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Omnivorous_Bob
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Re: gun weight vs loads.
      25/06/07 03:11 AM

Just my 2 cents here.

Generally, the weight of English guns are very well matched to their power level, but only generally! That is, in the absence of other markings, a 13lb gun is probably build for heavier charges that a 10lb version in the same caliber. I don’t know how well this holds for trade guns where one frame was used for many calibers.

Notable exceptions are some guns from the early days of nitro powders such as 12lb 450/400s (overkill!) and BP guns that were reproved for cordite, some of which were much too light.

Bob

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* gun weight vs loads. empirevr 25/06/07 12:20 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. Omnivorous_Bob   25/06/07 03:11 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   25/06/07 05:25 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. JPK   26/06/07 01:53 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. Marrakai   26/06/07 06:48 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. JPK   27/06/07 01:12 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. JPK   27/06/07 01:21 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. 9.3x57   27/06/07 10:53 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   28/06/07 04:40 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. gatsby   28/06/07 05:57 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   28/06/07 06:22 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. Mike_Bailey   28/06/07 09:47 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   28/06/07 11:31 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. escard   03/07/07 09:39 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. JPK   03/07/07 11:27 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. smicha6551   04/07/07 03:26 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. escard   04/07/07 04:38 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   04/07/07 06:12 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. escard   05/07/07 04:13 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   06/07/07 01:08 AM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. 9.3x57   26/06/07 11:06 PM
. * * Re: gun weight vs loads. empirevr   27/06/07 04:03 AM

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