But Jack, that line of thinking is, in my view, exactly what you apparently don't want......separating yourself from (actually placing yourself above) some other perceived "hoi polloi". I think you'd agree that the term "bore" is pretty common around here and several other shotgun boards. So by those criteria, if you use "gauge" exclusively, you are implying that its more "in" and "cooler" to shoot a pump, or semi-auto......maybe makes you more "American" somehow. Looks suspicously like reverse snobbery. My perception only. The terms mean EXACTLY the same thing. Maybe I just don't get it.

Last edited by Bob Blair; 05/17/07 12:26 PM.