2007-06-25 19:47:05 · 6 answers · asked by Chimplad 2 in Sports ➔ Other - Sports
It's twelve bore, its to do with the way they measure the barrel, there are other sizes but the most common are the 12 bore and the smaller 410.
2007-06-25 19:53:22 · answer #1 · answered by Eddie W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
12 gauge. It's just a measure of the diameter of the barrel used on shotguns, the only exception is the .410. If that were measured in gauges it would be about a 67 gauge.
2007-06-28 00:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by .45 Peacemaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate people who post from wikipedia but on this occasion I wanted a better explanation than I can provide
The caliber of shotguns is measured in terms of gauge or bore (the British English term). The gauge number is determined by the number of solid spheres of a diameter equal to the inside diameter of the barrel that could be made from a pound of lead. So a 10 gauge shotgun has an inside diameter equal to that of a sphere made from one-tenth of a pound of lead.
2007-06-26 02:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by Johnny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's 12 gauge, not bore and it refers to the measurement of the inside diameter of the barrel.
The most common are 12,16,410 and 10 gauge shotguns.
10 being the largest and 410 being the smallest
2007-06-26 02:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Back Porch Willy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's bore which is the unit of measurement used to express the diameter of the barrel.
2007-06-26 02:54:18 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because each shot is, or was 1/12 of a pound.
12-bore is better.
2007-06-26 03:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