Lead Density (aprox.) |
|
11.352 |
g/cm3 |
0.400423 |
oz/cm3 |
6.56176 |
oz/in3 |
0.41011 |
llb/in3 |
2.43837 |
in3/llb |
Bore size is defined as the number of lead balls of a given diameter
that can be made from one pound of lead.
For shotguns, numeric bore sizes above 32 bore (i.e. smaller diameter)
are not generally used.
Volume of 1 pound of lead is (about) 2.43837 in3
Volume of a sphere is (4/3)PiR3
Boresize |
|
Volume (in3)
per ball |
|
R3
(inches3) |
|
R(adius)
(inches) |
|
Bore Diameter
(inches) |
1 |
bore |
2.438369 |
|
0.582118 |
|
0.834969 |
|
1.670 |
2 |
bore |
1.219185 |
|
0.291059 |
|
0.662715 |
|
1.325 |
3 |
bore |
0.812790 |
|
0.194039 |
|
0.578935 |
|
1.158 |
4 |
bore |
0.609592 |
|
0.145530 |
|
0.525998 |
|
1.052 |
5 |
bore |
0.487674 |
|
0.116424 |
|
0.488293 |
|
0.977 |
6 |
bore |
0.406395 |
|
0.097020 |
|
0.459501 |
|
0.919 |
7 |
bore |
0.348338 |
|
0.083160 |
|
0.436487 |
|
0.873 |
8 |
bore |
0.304796 |
|
0.072765 |
|
0.417485 |
|
0.835 |
9 |
bore |
0.270930 |
|
0.064680 |
|
0.401411 |
|
0.803 |
10 |
bore |
0.243837 |
|
0.058212 |
|
0.387558 |
|
0.775 |
11 |
bore |
0.221670 |
|
0.052920 |
|
0.375439 |
|
0.751 |
12 |
bore |
0.203197 |
|
0.048510 |
|
0.364706 |
|
0.729 |
13 |
bore |
0.187567 |
|
0.044778 |
|
0.355104 |
|
0.710 |
14 |
bore |
0.174169 |
|
0.041580 |
|
0.346440 |
|
0.693 |
15 |
bore |
0.162558 |
|
0.038808 |
|
0.338563 |
|
0.677 |
16 |
bore |
0.152398 |
|
0.036382 |
|
0.331358 |
|
0.663 |
17 |
bore |
0.143433 |
|
0.034242 |
|
0.324729 |
|
0.650 |
18 |
bore |
0.135465 |
|
0.032340 |
|
0.318600 |
|
0.637 |
19 |
bore |
0.128335 |
|
0.030638 |
|
0.312910 |
|
0.626 |
20 |
bore |
0.121918 |
|
0.029106 |
|
0.307605 |
|
0.615 |
21 |
bore |
0.116113 |
|
0.027720 |
|
0.302643 |
|
0.605 |
22 |
bore |
0.110835 |
|
0.026460 |
|
0.297986 |
|
0.596 |
23 |
bore |
0.106016 |
|
0.025309 |
|
0.293603 |
|
0.587 |
24 |
bore |
0.101599 |
|
0.024255 |
|
0.289468 |
|
0.579 |
25 |
bore |
0.097535 |
|
0.023285 |
|
0.285555 |
|
0.571 |
26 |
bore |
0.093783 |
|
0.022389 |
|
0.281846 |
|
0.564 |
27 |
bore |
0.090310 |
|
0.021560 |
|
0.278323 |
|
0.557 |
28 |
bore |
0.087085 |
|
0.020790 |
|
0.274969 |
|
0.550 |
29 |
bore |
0.084082 |
|
0.020073 |
|
0.271772 |
|
0.543 |
30 |
bore |
0.081279 |
|
0.019404 |
|
0.268718 |
|
0.537 |
31 |
bore |
0.078657 |
|
0.018778 |
|
0.265797 |
|
0.532 |
32 |
bore |
0.076199 |
|
0.018191 |
|
0.262999 |
|
0.526 |
33 |
bore |
0.073890 |
|
0.017640 |
|
0.260315 |
|
0.521 |
34 |
bore |
0.071717 |
|
0.017121 |
|
0.257737 |
|
0.515 |
35 |
bore |
0.069668 |
|
0.016632 |
|
0.255259 |
|
0.510 |
36 |
bore |
0.067732 |
|
0.016170 |
|
0.252873 |
|
0.506 |
37 |
bore |
0.065902 |
|
0.015733 |
|
0.250574 |
|
0.501 |
38 |
bore |
0.064168 |
|
0.015319 |
|
0.248357 |
|
0.497 |
39 |
bore |
0.062522 |
|
0.014926 |
|
0.246216 |
|
0.492 |
40 |
bore |
0.060959 |
|
0.014553 |
|
0.244146 |
|
0.488 |
41 |
bore |
0.059472 |
|
0.014198 |
|
0.242145 |
|
0.484 |
42 |
bore |
0.058056 |
|
0.013860 |
|
0.240208 |
|
0.480 |
43 |
bore |
0.056706 |
|
0.013538 |
|
0.238331 |
|
0.477 |
44 |
bore |
0.055417 |
|
0.013230 |
|
0.236512 |
|
0.473 |
45 |
bore |
0.054186 |
|
0.012936 |
|
0.234747 |
|
0.469 |
46 |
bore |
0.053008 |
|
0.012655 |
|
0.233033 |
|
0.466 |
47 |
bore |
