Re: Shotgun Shells
Sure,<br /><br />Target load can be determined, usually, by the amount of shot in the shell. Target loads are usually heavy on shot and light on powder. Shot is not much larger than a half grain of rice. They're usually #8 or #9.<br /><br />Buck shot is,usually, large pellets (about 12) in a shell. They are typically about .38 cal. each. On the guage scale, buckshot is "00".<br /><br />Bird shot is all over the board. It depends on what your hunting. I use #6 and #7-1/2 for Pheasant and #2 and #4 for waterfowl. # 8 and #9 for upland birds such as Grouse and Dove.<br /><br />Typically, the difference between target loads and hunting loads is the percentage of powder (read power) as opposed to shot.<br /><br />If you're blasting "clays" all day, you do not want to get beat up by high power shells. Target shells have small shot and lots of it.<br /><br />If you're actually shooting at live game, you never feel the recoil. Thus, lot's of power and as much shot as can be packed in. Shot size, again, depends on the game.
