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2. Shotgun slug - Wikipedia

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   A 12 gauge Brenneke slug. The Brenneke slug was developed by the German gun and ammunition designer Wilhelm Brenneke (1865–1951) in 1898. The original Brenneke slug is a solid lead slug with ribs cast onto the outside, much like a rifled Foster slug. [11]

3. Slug barrel - Wikipedia

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   The short, fat, unaerodynamic Foster slug was no longer needed for its inherent stability; new slugs were smaller in diameter, usually around 10.16 to 12.7 millimeters (.40 to .50 caliber) (compared to the 18.5 millimeter (.73 inch) bore diameter of a 12 gauge), and carried in a plastic sabot.

4. Military 12-gauge cartridges - Wikipedia

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   The United States Navy included rifled slug cartridges among 21st-century loads. Slugs from these 2.75 in (7.0 cm) cartridges have a muzzle velocity between 1,590 ft (480 m) and 1,770 ft (540 m) per second.

5. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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   Thus, a 10-gauge shotgun has a larger-diameter barrel than a 12-gauge shotgun, which has a larger-diameter barrel than a 20-gauge shotgun, and so forth. M35 .410 shotgun cartridges for M-6 survival gun w/.22 long rifle for comparison. The most popular shotgun gauge by far is 12-gauge.

6. Shotgun - Wikipedia

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   Home-defense and law enforcement shotguns are usually chambered for 12-gauge shells, providing maximum shot power and the use of a variety of projectiles such as buckshot, rubber, sandbag and slug shells, but 20-gauge (common in bird-hunting shotguns) or .410 (common in youth-size shotguns) are also available in defense-type shotgun models ...

7. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   By far the most popular is the 12 gauge, [3] particularly in the United States. [4] The 20-gauge shotgun is the next most popular size, being favored by shooters uncomfortable with the weight and recoil of a 12-gauge gun, and is popular for upland game hunting. The next most popular sizes are the .410 bore and the 28 gauge.

8. Remington Model 58 - Wikipedia

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   The Model 58 was produced in several version and grades, including a magnum version which could accept 3-inch (7.6 cm) shells, and versions with rifle sights ("Rifled Slug Specials"). [3] The Model 878 was introduced in 1959 with an improved "self-adjusting" gas system, offered in 12 gauge only. [4]

9. M30 Luftwaffe Drilling - Wikipedia

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   For maximum versatility the M30 Luftwaffe Drilling featured two side-by-side 12 gauge shotgun barrels on top and a 9.3x74mmR rifle barrel below. The left-hand barrel was left unchoked for shooting slugs and the right barrel was choked for shooting birdshot. They were manufactured by the German firm J. P. Sauer und Sohn GmbH.