32 ga ???
 

Ran into these as well.

32 ga paper.

Info?

The 32g is basically the euro equivalent to the 410 bore.

I thought the 32 was much closer to a 28 than the 410. One reason they never became very popular.

I think Rich is correct for if my memory serves me correctly the .410 bore is equal to a 67 gauge.

Now you have to hunt for a gun to shoot those shells in.

There is a 32ga hammer gun for sale on Guns International.

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I believe .410 is also called 12mm, and once was called 36ga.
The 32ga is also called a 14mm

32ga guns are still made in Italy, and not so long ago, in Spain also

Edgar is correct on the 36 gauge being a .410. http://www.fourten.org.uk/36gauge.html

Ken

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Correct.

1 Pound / gauge = weight of lead sphere Caliber of lead sphere is then measured
gauge pounds mm inches
0.25 4 67.34 2.651
0.5 2 53.45 2.103
0.75 1 1/3 46.70 1.838
1 1 42.42 1.669
1.5 2/3 37.05 1.459
2 1/2 33.67 1.326
3 1/3 29.41 1.158
4 1/4 26.72 1.052
5 1/5 24.80 0.976
6 1/6 23.35 0.919
6.278 1/6.278 23.00 0.906
7 1/7 22.18 0.873
8 1/8 21.21 0.835
9 1/9 20.39 0.803
10 1/10 19.69 0.775
11 1/11 19.07 0.751
12 1/12 18.53 0.729
13 1/13 18.04 0.710
14 1/14 17.60 0.693
15 1/15 17.21 0.677
16 1/16 16.83 0.663
17 1/17 16.50 0.650
18 1/18 16.19 0.637
20 1/20 15.63 0.615
22 1/22 15.13 0.596
24 1/24 14.70 0.579
26 1/26 14.31 0.564
28 1/28 13.97 0.550
32 1/32 13.36 0.526
36 1/36 12.85 0.506
40 1/40 12.40 0.488
67.62 1/67.62 10.41 0.410

Should I have maybe said the equal in popularity and use? That is kind of what I was getting at.

Jerry, do you know why the cartridge manufacturers referred to the .410 as 36ga? (a sample as shown in Dave's post)

Edgar is on it, still called the 36 gauge across the pond!!

Edgar,

This is only an educated guess but the base diameter of the cartridge/shell is 11.9 mm/.490, so they opted to call it in addition to a .410 a 12mm which is close to a 36 gauge (but should have at least called it a 40 gauge), ignoring that the bore size was actually 67 gauge. I guess 36 gauge sounded sexier than a 67 gauge and would result in more sales.

Type Shotgun, revolver, single-shot pistol
Place of origin England
Production history
Manufacturer Eley Brothers
Produced 1874 onwards
Specifications
Case type Rimmed, straight, (optional plastic)
Bullet diameter .410 in (10.4 mm) (slug)
Neck diameter .455 in (11.6 mm) (plastic)
Base diameter .470 in (11.9 mm)
Rim diameter .535 in (13.6 mm)
Rim thickness .060 in (1.5 mm)
Overall length 2″, 2 1/2″, 3″
Primer type Shotshell primer
Maximum pressure ) 18,130 psi

I thought the 410 was considered more as a caliber than a gauge.

For the 105 years they've been manufactured here in North America, our manufacturers have certainly played fast and loose with the terminology. They call it .410 gauge as often as they call it .410 bore. Remington ad circa 1930 --

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In the early years the most often included 12 m/m and 36 gauge on their packaging --

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Here at least Winchester just used .410 and (12 m/m) --

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But here they used 410 GA --

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in that 2 inch 410 shell it says no 1 chilled shot....what could you use this load on...could not be many shot in this load.....interesting load to me....charlie

Dave, I'd sure like to find a cupboard full of those Peters Squirrels.

Yup, it's not a 410 bore (though 410 bore is closer) and it's not a 410 gauge either - technically, it's a .410 caliber shotshell/shotgun.





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You could shoot em in a 28ga if you wanted. Might not be good for anything afterwards.

Looking at the pictures of them in the Wards Auction or on SoldUSA is likely as close as I'm ever going to come to a box of those Peters with the Squirrel on the label