buckshot
Scattering lead spheres
Buckshot is large lead pellets used as ammunition in shotguns, designed for hunting deer and other large game.
Unlike birdshot's fine pellets, buckshot spreads in a pattern of fewer but heavier projectiles that cause serious damage at close range.
The blast of buckshot tore through the door.
Scattering across space
- spreadTo distribute widely
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- velocityDirected rate of motion
range · accuracy · penetration · impact · fragmentation · grouping · choke · distance
Standard of measurement
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- pump-actionManual cycling mechanism
- semi-automaticFires once, reloads itself
double-barrel · receiver · stock · trigger · recoil · breech · ejector · sights
Small compressed spheres
- cartridgeSealed container for supplies
- shellHard outer covering
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- caliberBore diameter or quality
rounds · slug · birdshot · powder · casing · wadding · shotshell · primer
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- sphericalGlobe-like in form
- roundCurved like circle
projectile · grapeshot · diameter · weight · count · deformation · mushrooming · hardness
dispersion
Scattering across space
- spreadTo distribute widely
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- trajectoryPath of moving object
velocity · range · accuracy · penetration · impact · fragmentation · grouping · choke · distance · energy
gauge
Standard of measurement
- chokeObstruct breathing or airflow
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- pump-actionManual cycling mechanism
semi-automatic · double-barrel · receiver · stock · trigger · recoil · breech · ejector · sights · bead
pellets
Small compressed spheres
caliber · rounds · slug · birdshot · powder · casing · wadding · shotshell · primer · load
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
round · projectile · grapeshot · diameter · weight · count · deformation · mushrooming · hardness · plated
waterfowl
Swimming birds collectively
turkey · blinds · camouflage · tracking · quarry · season · retriever · decoy · wildfowl · upland
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- round thingssphere, ball, globe, circle, orb
- shotsB-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop, buttery nipple
- hunting gearrifle, shotgun, hunting vest, hunting boots, crossbow
- Remingtonrifles, shotguns, hunting rifles, bolt-action rifles, ammunition
- Shotgunspump action, double barrel, over-under, side-by-side, semi-auto