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2. Shot (pellet) - Wikipedia

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   Selection of post-medieval lead shot. Shot is available in many sizes for different applications. The size of numbered shot decreases as the number increases. In hunting, some sizes are traditionally used for certain game, or certain shooting situations, although there is overlap and subjective preference.

3. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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   Lead shot. Cartridges are loaded with different sizes of shot depending on the target. For skeet shooting, a small shot such as a No. 8 or No. 9 would be used, because range is short and a high density pattern is desirable. Trap shooting requires longer shots, and so a larger shot, usually # 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 is used. For hunting game, the range and ...

4. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   The 10 gauge narrowly escaped obsolescence when steel and other nontoxic shot became required for waterfowl hunting, since the larger shell could hold the much larger sizes of low-density steel shot needed to reach the ranges necessary for waterfowl hunting. The move to steel shot reduced the use of 16 and 20 gauges for waterfowl hunting, and ...

5. Shotgun - Wikipedia

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   Shot is termed either birdshot or buckshot depending on the shot size. Informally, birdshot pellets have a diameter smaller than 5 mm (0.20 in) and buckshot are larger than that. Pellet size is indicated by a number; for bird shot this ranges from the smallest 12 (1.2 mm, 0.05 in) to 2 (3.8 mm, 0.15 in) and then BB (4.6 mm, 0.18 in). [15]

6. Lead shot in deer carcasses is toxic to animals. Indiana ...

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   Bags of lead shot, for sale at on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, for sale at $56.99 in the Atterbury Shooting Complex in Edinburgh. Lead is commonly used in shotgun shells and bullet rounds found here.

7. Shot tower - Wikipedia

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   The maximum size is limited by the height of the tower, because larger shot sizes must fall farther to solidify. A shot tower with a 40-meter drop can produce up to #6 shot (nominally 2.4mm in diameter) while an 80-meter drop can produce #2 shot (nominally 3.8mm in diameter). [3] Polishing with a small amount of graphite is necessary for ...

8. 20-gauge shotgun - Wikipedia

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   20-gauge shotguns are especially suitable for hunting game birds such as quail, grouse and mallards when using lead-free birdshot. A 20-gauge buckshot load would most commonly be utilized in close- to mid-range self-defense scenarios.

9. People eating wild-shot pheasant ‘likely to be eating lead’

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   Around 11,000 tonnes of meat from wild-shot game birds, mostly pheasant, are eaten in the UK every year, according to the study, and virtually all pheasants shot in the UK for human consumption ...