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 [[Bible Belt|America]] or "triple o buck" in other English speaking countries. Buckshot is traditionally 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.