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8 bore
TypeCombination guns (containing both smoothbore and rifled barrels), also single-shot and doubled barreled rifles and shotguns
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Specifications
Bullet diameter.835 in (21.2 mm)

The 8 bore (Commonwealth English), also known as the 8 gauge (American English), is an obsolete caliber used commonly in the 19th-century black-powder firearms for hunting large dangerous game.

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