frå kvart trangboring

English translation: from an improved cylinder choke

17:08 Mar 16, 2011
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Hunting weapons
Norwegian term or phrase: frå kvart trangboring
På 20 meter skal ringen ha ca 60 cm diameter - omtrent som haglsvermen frå kvart trangboring på samme avstand.
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 03:11
English translation:from an improved cylinder choke
Explanation:
Shotguns can be fitted with tubes at the muzzle to regulate shot spread. These are "choke tubes" or "chokes" and come in a variety of sizes. See the links for the pairing with "improved cylinder".

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-03-16 17:24:45 GMT)
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May as well go completely Pan Nordic on this one: http://skytteforum.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=11444

(Might be the only occasion the three of them have agreed on a single subject . . . :-) )
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 05:11
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5from a quarter choke (barrel)
Sven Petersson
4from an improved cylinder choke
Charles Ek


  

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from an improved cylinder choke


Explanation:
Shotguns can be fitted with tubes at the muzzle to regulate shot spread. These are "choke tubes" or "chokes" and come in a variety of sizes. See the links for the pairing with "improved cylinder".

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Note added at 16 mins (2011-03-16 17:24:45 GMT)
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May as well go completely Pan Nordic on this one: http://skytteforum.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=11444

(Might be the only occasion the three of them have agreed on a single subject . . . :-) )


    Reference: http://www.nordisk-forum.dk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5969&p=55525
    Reference: http://www.kammeret.no/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7273
Charles Ek
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Local time: 05:11
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from a quarter choke (barrel)


Explanation:
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 11:11
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish

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neutral  Charles Ek: I note only that pheasants + "quarter choke" has 412 Google hits -- http://tinyurl.com/4wyj2e4 -- while pheasants + "improved cylinder" has 31,900 -- http://tinyurl.com/4h3jdqq. Have never seen it used on this side of the pond, but there are some cases.
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