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Anyone know where I can find an American/British shot size table?

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Here http://www.4-10.co.uk/ listed under references


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More Shotguns and Shooting by Michael McIntosh pg.251.

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SHOT SIZES

US UK Italian
mm inches mm inches mm inches
4 3.3 .13 2.8 .11 3.1 .122
5 3.0 .12 2.67 .105 2.9 .1142
6 2.8 .11 2.54 .10 2.7 .1063
7 2.54 .10 2.4 .095 2.5 .0984
8 2.3 .09 2.29 .09 2.3 .0906


1 mm = .0394 “

1 inch = 25.4 mm


UK sizes:
http://www.kwacs.org.uk/barrels&choke.htm
http://www.hrwscothunt.ndtilda.co.uk/info/data.htm

Eley Shooter's Diary, 2005, gives different numbers:
4 3.1mm, .12", 170/oz
5 2.8mm, .11", 220/oz
6 2.6mm, .10", 270/oz


Italian sizes:
http://www.bandpusa.com/files/productguide-USA-2005.pdf

This comes out alot better on a Word document-I'd be happy to e-mail it. revdoc2@cox.net


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Mike here is something that may be useful.
The size of the photo is almost 1 to 1.


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British 6 is American 6.66. From a few years' experience using it on wild pheasants in the States, it is indeed one devil of a load.

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Thanks everyone. That's what I needed.


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