Shot (pellet): Difference between revisions

Below is a chart with diameters per pellet and weight for idealized lead spheres infor USAU.S. Standard Designations with a comparison to BritishEnglish shot sizes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shotgun Shell Shot Size Comparison Chart Actual size |url=https://www.ammoandguncollector.com/2012/12/shotgun-shell-shot-size-comparison-chart.html |access-date=2022-05-24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=English Shot sizes |url=https://www.vintageguns.co.uk/magazine/english-shot-sizes |access-date=2022-05-24 |website=Vintage Guns |language=en-GB}}</ref>

! AmericanU.S. Size

!BritishEnglish Size!! Type || Mass (gr) || Diameter (in) || Diameter (mm)

| || Buck || 82 grains
|
| || 0.38 || 9.65

| || Buck || 76 grains
|
| || 0.37 || 9.4

|LG|| Buck || 70 grains
|6
|n/a|| 0.36 || 9.14

| || Buck || 59 grains
|
| || 0.34 || 8.64

| || Buck || 53.8 grains
|
| || 0.33 || 8.38

|SG || Buck || 49 grains
|
| || 0.32 || 8.13

| || Buck || 44.7 grains
|
| || 0.31 || 7.87

|SSG || Buck || 40.5 grains
|
| || 0.30 || 7.62

| || Buck || 36.6 grains
|
| || 0.29 || 7.37

| || Buck || 29.4 grains
|
| || 0.27 || 6.86

| || Buck || 26.3 grains
|
| || 0.26 || 6.6

|SSSG || Buck || 23.4 grains
|
| || 0.25 || 6.35

| || Buck || 20.7 grains
|
| || 0.24 || 6.1

| || Waterfowl || 18.2 grains
|
| || 0.23 || 5.84

| || Waterfowl || 16.0 grains
|
| || 0.22 || 5.59

| || Waterfowl || 13.9 grains
|
| || 0.21 || 5.33

| || Waterfowl || 12.0 grains
|n/a
|53|| 0.20 || 5.08

|AA || BirdWaterfowl || 10.2 grains || 0.19 || 4.83

| ||A Birdor BBBB|| 8.50 grainsWaterfowl || 08.1875 || 4.57

|-50

| BBB|| BirdWaterfowl || 7.4029 grains– || 07.1740 || 4.32

|BBB|| BirdWaterfowl || 65.1547 grains || 0.16 || 4.06

|B || BirdWaterfowl || 4.4086 grains || 0.15 || 3.81

|#2|| BirdWaterfowl || 53.0765 grains || 0.14 || 3.56

|#3 || BirdWaterfowl || 3.3024 grains || 0.13 || 3.3

| || Bird || 2.90 grains
|
| || 0.125 || 3.18

|#4|| Bird || 2.60 grains57
|170
|243|| 0.12 || 3.05

|#5|| Bird || 21.0094 grains– || 01.1199 || 2.79

|#6½|| Bird || 1.50 grains458
|300
|420|| 0.10 || 2.54

|#6½ || Bird/Clay || 1.2925 grains || 0.095 || 2.41

|#7 || Bird/Clay || 1.09067 grains || 0.09 || 2.29

|#8|| Bird/Clay || 0.97 grains || 0.085 || 2.16

|#9|| Bird/Clay || 0.75748 grains || 0.08 || 2.03

| || Bird/Clay || 0.63 grains
|
| || 0.075 || 1.91

|#10|| Pest || 0.51 grains
|850
|n/a|| 0.07 || 1.78

|#12 || Pest || 0.32 grains
|
| || 0.06 || 1.52

| || Pest || 0.19183 grains || 0.05 || 1.27

| || Pest || 0.10 grains or less
|
| || 0.04 || 1.02