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2. Fishing sinker - Wikipedia

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   A claw sinker consists of a sinker weight which is typically of round shape, and a number of metal wire spikes grouped around the sinker weight acting as barbs. Claw sinkers are used in surf fishing on sandy bottoms with strong currents, mainly to prevent the sinker from getting carried off with the current. Upon casting a claw sinker, the line ...

3. 16-inch/50-caliber Mark 7 gun - Wikipedia

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   The lightweight 16-in/50 Mark 7 was designed to resolve this conflict. These guns were 50 calibers long, 50 times their 16-inch (406 mm) bore diameter with barrels 66.7 ft (20.3 m) long, from chamber to muzzle. Each gun weighed about 239,000 lb (108 t) without the breech, and 267,900 lb (121.5 t) with the breech. [1]

4. Canon de 12 Gribeauval - Wikipedia

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   All French field guns had a clearance of 2.705 millimetres (0.106 in) between the cannonball and the inside of the barrel. [19] French 8- and 12-pounders used a special arrangement where the barrel of the cannon was shifted backward about four calibers in order to better distribute the weight while the gun was being moved. [16]

5. Hook, line and sinker: 10 spots you can go fishing in the ...

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   Hook, line and sinker: 10 spots you can go fishing in the Kansas City metro this summer. Joseph Hernandez. July 22, 2023 at 7:30 AM. Nick Wagner/nwagner@kcstar.com.

6. Gribeauval system - Wikipedia

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   The 8-pounder used 4 oz. balls in large canister rounds and 1 and 2 oz. balls in small canister rounds. The 4-pounder had ¾ and 2 oz. balls in small canister rounds. [ 20 ] An 8-inch howitzer had a barrel weight of 1,120 lb (508.0 kg) and required a gunpowder charge weighing 1.75 lb (0.8 kg).

7. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Note: Use of this table for estimating bullet masses for historical large-bore rifles is limited, as this table assumes the use of round ball, rather than conical bullets; for example, a typical 4-bore rifle from circa 1880 used a 2,000-grain (4.57 oz; 129.60 g) bullet, or sometimes slightly heavier, rather than using a 4-ounce (110 g) round ...