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Marstar Canada: Ball and Bullet Dimensions

Round Ball Weights
Calibre Weight Calibre Weight
.20 12.0 gr. .46 146.0 gr.
.22 16.0 gr. .48 165.9 gr.
.24 20.7 gr. .50 187.5 gr.
.26 26.4 gr. .52 210.9 gr.
.28 33.0 gr. .54 236.2 gr.
.30 40.5 gr. .56 263.4 gr.
.32 49.0 gr. .58 292.6 gr.
.34 59.0 gr. .60 324.0 gr.
.34 59.0 gr. .60 324.0 gr.
.38 82.3 gr. .64 393.2 gr.
.40 96.0 gr. .66 431.2 gr.
.42 111.0 gr. .68 471.6 gr.
.44 127.8 gr. .70 514.4 gr.
.72 559.8 gr. .82 826.9 gr.
.74 607.8 gr. .84 888.9 gr.
.76 658.4 gr. .86 934.0 gr.
.78 711.7 gr. .88 1022.1 gr.
.80 767.9 gr. .90 1093.4 gr.


Lead Ball Sizes
Western Size Buckshot American Size Buckshot Diameter (calibre) Number per Pound
No.9 No.3 .25" 280
No.8 - .26" 263
No.7½ No.2 .27" 238
No.7 - .28" 232
No.6 - .29" 186
No.5 No.1 .30" 152
No.4 No.0 .32" 144
No.3 No.00 .34" 128
No.2 No.000 .36" 112
No.1 - .38" 96
- - .40" 70
- - .44" 50
- - .45" 48
- - .52" 32
- - .54" 27
- - .57" 24
- - .61" 20
- - .63" 18
- - .66" 16
- - .69" 14
- - .72" 12
- - 1.00" 4
- - 1.67" 1


English Shotgun Bore Sizes

Following is the table of English small arms gauges as given in the Gun Barrel Proof Act of 1868:
Gauge No. Bore Diameter Gauge No. Bore Diameter
A 2.000" 11 .751"
B 1.938" 12 .729"
C 1.875" 13 .710"
D 1.813" 14 .693"
E 1.750" 15 .677"
F 1.688" 16 .662"
1 (one) 1.669" 17 .649"
H 1.625" 18 .637"
J 1.563" 19 .626"
K 1.500" 20 .615"
L 1.438" 21 .605"
M 1.375" 22 .596"
2 1.325" 23 .587"
O 1.313" 24 .579"
P 1.250" 25 .571"
3 1.157" 26 .563"
4 1.152" 27 .556"
5 .976" 28 .550"
6 .919" 29 .543"
7 .873" 30 .537"
8 .835" 31 .531"
9 .803" 32 .526"
10 .775" 33 .520"
34 .515" 43 .476"
35 .510" 44 .473"
36 .506" 45 .469"
37 .501" 46 .466"
38 .497" 47 .463"
39 .492" 48 .459"
40 .488" 49 .456"
41 .484" 50 .453"
42 .480" - -


Powder Charge Data

Standard Muzzle Loading Charges
For original guns
Type and Calibre Ball Diameter Powder Charge
.69 U.S. Musket Models 1808-1812-1821-1831-1840-1842 .680” 80 gr. FFG
.69 U.S. Musket Models 1821-1840-1842 rerifled from smooth bore .680” 75 gr. FFG
.69 Whitney Plymouth Navy Rifle .680” 70 gr. FFG
.58 Remington Zouave .570” to .575” 60 gr. FFG
.58 U.S. Civil War Rifles Models 1855-61-63 .570” to .575” 60 gr. FFG
.58 Springfield Pistols Model 1855 .570” to .575” 40 gr. FFG
.58 Fayetteville, Richmond, Cook Bros., Columbus and other Confederate Civil War Muskets .570” to .575” 60 gr. FFG
.577 English Enfield Rifle .570” to .575” 60 gr. FFG
.56 Colt Root Rifle .562” 70 gr. FFG
.54 1804-1814-1817 U.S. Rifle .535” 75 gr. FFFG
.54 U.S. Mississippi Rifle .535” 75 gr. FFFG
.54 U.S. Pistol Models 1819-21-26-36-42 .535” 35 gr. FFG
.54 Halls Carbine .535” 85 gr. FFG
.54 Halls Rifle .535” 100 gr. FFFG
.54 Burnside .558” 60 gr. FFFG
.54 Gallager .535” 55 gr. FFFG
.54 Greene Carbine .565” to .569” 68 gr. FFFG
.54 Starr 560” 60 gr. FFFG
.52 Sharp’s Carbines & Rifles .535” to .555” 60 gr. FFFG
.50 Smith Carbine .515” 50 gr. FFFG
.50 Maynard U.S. Issue .517” 50 gr. FFFG
.44 Colt Dragoon .453” 40 gr. FFFG
.44 Colt & Remington Army .453” 28 gr. FFFG
.44 Modern made Remington and Colt Revolver .450” 28 gr. FFFG
.44 Modern made Colt Dragoon .451” 40 gr. FFFG
.41 Dixie brass framed Derringer .395” 10 gr. FFFG
.40 Dixie Flint & Percussion Rifles .395” 65 gr. FFFG
.40 Dixie Flint & Percussion Pistols .395” 25 gr. FFFG
.40 Dixie Half Stock Target Rifle .395” 55 gr. FFFG
.36 Modern made Remington & Colt Rev. .376” 22 gr. FFFG
.36 Colt & Remington Navy, Whitney, Pettingill, Savage, Cooper, Bacon and most .36 Rev. .376” 22 gr. FFFG
.31 Colt & Remington Pocket Revolver & other.
31 American Revolvers 		.321” 15 gr. FFFG
Pepperboxes - no standard calibre .30” to 38" 15 gr. to 20 gr. -



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