Topic: Stupid question time, How big is a Browning 28 gauge shotgun

[The Postman]

410 shotgun = .41" = 41 caliber
from smallest to largest, the common US shotgun sizes:
.410, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, 12 gauge, 10 gauge.

I believe that the largest legal shotgun gauge in the US is 10 gauge.    

[Sethan]

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Stupid question time, How big is a Browning 28 gauge shotgun?

The answer to that question is subjective, and depends entirely on which end of the barrel you are staring down.  

[762]

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410 shotgun = .41" = 41 caliber
from smallest to largest, the common US shotgun sizes:
.410, 28 gauge, 20 gauge, 16 gauge, 12 gauge, 10 gauge.

I believe that the largest legal shotgun gauge in the US is 10 gauge.    

I read an article a while back about some guys who pintle-mounted a 4 gauge on their boat and were taking down flocks of ducks with it.

Talk about a WMD.

[Green]

I always wondered what the basis was for measuring a shotgun gauge:


Shotgun gauges are determined by the number of lead balls of a given diameter required to make one pound of that size ball. Thus 10 balls of 10 gauge diameter are required to make one pound of such balls, or 20 balls of 20 gauge diameter are required to make one pound, and so forth. This is the traditional, and very old, system. The actual (nominal) bore diameters of the various gauges are as follows: 10 gauge = .775 inch, 12 gauge = .729 inch, 16 gauge = .662 inch, 20 gauge = .615 inch, 28 gauge = .550 inch. The .410 is named for its nominal bore size, and is not a gauge at all.
Source:   Some guys pretty good website on shotguns  

[Khalee]

But is a 28 guage about the same then as a 22 rifle in power,? the only reason I posted is that to begin with is the first time I had ever seen something like that the penny power. A lot of 12 and 10,s get listed but not that kind.

[762]

Good lord no. A .22LR has only about 100-120 foot pounds of muzzle energy. A 28 gauge has about 900-1000.

[Sethan]

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But is a 28 guage about the same then as a 22 rifle in power,? the only reason I posted is that to begin with is the first time I had ever seen something like that the penny power. A lot of 12 and 10,s get listed but not that kind.  

A 28 gauge shotgun is often thought of as a lady's gun - but as Green posted above, the bore diameter is .55 inch.  If you use a rifled slug, that (effectively) becomes a 55 caliber rifle (though with a lower muzzle velocity than you would see from most rifles).  Being on the wrong end of it will still ruin your whole day.

[The_Joker]

My dad has a 28-gauge shotgun.  Its the best shooting shotgun I've ever seen and is wonderful for field birds.  Quail, pheasent, dove, etc.  Its also a great varmint gun.  I'd recommend picking it up out of the paper if you can.

You guys will never believe this, but my grandfather owned a 4 gauge shotgun.  

[762]

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You guys will never believe this, but my grandfather owned a 4 gauge shotgun.  

Could he dislocate his shoulder at will?

[Khalee]

Sorry not likely, I have never been into guns all that much,I have no desire to even own one, I have qualified with a pistol  and the M16 because the job required it, but that been about it. I was just curious as to what kind of gun and how big it was is all.

[Khalee]

Person got one for sale in the local penny power here, but ive never seen one before. Does it look pretty much like a 12 gauge? exsept maybe for a bigger bore. Or is it just that it can take a bigger shell.

[762]

28 gauge is a lil' one. Think of it as "shotgun lite".

FYI the gauge is the number of lead balls of that diameter which make up a pound. So the higher the gauge the smaller the bore.

[Sirgod]

 

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Gauge: 28 Ga.
-Barrel Length: 26"
-Chokes Included: Full, Modified and Improved Cylinder
-Chamber: 2 ¾"
-Avg. Weight: 6 lbs. 13 oz.
-Overall Length: 46 ¾"
-Drop At Comb: 1 5/8"
-Drop At Heel: 1 7/8"
-Length of Pull: 14 1/4"
-Rib Width: 5/16"
 

From  here.

Stephen

[GE-Raven]

28 guage?

Are you sure it isn't an 8 guage?

Never heard of an 28 gauage however it would take a very small shell if it follows in kind with a 20 guage.  12 gauge takes a bigger shell than 20.  8 Guage is larger than 12.

So if it is an 8 guage, yes it is bigger.  If it is a 28 guage... well... it may be the only one, so buy it.

Edit:  Guess there is such a thing... live and learn.

GE-Raven
 

[Sirgod]

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28 guage?

Are you sure it isn't an 8 guage?

Never heard of an 28 gauage however it would take a very small shell if it follows in kind with a 16 guage.  12 gauge takes a bigger shell than 16.  8 Guage is larger than 12.

So if it is an 8 guage, yes it is bigger.  If it is a 28 guage... well... it may be the only one, so buy it.

GE-Raven
   

I know there's 8 gauge out there But I never fired one myself. The largest I ever fired was a 10 gauge with Questionable Barrel length.

Stephen

[GE-Raven]

Is 28 guage another name for a 4-10 shotgun?

GE-Raven
 

[Khalee]

Doubled checked it says 28 gauge Win model 12 copy whatever that means.

[Sirgod]

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Is 28 guage another name for a 4-10 shotgun?

GE-Raven
   

It might be, an easy way to check is just drop a 30-30 shell in It and see how it fits (old hunters trick).

Either way from what I've seen It wouldn't be more then a Snake gun anyway.

Stephen

 

[GE-Raven]

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I know there's 8 gauge out there But I never fired one myself. The largest I ever fired was a 10 gauge with Questionable Barrel length.

Stephen  

My uncle had one.  Called it an elephant gun.  With Double-Ought Buck shot you could put a few fist-sized holes in cinderblock.  It used to be used for duck hunting and dropping flocks at once.  Was also used to stop charging bulls and bison WAY back in the old days.

GE-Raven
 

[Sirgod]

 

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 Was also used to stop charging bulls and bison WAY back in the old days.
 

Hehe I bet It would do that in a hurry. I was thinking of looking into some Blunderbuss type guns, As I've always wondered why the barrel was trumpeted at one end. I always thought It might be for loading, but I never found out.

Stephen