20-gauge shotgun

Smoothbore/rifled shotgun caliber 20-gauge/20-bore 20gaugeskeet.jpg 300px Three 23 4" 20-gauge shells (right) loaded with #71 2 birdshot United Kingdom Shotgun Various 21 2" (63.5 mm)23 4" (70 mm)3" (76.2 mm) Rimmed, straight .615 in mm on .684 in mm on .697 in mm on .766 in mm on .0484 in mm on 2.76 in mm on Shotshell primer 12,000 psi (83 MPa)Saami pressures. (n.d.). Retrieved May 3, 2023, from https://leverguns.com/articles/saami_pressures.htm 273.438 5 8 oz. Remington Slugger 23 4" Slug 1800 1967 273.438 5 8 oz. Remington Slugger 23 4" Slug 1580 1513 468 Federal 23 4" 11 8 oz. #3 Buckshot 1200 1496 546.875 11 4 oz. Fiocchi 3" #5 Shot 1200 1748 382.812 7 8 oz. Winchester 23 4" #71 2 Shot 1200 1224 A 20-gauge shotgun, also known as 20 bore or 20 gauge, is a type of smoothbore shotgun. Twenty-gauge shotguns have a bore diameter of .615 in mm on, while a 12-gauge shotgun has a bore diameter of .729 in mm on.https://chuckhawks.com/intro_gauges.htm Introduction to Shotgun Gauges chuckhawks.com Twelve-gauge and 20-gauge shotguns are the most popular gauges in the United States, where ownership of firearms is common.https://gunsmagazine.com/guns/shotguns/the-all-around-20-gauge/ The All-Around 20-Gauge John Barsness August 3, 2016 GUNS Magazinehttps://www.fieldandstream.com/guns/12-gauge-vs-20-gauge/ 12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge for Hunting Just About Anything Phil Bourjaily February 4, 2022 Field & Stream The 20-gauge is popular among upland game hunters, target shooters, and skeet shooters in many areas of the world. Description Twenty lead balls of a 20-gauge shotgun bore weigh one pound, while just 12 lead balls of a 12-gauge shotgun bore weigh the same. A 20-gauge shotgun is more suitable for hunting certain types of game or for some hunters because it may have less felt recoil than an identical shotgun in a larger gauge,https://projectupland.com/shotguns-and-shooting/shotguns/what-is-the-best-youth-20-gauge-shotgun/ What is the Best Youth 20-Gauge Shotgun? A. J. DeRosa May 5, 2023 Project Upland and guns may be smaller and weigh less, though this has changed since the introduction of the 3-inch magnum shotshell. Regarding the yellow body tube color that 20-gauge ammunition usually has, it has been reserved in SAAMI documentation saying "SAAMI has reserved yellow for 20 gauge ammunition" "This ammunition shall have a body tube that is primarily yellow" "Yellow shall not be used for any other gauge/bore shotshell body" "No other recommendations are made as to the color of service body tubes for other gauges/bores"http://saami.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ANSI-SAAMI-Z299.2-Shotshell-2015-R2019-Approved-2019-04-23.pdf ANSI/SAAMI Cartridge & Chamber Drawings, 2019-04-23 Shotshell, PDF page 50 MISCELLANEOUS: BODY TUBE COLOR This color designation may be designed to aid in identifying 20-gauge shells. A 20 ga shell, if mixed in with 12-gauge shells, will enter the chamber and lodge inside the bore at the end of the chamber. The result is catastrophic if a 12 ga shell is loaded and fired behind the lodged 20 ga shell.The Danger of Using Wrong Ammunition Hunter-Ed https://web.archive.org/web/20240101170231/https://www.hunter-ed.com/national/studyGuide/The-Danger-of-Using-Wrong-Ammunition/201099_92854/ January 1, 2024 Specifications 20-gauge shotguns are especially suitable for hunting game birds such as quail, grouse, and mallards when using lead-free birdshot.September 2023 While slug loads are ballistically less accurate than rounds used in rifles, powerful, high-grain slug loads can provide improved ballistics for hunting deer when paired with a rifled barrel.Maddox Brandon January 22, 2021 SHOTGUN AMMO TYPES: BUCKSHOT VS. BIRDSHOT VS. SLUG https://www.silencercentral.com/blog/shotgun-ammo-types/#shotgun_ammo_types_buckshot_vs_birdshot_vs_slug live https://web.archive.org/web/20221107184648/https://www.silencercentral.com/blog/shotgun-ammo-types/ November 7, 2022 November 7, 2022 Silencer Central Recoil On average, 20-gauge rounds will produce less muzzle energy than 12-gauge rounds, resulting in reduced perceived recoil. However, there are many variables that affect perceived recoil, including gun weight, action type, stock pattern, shot weight, shell size, etc.https://backfire.tv/shotgun-recoil-comparison/ Shotgun Recoil Table: 12-gauge vs 20-gauge vs .410 – Backfire December 31, 2021Twenty Gauge versus Twelve Gauge: What is Best?. Randy Wakeman https://web.archive.org/web/20230303173540/https://chuckhawks.com/twenty_vs_twelve.htm March 3, 2023 There may be little to no difference between the two when using target ammunition. Loads for waterfowl will tend to produce more felt recoil in a 12-gauge shotgun than in a 20, but this may not be the case depending on the gun used. Full-power 20-gauge shells fired from a light 5 lb kg on gun will have more felt recoil than those fired from a heavy 7 lb kg on gun.https://freerangeamerican.us/20-gauge/ Will the 20 Gauge Shotgun Ever Replace the 12 Gauge? Phil Bourjaily August 2, 2023 For a fair comparison, two identical shotguns, one in 12 and one in 20, with identical ammunition (other than gauge) have to be compared. In those cases, the 12-gauge does generate more recoil energy than the 20.https://ammo.com/comparison/12-gauge-vs-20-gauge 12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge: Shotgun Caliber Comparison by Ammo.com Ammo.com See also Gauge (firearms) Cartridge (firearms) Shotgun shell References External links Cartridge & Chamber Drawings ANSI/SAAMI Cartridge & Chamber Drawings PDF links page ANSI/SAAMI Cartridge & Chamber Drawings, 2019-04-23 PDF for Shotshells Category:Shotguns