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The only reason gauge factors in is that the bigger the hole, the heavier (POTENTIALLY) the shot charge.
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Everyone knows that 28gm or 24gm loads from a 12ga hit harder than the same weight from a 20ga, or any other for that matter. That is why all international competition shooters never accepted the 20ga as an alternative to the 12ga as shot loads were reduced for competition.
simple fact innit
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Everyone knows that 28gm or 24gm loads from a 12ga hit harder than the same weight from a 20ga, or any other for that matter. That is why all international competition shooters never accepted the 20ga as an alternative to the 12ga as shot loads were reduced for competition.
simple fact innit I don't know about the "hit harder" factor, but the same wt load tends to recoil more from the smaller gun. And the 12 should pattern better. Thats enough reason to stay with the 12. John
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Everyone knows that 28gm or 24gm loads from a 12ga hit harder than the same weight from a 20ga, or any other for that matter....
....simple fact innit For simplicity, I'd look at the 24gm load. Now, the math is easier, it's either a three chunker at 8gm per, or a four hitter at 6gm per shell. There's probably a formula for figuring out how much longer spheres would be in a twenty. Is the 12ga wad a bit heavier?
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How many fairies can dance on the head of a pin?
For the record, GAUGE has nothing to do with the retained energy of the shot swarm. Shot size, pattern density, velocity at at impact , and target size/profile have everything to do with it. For any practical purpose the discussion would end there. If we're thinking the whole swarm, maybe we should also consider the mass of the swarm to help figure out retained energy? Possibly, in a practical discussion, we can't really stuff typical 12ga. payloads and velocities into a .410 hull. Without the shot makes contact with the target, there is no IMPACT. The energy that is transferred to the target is what matters - The rest of the discussion is peripheral.
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It would seems as tho there is a large contingent of humor challenged people here
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