Shotgun shell
A shotgun shell is a self-contained cartridge loaded with shot or a slug designed to be fired from a shotgun. Most shotgun shells are designed to be fired from a smoothbore barrel, but with the recent gain in popularity of dedicated shotguns with rifled barrels for firing slugs, there are many rounds specifically designed to be fired from a rifled barrel. A rifled barrel will increase the accuracy of the shotgun with slugs, but makes it unsuitable for firing shot, as the rifling causes the shot to form a hollow "O" shape.
Related Topics:
Cartridge - Shot - Slug - Shotgun - Smoothbore - Rifled
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Construction of a typical shotshell |
| ► | Shotshell sizes |
| ► | Shot sizes |
| ► | Shotshells and patterning |
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