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JPK
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Re: gun weight vs loads.
      26/06/07 01:53 PM

The "standard" English formula for shotguns is gun weight about 96 times the shot charge weight.

For a one once load, standard for a British a 16ga, this works out to six pounds even. For an english 12ga game gun shooting a standard 1 1/16oz English game load this equals 6 3/8lbs. For "new" 1 1/8oz loads this is 6 3/4lbs. For 1 1/4oz pidgeon loads this works out to 7 1/2lbs.

If you survey a selection of guns you will find that weights vary some but not too much or too often from the rule of 96.

I haven't tried the formula for any rifles, or heard that it applies to rifles, but it might be a starting point to see if it works or if a selection of express rifles points to this or another formula.

JPK

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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
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