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Old 11-27-2012, 12:00 AM
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In keeping with the "if it fits, shoot it" crowd; when I was a kid we used to shoot 12 Ga out of what must have been 3/4" iron pipe. No problem, still have all fingers and both eyes. We used BB guns to strike the primer and it was easy to keep score. Chamber pressures were automatically normalized by the ejection of the spent hulls and it was a good educational experience in understanding Newtons third law of motion. We were also smart enough (barely) to not stand directly behind the barrel.

Several (many) decades later we know it was not as smart as it was fun.

On the serious side, why not stick to established cartridge interchangeability standards (i.e. 38 spcl in .357 etc) and not push the envelope unless you are schooled in balistics, gunsmithing and medicine.
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