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**Mike Irwin** · August 2, 2001, 02:12 PM

Oatka,

Large-bore blackpowder guns were frequently very short. In US service in 1880s era ships they were frequently 30 to 35 calibers long, although some navies used barrels that were only 20 calibers long.

August 2, 2001, 02:12 PM	#15
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Oatka, Large-bore blackpowder guns were frequently very short. In US service in 1880s era ships they were frequently 30 to 35 calibers long, although some navies used barrels that were only 20 calibers long. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.