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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:36 pm Post subject: What gauge is it??? |
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And...what did it shoot and at what????
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10spotterminator Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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OK ... I will be the first to take a crack at it. Without seeing the stamp on the base of the brass I will say 12 gauge, evidence of a roll crimp at the mouth of the case could be from a host of things but I would first guess a slug and maybe second a "bird bomb" charge like the farmers use to shoo birds out of their crops. If it werent for the cully coated base inside the case I would have said an older roll crimp over a paper wad shotshell ( or none of the above ) ....
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Vince Site Admin
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English Mike Super Member
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Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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8 bore wildfowling cartridge going by the size of the pen, though it could be bigger.
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 2:09 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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hmmmm my guess is a solid slug of 8 guage used to shoot a ball of coke/gummed up coal inside a furnace.....
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Suzanne Super Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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A tequila triple shot glass, used in the bars of Mexico, when the night is too young for you to know he's (she's) the one I'm taken home tonight.
OR it's an industrial grade 8ga. shot shell fired from a cannon in a cement factory and it uses about 3/8 inch size steel shot, later removed with magnets from the cement. Or 3oz. slugs for a kiln.
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Ominivision1 Super Member
Joined: Sep 20, 2010 Posts: 2984 Location: Iowa
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 8:37 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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8 gauge industrial filled with lead shot, low velocity for cleaning furnaces and boilers.
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:35 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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Spent shotgun hull
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Aloysius Super Member
Joined: Nov 03, 2009 Posts: 2440 Location: B., Belgium
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:22 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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cal 10
tear gass
shot at crowds that don't like to obey orders.
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dhc4ever Super Member
Joined: May 26, 2011 Posts: 2944 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 4:00 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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Suzanne wrote: |
A tequila triple shot glass, used in the bars of Mexico, when the night is too young for you to know he's (she's) the one I'm taken home tonight.
OR it's an industrial grade 8ga. shot shell fired from a cannon in a cement factory and it uses about 3/8 inch size steel shot, later removed with magnets from the cement. Or 3oz. slugs for a kiln.
yea
it's
just
a
guess
Suz |
Suz,
your thought processes and sense of humour never cease to amuse me
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stovepipe Super Member
Joined: Sep 25, 2008 Posts: 4877 Location: Pine, Az.
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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Wow! You guys are good! These are some awesome guesses!
Cept Bushy....you can do better than that.
And Suz...buwahahahaha!
I'm giving it to our resident Shotty-master, Elvis! He's super spot on!
This sucker was an industrial slag/coke busting load with a belt to keep it from going into field guns, had a rolled crimp (as noticed by 10), and- fired a zinc-alloy slug......weighing 2oz!
Whata racket that must been!
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gelandangan Super Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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So what did he wins?
A beer from Vince's cooler?
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10spotterminator Member
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 10:03 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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OH ! NOW I GET IT !!!!
It's a special round for the the D.E.A. !!! When they are doing a coke bust and you try to flee they shoot one of those at you and KNOCK THE SLAG RIGHT OUTTA YOU !!! Geeeez ! Those boys PLAY ROUGH !!!
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:49 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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when you get a large ball of coke/ sticky coaly bits inside your furnace you
A. shut it down and let it cool enough for guys to get in and beat the crap out of it with sledge hammers then slowly bring it back up to temp taking oh about a week or
B. you stop stoking it for a wee while open the door and give 2 fellas earplugs and ear muffs about 1000 rounds to fire (1 loads 2 pulls lanyard and unloads) and leave them to it for a few hours then just start stoking it up again and back to work in less than a day...
I didnt cheat really.... my big brother is a foreman in a pulp mill and explained the process to me awhile back.
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10spotterminator Member
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it??? |
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Had to read this twice to pick up on the part about "pulling the lanyard" cuz I couldnt imagine shouldering an 8 gauge for 1000 rounds. Pretty sure it would stop being fun after the 1st shot otherwise. Think I will google this contraption up on the web and see if there are any pics available .
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