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  2. Choke (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    As far back as 1787 a Frenchman by the name of M. Magne de Marolles gave an account of choke-boring, though he argued against it. [3]Some sources state that the first pioneer was a Czech named Dominik Brandejs, who made shotguns with a choke in order to reduce the dispersion of shots, but his design was not popular in the 1820s.

  3. Stoeger Condor - Wikipedia

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    The Stoeger Condor is a double-barreled shotgun. It is an over/under gun, with one barrel above the other. [1] There are several models of Condor, with different features and in various gauges. The standard model has a grade-A walnut stock and fore-end, blued receiver and barrels, a single trigger, and screw-in choke tubes. It has a vented ...

  4. List of shotguns - Wikipedia

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    Stoeger Coach Gun: E.R. Amantino: 12 gauge Brazil: Stoeger Condor: E.R. Amantino: 12 gauge 16 gauge 20 gauge.410 bore Brazil: Tavor TS12: IWI: 12 Gauge Israel: 2018 TOZ-106: Tula Arms Plant Russia: 1993 TOZ-194: Tula Arms Plant: 12 gauge Russia: 1990s USAS-12: Daewoo Precision Industries: 12 gauge South Korea: 1980s UTS-15: UTAS: 12 gauge ...

  5. Stoeger Coach Gun - Wikipedia

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    The Stoeger Coach Gun is a side-by-side double-barreled shotgun. It is marketed and distributed by Stoeger Industries in Accokeek, Maryland. It is manufactured by E.R. Amantino (Boito) in Veranópolis, Brazil. [1] While suitable for bird hunting, clay target shooting or home defense, it is primarily designed for cowboy action shooting.

  6. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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    Steel, being significantly less dense than lead, requires larger shot sizes, but is a good choice when lead is not legal and cost is a consideration. It is argued that steel shot cannot safely be used in some older shotguns without causing damage to either the bore or to the choke due to the hardness of steel shot.

  7. Stoeger Industries - Wikipedia

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    The pistol was all stainless steel and was in 9 mm and sold as the American Eagle Luger with 4" and 6" barrels. Stoeger has owned the name "Luger" in the United States market since around 1924. Some shares of Vursan Silah Sanayi A.Ş., which was established in Turkey in 1989, were purchased by Beretta in 2000, forming a Turkish-Italian partnership.

  8. Double-barreled shotgun - Wikipedia

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    Having two barrels lets the shooter use a more open choke for near targets, and a tighter choke for distant targets, [6] providing the optimal shot pattern for each distance. The disadvantage lies in the fact that the barrels of a double-barreled shotgun, whether over-and-under or side-by-side, are not parallel, but slightly angled, [ citation ...

  9. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The gauge (in American English or more commonly referred to as bore in British English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) and other necessary parameters to define in general a smoothbore barrel (compare to caliber, which defines a barrel with rifling and its cartridge).