Can Anyone Name this Gun?

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So my friend and I are putting together this Flash show about two bats, and each one has a gun... don't ask why.

We want the older bat to have a break-open double-barreled shotgun, preferably on more of the vintage side. I want it to hold really big bullets. Can anyone mention a specific name of a shotgun that fits this criteria? Thanks.

We're also thinking that the younger bat uses a mosen nagant.

Bonus question: What exactly is cal and gauge? I'm a gun newb, yes, I want to know what these things mean. Thanks.

Joshua · Answer

Mosin nagant is 7.62mmx54r (r meaning rimmed cartridge).

Have him use an Iver Johnson Hercules
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=227459312

Caliber is its size in inches, so a .50 caliber is .5 inches long.

Gauge meaning how many lead balls of the same size that can be made from a pound of lead, so a 12 gauge shotgun  is a .792 caliber and it takes 12 .792 diameter lead balls to make a pound of lead.

Anonymous · Answer

The other two are correct.Except Joshua misspoke it's the diameter not length

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