20 gauge
Mid-size shotgun caliber
A measurement of shotgun bore diameter, with 20 gauge being smaller than the common 12 gauge.
The gauge system counts how many lead balls of that diameter make a pound—so higher numbers mean smaller bores.
A 20 gauge shotgun is lighter and produces less recoil, making it popular for youth shooters and upland bird hunting: She prefers her 20 gauge for quail.
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
- double barrelGun with two chambers
- over underBet on point total
- break actionBarrel tilts to load
- shellHard outer covering
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- Shotgunspump action, double barrel, over-under, side-by-side, semi-auto
- Calibers9mm, .308, .30-06, 6mm, 30-06
- shotgun ammoshotgun shells, shotgun shell, birdshot, buckshot, slug
- wire gaugesAWG, diameter, mil, cross section, square millimeter