Shot (pellet): Difference between revisions

Buckshot is a shot formed to larger diameters so that it can be used against bigger game such as [[deer]], [[moose]], or [[caribou]]. Sizes range in ascending order from size #B (0.17 in, 4.32 mm) to Tri-Ball. It is usually referred by the size, followed by "buck", e.g. "#000" is referred to as "triple-aught buck" in the [[Bible Belt|United States]] or "triple-o buck" in other English speaking countries. Buckshot is traditionally [[Swaging|swaged]] (in high volume production) or cast (in small volume production). The Bliemeister method does not work for shot larger than #5 (0.12 in, 3.05 mm), and works progressively poorly for shot sizes larger than about #6.

* Split shot, a larger type of lead shot where each pellet is cut part-way through the diameter. TheseThis type of shot werewas formerly commonly used as a line weight in [[angling]]. They are no longer solely manufactured from lead but instead are often made from softer materials that can be easily pressed onto the fishing line instead of being closed in a crimp using pliers, as was once common.

}}</ref> by 1919, the spent lead pellets from waterfowl hunting waswere positively identified as a major source of deaths of bottom-feeding waterfowl.<ref name="FedCartridge">Federal Cartridge Company Waterfowl and Steel Shot Guide. Volume I; 1988.</ref><ref>Sanderson, Glen C. and Frank C. Bellrose. 1986. A Review of the Problem of Lead Poisoning in Waterfowl. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois. Special Publication 4. 34pp. [https://web.archive.org/web/19990422091004/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/pbpoison/pbpoison.htm full report from scholar.google.com (cache)]</ref><ref>A.M. Scheuhammer and S. L. Norris. 1996. "The ecotoxicology of lead shot and lead fishing weights" ''[[Ecotoxicology]]'' Vol. 5 Number 5 pp. 279-295</ref> Once ingested, stomach acids and mechanical action cause the lead to break down and be absorbed into the body and bloodstream, resulting in death. "If a bird swallows only one pellet, it usually survives, although its immune system and fertility are likely to be affected. Even low concentrations of lead have a negative impact on energy storage, which affects the ability to prepare for migration."<ref name=AEWA1/> [[Upland game bird]]s such as [[mourning doves]], [[ring-necked pheasant]]s, [[wild turkey]], northern bobwhite [[quail]] and [[Chukar partridge|chukar]]s can also ingest lead and thus be poisoned when they feed on seeds.<ref name=Lahner/>

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