20 Gauge Traditional Cache
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The 20-gauge shotgun is a type of smoothbore shotgun that is
smaller in caliber (.615) than a 12 gauge(.729). It takes 20 lead
balls of the diameter of a 20-gauge shotgun bore to equal 1 pound,
while it only takes 12 lead balls of the diameter of a 12-gauge
shotgun bore to equal the same amount. A 20-gauge shotgun is
sometimes considered more suitable for hunting certain types of
game, because it damages less meat,which makes it suitable for most
game birds. The 20 gauge is also well suited for turkey hunting
because you are only aiming for the neck and head.
20-gauge shotguns are especially suitable for hunting game birds
such as quail and grouse, and other small game when using shot
shells. A 20-gauge can also shoot slugs and thereby become an
effective deer-hunting gun. 20-gauge shotguns loaded with slugs are
usually less accurate than rifles, but they often have better
stopping power at short range—although this depends on the
amount of gun powder in the shell's load.
Deer and upland birds are not the only suitable game for the 20
gauge, its very common for a hunter to use this fire arm to hunt
for squirrels, rabbits, and waterfowl. In addition to this, many
sport shooters will participate with the 20 gauge at sporting
events such as skeet and trap tournaments.
Shells are usually (but not always) colored yellow for the 20 gauge
shotgun. This is in contrast to the common colors of purple for 16
gauge, and red for 12 gauge. 10 gauge can be found usually in black
or green, and others like the 28 gauge and .410 are in various
colors. One of the purposes for these colorings is to help prevent
a potentially dangerous situation of putting a shell of one size
into a gun of a different size.
This is the second most popular shotgun and the price of ammunition
is usually identical to that of a 12 gauge. However the most common
buck load for the 20 gauge is #2, which is smaller than the common
#00 found in 12 gauge, however more rare, there are larger buck
shot loads available for the 20 gauge. Most other shotguns will
have a higher cost of ammunition, however sometimes the .410 at
certain dealers will be just as cheap, but is usually limited only
to bird shot.
In addition, a 20-gauge shotguns can often have less recoil than
10, 12 or 16-gauge versions on average, and may be more desirable
to those who want to experience less recoil for prolonged shooting.
The lower recoil also makes a 20-gauge appropriate for younger
shooters who may have a difficult time firing a larger shotgun.
However recoil is largely dependent on the weight of the gun
itself, for instance, a 4.5 pound 20 gauge can have more recoil
than an 8 pound 12 gauge. This is widely considered a flaw in the
design of so called 'Youth' guns.
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