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24 Νοε 2021 · What is dram and how is it relevant to shotgun shooters today? We'll explain and include a 12 gauge dram equivalent chart. Back in the old days, shooters didn't load shotshells with clean-burning, smokeless propellant.
The term “dram equivalent” is a holdover from the days when shotshells were loaded with blackpowder. Blackpowder is (or at least was) measured in “drams.” This is a weight measure, where 16 drams equal one ounce.
27 Φεβ 2018 · Shot String: Because pellets are forced into and out of a shotgun’s barrel in a column, the resulting pattern is “strung out” in a horizontal spray wherein some pellets arrive at the target...
28 Ιουλ 2023 · Dram is an archaic unit of measurement used in shotgun ammunition to indicate the powder charge’s volume. It was originally derived from the old black powder days when black powder was the standard propellant for firearms.
3 Ιαν 2018 · Modern smoothbore shotgun barrels are usually made in one of three ways: By drilling and reaming seamless steel tubing; by drilling and reaming steel bar stock; and by hot or cold hammer forging. Some shotgun bores are tapered from forcing cone to muzzle, often in several distinct stages.
4 Ιουν 2019 · Dram is a weight measurement once used to convey how much black powder was being loaded in the shells or, in the case of muzzleloaders, down the barrel.
31 Μαρ 2010 · I always explain that dram eq. is a carry over from when shells were loaded with black powder and is an indication of the velocity of the shot leaving the barrel, everything else being equal. Well, my curiosity got the best of me, and I looked up dram.
