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  • Remove debris from the magazine tube of pumps and autos with a 10-gauge brush.

    How to Trash a Shotgun 2006

  • On the flip side, if you hate the recoil of your 3¿¿-inch 12-gauge, buy an 11-pound 10-gauge, which shoots the same loads with significantly less recoil because of its weight.

    Just For Kicks 2006

  • Use large shot (No. 2¿¿¿BBB) in magnum 10-gauge or 31/2-inch 12-gauge loads for best results.

    Heavy Metals 2006

  • On the flip side, ifyou hate the recoil of your 3½-inch 12-gauge, buy an 11-pound 10-gauge, whichshoots the same loads with significantly less recoil because of its weight.

    How to Reduce Your Shotgun's Recoil 2006

  • Police found -- and this was 1995 -- a 10-gauge double-barreled shotgun, a .44 semi - automatic pistol, a Ruger mini-14 assault rifle and ...

    CNN Transcript May 16, 2007 2007

  • Made from powdercoated, solid 10-gauge steel, this tank of a cooking machine can handle the intense heat of burning hardwood, and the v-shaped slats of its grille help drain the fat into a handy container from which you can drink later.

    Gizmodo Joe Brown 2011

  • Huh? tl; dr version: Disabuse yourself of the notion that you and your army of retards with 10-gauge shotguns are going to overthrow the government, as the DoD has access to many unique ways to hand your ass to you.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010

  • Matt Saviello, chief procurement officer for conglomerate Federal Signal Corp. in Oak Brook, Ill., notes that 10-gauge, for example, actually ranges from 0. 126-inch to 0. 142-inch, an 11% differential.

    Purchasing - Top Stories 2010

  • Will the farmers look at you cross-ways and rack back the slide on their 10-gauge scattergun when you drive slowly down the road gazing longingly at the rolling fields that conceal pallasitic joy?

    Netvouz - new bookmarks aymztx 2010

  • "They would just have a 10-gauge shell loaded with black powder and, when it would go off, it would leave a little smoke so they'd know where they hit."

    Paul & Matt's Sports Attack 2010

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