20/76
20 gauge 3″ · 20 ga 76 mm · 20 gauge magnum · 20-as kaliber
A 20 gauge shotshell with a 76 mm (magnum) length. Suits lighter guns for small game and fowl, with less recoil than the 12/70.
The 20/76 is a 20 gauge shotshell with a 76 mm (3 in) case length. The nominal bore is 15.6 mm. The CIP maximum pressure for 20/76 is 1,050 bar, against 830 bar for 20/70, so the 76 mm shell may only be used in guns marked and chambered for it.
20 gauge guns are lighter and kick less; the magnum shell allows a shot charge approaching that of the 12/70.
Hunting use
Used on hare, pheasant, mallard and fox out to moderate range. Favoured with lighter guns on long days in the field, and by smaller-framed hunters.
Suitable game
Game bird
Common pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
A gamebird introduced from Asia and one of the most important feathered quarry species in small-game hunting.
Small game
European hare
Lepus europaeus
The traditional quarry of small-game hunting and a typical inhabitant of open farmland.
Waterfowl
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
The most common wild duck in Hungary and the main quarry of waterfowl hunting; the wild ancestor of the domestic duck.
Predator
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
The most widespread predator in Hungary; controlling its numbers matters for protecting small game and ground-nesting birds.
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