20-gauge shotgun
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A 20-gauge shotgun, also known as 20 bore or 20 gauge, is a type of smoothbore shotgun. Twenty-gauge shotguns have a bore diameter of.615 in, while a 12-gauge shotgun has a bore diameter of.729 in. Tw
Three 23⁄4" 20-gauge shells (right) loaded with #71⁄2 birdshot
Shotgun slug
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A shotgun slug is a heavy projectile made of lead, copper, or other material and fired from a shotgun. Slugs are designed for hunting large game, and other uses, particularly in areas near human popul
20-gauge shotgun
…mallards when using lead-free birdshot. A 20-gauge buckshot load would most commonly be utilized in close- to mid-range self-defense scenarios. While slug loads are ballistically less accurate than rounds used in rifles, powerful, high-grain slug loads can provide improved ballistics for hunting deer when paired…
A Brenneke-style shotgun slug
A 12 gauge Brenneke slug
A Remington 870 12 gauge with sighted cylinder bore barrel suitable for Foster slugs and buckshot
From the left, plumbata discarding sabot (No. 1); plumbata slugs (No. 2, No. 5); wad slug (No. 3), sabot slugs (No. 3, No. 4)