on September 21, 2009 4:30 PM
Hsoi had an entry this weekend talking about buckshot. I thought it would be useful to add a visual reference. One thing to note is that there are two different sizes, lead and steel. These pics were gleaned from various sites and added here.
All shot sizes (I believe this is pretty close to scale)
Lead and steel size (not to scale)
All shot sizes (I believe this is pretty close to scale)
Lead and steel size (not to scale)It would be interesting to do a gelatin test of a 3.5" magnum load of BB birdshot compared to a 2.75" reduced recoil load of #4 buckshot. It wouldn't surprise me if they came out pretty close.
I don't know if anyone makes F shot in heavier than lead variety (doubtful), but if they did I would expect to perform nearly identical to #4 buckshot. (It wouldn't in steel shot because steel is less dense.)
I don't know if anyone makes F shot in heavier than lead variety (doubtful), but if they did I would expect to perform nearly identical to #4 buckshot. (It wouldn't in steel shot because steel is less dense.)
Most people follow the saying birdshot is for birds, and buckshot is for defense, but the line is kind of blurred at small buckshot and large birdshot.
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