What gauge is it???

wiersy111 · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

What do you have there Stovie? A little more info and a size reference would be helpful. I am guessing that is 8 shot not 8 gauge. By the looks those are 12 and 20 gauge brushes. So 28 gauge?

Aloysius · Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

Or the sweet 16?
It's a little tick for the 28 and a little long for the 24, so I would think the 16 or a (3" ?) 20.
And that number 8 birdshot would do very good in a full choke, but then I wouldn't take a rollcrimp as my first choise.

Elvis · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:37 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

hmm 20ga maybe???

Ominivision1 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:58 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

I'll try 16 ga.

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:35 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

More guesses boys!

ONE guess please...not multiples.

Winner gets that nasty bore mop in the shot glass!

wiersy111 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

There are only two others that it could be so I'll go with 32 ga.

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

Comon people- that mop aint gona win itself!

Lets see some more guesses boys.

wiersy111 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:10 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

If it's not any of the above then it's a 24 ga.

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

wiersy111 wrote:

If it's not any of the above then it's a 24 ga.

Bingo!

Aloy gets a partial but...he made multiple guesses so...I'll send him some used patches. Razz

wiersy111 · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:11 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

The suspense was killing me.

stovepipe · Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

Yer slighty abused, well broken in bore mop is in it's way sir!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Aloysius · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:40 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

And when do you send my patches? Maybe take your bike and bring them over? I will see I'll get some doves ready to be shot when you're here (as long as you don't rob our garbage-trucks).
I even could lent you a nice Dumoulin in cal 24, but that's only a single shot. Maybe you better make your choise in the doubles or semi-autos in 20, 16 or 12. Hunters here have not so good relations with pumpguns.

There might be 1 realy big item you should not forget: once you get the taste in old-style belgian made rifles and shotguns, you might have to sell your bike to forfill your desires...
Is it allowed to hang a little weagon on your bike?

and for your cal 24: I think the rollcrimp mislead me. Most things I have here show that caliber as 24-65 where 65 mm is the length of the shell, so very short.

stovepipe · Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2012 6:23 am Post subject: Re: What gauge is it???

Single shot's fine for me, less missing.

Yup- 65MM. It's a half-a-12 gauge!

Great. Getting hooked on Belgian guns, that could get expensive.