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Posted: 8/15/2007 6:37:10 PM EDT
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Not to get mixed up with any other shotgun shell.
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Posted: 8/15/2007 6:40:49 PM EDT
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It's an industry attempt to differentiate different shotgun cartridges and prevent the incorrect gauge ammunition being used in a shotgun. The standard is yellow for 20 gauge, and red for 12, but I have no clue why they picked yellow for 20 or red for 12.
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Posted: 8/15/2007 6:54:26 PM EDT
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purple for 16, blue for 28ga, red, green or occassionly blue (old remington peters hi brass load) for .410 and 12ga., yellow and orange for 20ga.
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Posted: 8/15/2007 7:03:29 PM EDT
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Dont forget gold for rem nitro xpress super handicap, and silver for Win aa super handicap in 12 ga
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Posted: 8/15/2007 7:31:55 PM EDT
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hell I forgot black for the remington 12ga dove/quail loads and mohawk magnums, then the light green for the nitro magnums. |
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Posted: 8/15/2007 8:01:17 PM EDT
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Because someone didn't like red! |
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Posted: 8/15/2007 8:09:31 PM EDT
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Some of the Winchester 12 ga AA shells are a dark gray color, most AA's are red, I don't know what the different color of the hull indicates.
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Posted: 8/16/2007 12:07:02 PM EDT
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I know to you guys this was just a chance to show off, but thanks for the primer!! I learned a lot!!
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Posted: 8/16/2007 1:48:41 PM EDT
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dark gray...silver....just a matter of perspective! 
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Posted: 8/16/2007 1:48:42 PM EDT
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I saw some Remington shells on pallets in China-Mart yesterday that were BLACK.
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Posted: 8/16/2007 3:12:36 PM EDT
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as others have said, it was supposed to help prevent "barrel burst", IE dropping a 20 gauge round down the barrel, followed by the discharge of a 12 gauge shell.......
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Posted: 8/16/2007 5:21:15 PM EDT
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HMMM did you watch the same show as me last night  Aparently their were so many people droping 20ga rnds in a 12 then folowing it with a 12 and blowing up their guns that the ammo manufacturers came up with 20ga being yellow only...... I've got red green black 12's and have had blue and purple before. I know i've seen several diffrent colors of 410. I think 20 is the only rnd with a dedicated color. Btw on the show they droped a 20 in a beneli (sp) folowed by a 12 slug and fired it then did it again with a 20 followed by 00 buck and it held up to it....... i wouldn't try it but i saw it on tv  . The guys doing the show said they had seen lesser guns kersplode.... |
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Posted: 8/16/2007 5:42:20 PM EDT
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I saw that show too. |
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