .0058in3. 2.436 divided by .0058 would make it roughly 420Ga.
    The formula for a sphere is 4/3piR3.
    If you care, that is...[:D]

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