16 gauge
Mid-size shotgun bore
A standard measurement for shotgun bore diameter, indicating a barrel that fits a lead ball weighing one-sixteenth of a pound.
The 16 gauge falls between the popular 12 gauge and the smaller 20 gauge, offering a balance of power and lighter weight: He inherited his grandfather's 16 gauge.
Gauge measurements also apply to wire and sheet metal thickness, where 16 gauge indicates a specific diameter in the American Wire Gauge system.
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- pump actionForend-operated loading mechanism
- double barrelGun with two chambers
- break actionBarrel tilts to load
- wireThin metallic conductor
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