Smoke -
Could I also get a copy of the table of shot sizes???
Thanks
Lori Stahlgren
Staff Archaeologist
Kentucky Heritage Council
Kentucky Archaeological Survey
[log in to unmask]> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:31:17 -0500> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Lead Ball Conversion Table> To: [log in to unmask]> > Smoke,> > I would love to have a copy of your table of shot sizes!> > Thanks,> > Marsha> > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *> > Marsha K. King, Archeologist II> Environmental Services Section, Bureau of Design> Kansas Department of Transportation> Eisenhower State Office Building, 700 SW Harrison St.> Topeka, KS 66603-3745> Phone - 785-296-8414 Fax - 785-296-8399> [log in to unmask] > > > -----Original Message-----> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of> Smoke> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:27 AM> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Lead Ball Conversion Table> > I am writing a book on cartridges for Left Coast Press. I have a table> on> all of the shot sizes (American, British, and European) and have> illustrations of bore diameters (which will only come out in the book).> I> can send the shot size table to anyone who wants it. If you use it> reference it as personal communitcation. It has diameter in mm and> inches,> lead pellet weight in grains, lead pellets per ounce, and steel pellets> per> ounce.> > I think 98% of all shot from historical sites has gone through the 1/4> inch> dry screen. I have been shooting, reloading and casting my own bullets> for> more than 35 years.> > Smoke> > > On 4/12/08, Mark Branstner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:> >> > Hey Guys,> >> > Although I'd be very surprised to learn that I was the first person to> do> > this, here goes:> >> > Given the frequency of finding round lead ball and shot on historic> sites,> > and the fact that it has often been distorted in use, making it> difficult to> > accurately measure, I came up with an Excel table that allows you to> simply> > weigh the large shot or ball, and determine gauge and/or caliber. Of> > course, this assumes the shot or ball was originally round and is> still> > essentially whole ...> >> > I created the conversion table to range from 1-200 Gauge or 1.671 -> 0.28> > caliber, which should cover most anything firearms-related (and even> small> > cannon :-) ). I realize that there were 2 and 4 gauge market> shotguns out> > there, but it would be unlikely for them to be shooting solid> full-bore> > projectiles. By the same token, anything smaller than .28 caliber> would> > almost certainly fall into the buckshot or shotgun pellet range, where> > caliber measurement would be largely unnecessary.> >> > Note that I have cross-referenced GAUGE, CALIBER, GRAIN WGT, GRAM> WEIGHT,> > and ROUNDED GRAM WEIGHT and ROUNDED CALIBER. This should> cross-correlate> > with historic sources, as well as modern literature, and lab data.> >> > I have not added information about standard sizes of buckshot, shotgun> > pellets, etc., as that data is pretty readily available on the web> > (Wikipedia).> >> > If anybody wants a copy, please send me an e-mail and I will forward.> >> > Mark> >> > P.S. Again, if somebody has already done this in a easily accessible> > format, just ignore.> >> >> > --> >> > Mark C. Branstner, RPA> > Historic Archaeologist> >> > Illinois Transportation> > Archaeological Research Program> > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign> > 209 Nuclear Physics Lab, MC-571> > 23 East Stadium Drive> > Champaign, IL 61820> >> > Phone: 217.244.0892> > Fax: 217.244.7458> > Cell: 517.927.4556> > [log in to unmask]> >> >> > "I hope there's pudding" - Luna Lovegood (HP5)> >> > > > -- > Smoke Pfeiffer> > Remember: When seconds count, the police are only minutes away!
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