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Old 02-04-2009 | 11:06 AM
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Default RE: Going to build a traditional gun... need help
A .570 ball - the standard .58 caliber load - weighs 278 grains, and will kill anything you can find in North America. It's about 24 gauge.

Gauge/ Caliber Weight/gr.
Balls/lb.
8 .835 875
10 .776 700
12 .730 583
13 .710 538
14 .693 500
16 .663 438
20 .615 350
24 .579 292
28 .550 250

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