0.051880 |
|
0.012385 |
|
0.231369 |
|
0.463 |
48 |
bore |
0.050799 |
|
0.012127 |
|
0.229751 |
|
0.459 |
49 |
bore |
0.049763 |
|
0.011880 |
|
0.228177 |
|
0.456 |
50 |
bore |
0.048767 |
|
0.011642 |
|
0.226645 |
|
0.453 |
51 |
bore |
0.047811 |
|
0.011414 |
|
0.225154 |
|
0.450 |
52 |
bore |
0.046892 |
|
0.011195 |
|
0.223702 |
|
0.447 |
53 |
bore |
0.046007 |
|
0.010983 |
|
0.222286 |
|
0.445 |
54 |
bore |
0.045155 |
|
0.010780 |
|
0.220905 |
|
0.442 |
55 |
bore |
0.044334 |
|
0.010584 |
|
0.219558 |
|
0.439 |
56 |
bore |
0.043542 |
|
0.010395 |
|
0.218243 |
|
0.436 |
57 |
bore |
0.042778 |
|
0.010213 |
|
0.216960 |
|
0.434 |
58 |
bore |
0.042041 |
|
0.010037 |
|
0.215705 |
|
0.431 |
59 |
bore |
0.041328 |
|
0.009866 |
|
0.214480 |
|
0.429 |
60 |
bore |
0.040639 |
|
0.009702 |
|
0.213282 |
|
0.427 |
61 |
bore |
0.039973 |
|
0.009543 |
|
0.212110 |
|
0.424 |
62 |
bore |
0.039329 |
|
0.009389 |
|
0.210963 |
|
0.422 |
63 |
bore |
0.038704 |
|
0.009240 |
|
0.209841 |
|
0.420 |
64 |
bore |
0.038100 |
|
0.009096 |
|
0.208742 |
|
0.417 |
65 |
bore |
0.037513 |
|
0.008956 |
|
0.207666 |
|
0.415 |
66 |
bore |
0.036945 |
|
0.008820 |
|
0.206612 |
|
0.413 |
67 |
bore |
0.036394 |
|
0.008688 |
|
0.205579 |
|
0.411 |
68 |
bore |
0.035858 |
|
0.008561 |
|
0.204566 |
|
0.409 |
69 |
bore |
0.035339 |
|
0.008436 |
|
0.203573 |
|
0.407 |
70 |
bore |
0.034834 |
|
0.008316 |
|
0.202599 |
|
0.405 |
71 |
bore |
0.034343 |
|
0.008199 |
|
0.201644 |
|
0.403 |
72 |
bore |
0.033866 |
|
0.008085 |
|
0.200706 |
|
0.401 |
73 |
bore |
0.033402 |
|
0.007974 |
|
0.199785 |
|
0.400 |
74 |
bore |
0.032951 |
|
0.007866 |
|
0.198881 |
|
0.3978 |
75 |
bore |
0.032512 |
|
0.007762 |
|
0.197993 |
|
0.3960 |
76 |
bore |
0.032084 |
|
0.007659 |
|
0.197121 |
|
0.3942 |
77 |
bore |
0.031667 |
|
0.007560 |
|
0.196264 |
|
0.3925 |
78 |
bore |
0.031261 |
|
0.007463 |
|
0.195421 |
|
0.3908 |
79 |
bore |
0.030865 |
|
0.007369 |
|
0.194593 |
|
0.3892 |
80 |
bore |
0.030480 |
|
0.007276 |
|
0.193779 |
|
0.3876 |
81 |
bore |
0.030103 |
|
0.007187 |
|
0.192978 |
|
0.3860 |
82 |
bore |
0.029736 |
|
0.007099 |
|
0.192191 |
|
0.3844 |
83 |
bore |
0.029378 |
|
0.007013 |
|
0.191416 |
|
0.3828 |
84 |
bore |
0.029028 |
|
0.006930 |
|
0.190653 |
|
0.3813 |
85 |
bore |
0.028687 |
|
0.006848 |
|
0.189903 |
|
0.3798 |
86 |
bore |
0.028353 |
|
0.006769 |
|
0.189164 |
|
0.3783 |
87 |
bore |
0.028027 |
|
0.006691 |
|
0.188436 |
|
0.3769 |
88 |
bore |
0.027709 |
|
0.006615 |
|
0.187720 |
|
0.3754 |
89 |
bore |
0.027397 |
|
0.006541 |
|
0.187014 |
|
0.3740 |
90 |
bore |
0.027093 |
|
0.006468 |
|
0.186319 |
|
0.3726 |
91 |
bore |
0.026795 |
|
0.006397 |
|
0.185634 |
|
0.3713 |
92 |
bore |
0.026504 |
|
0.006327 |
|
0.184959 |
|
0.3699 |
93 |
bore |
0.026219 |
|
0.006259 |
|
0.184293 |
|
0.3686 |
94 |
bore |
0.025940 |
|
0.006193 |
|
0.183637 |
|
0.3673 |
95 |
bore |
0.025667 |
|
0.006128 |
|
0.182991 |
|
0.3660 |
96 |
bore |
0.025400 |
|
0.006064 |
|
0.182353 |
|
0.3647 |
97 |
bore |
0.025138 |
|
0.006001 |
|
0.181724 |
|
0.3634 |
98 |
bore |
0.024881 |
|
0.005940 |
|
0.181104 |
|
0.3622 |
99 |
bore |
0.024630 |
|
0.005880 |
|
0.180492 |
|
0.3610 |
100 |
bore |
0.024384 |
|
0.005821 |
|
0.179889 |
|
0.3598 |
Chamber sizes - Gun Trade - 1906