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Offline kf4ocv

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32ga?
« on: February 19, 2011, 05:43:57 PM »
I have a couple of 158 Toppers and I've read about the different gauges that were produced.  That's when I ran across the 32ga.  What can you tell me abt it?  Is it the same as a .410?
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 06:20:43 PM »
It may be a tranquilizer gun, the extra long range projector is .50 cal which is 32 ga.

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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 06:06:58 AM »
32 ga was/is a legitimate shotshell, seems to have been somewhat popular for "garden" or "rook" guns back aways.  I've seen a couple H&R older model shotguns chambered for the 32.  I've also seen several of the tranquilizer guns that Tim mentions above.  Most, maybe all, were produced for a company, name escapes me right now, that put out a kit called the "Cap - sure" (???) system - dart guns.  These show up on the on-line auction sites, a couple times a year.  I believe there is a bore restriction which inhibits or denies the use of shotshells.
32 ga is not equivalent to the .410 bore which bores out to a 69 ga, IIRC.
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 07:43:18 AM »
I qualified with one of the dart guns as a MP in the army but never actually darted an animal. They do show up on gunbroker from time to time
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 01:28:54 PM »
Ive shot a smoothbore .50 flintlock for years; if you could actually get a reloadable case and use a roundball that really fits the barrel ID close it might be interesting as a small slug gun too.
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2011, 10:02:59 AM »
Quote from: Markus on February 20, 2011, 07:43:18 AM
I qualified with one of the dart guns as a MP in the army but never actually darted an animal. They do show up on gunbroker from time to time

Every have to dart any GIs???  Forget the four legged animals - when I was in - the 2 legged weekenders were the worst.
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2011, 11:43:52 AM »
Never darted any GIs but there were times when that would have been a nice option.
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Re: 32ga?
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2011, 02:49:30 PM »
Thx for the info.
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