lead shot
Shotgun shell contents
Lead shot consists of small spherical pellets made of lead, used as projectiles in shotgun shells or as weights.
Hunters use lead shot for game birds; anglers use it to sink fishing lines.
Environmental concerns over lead poisoning in wildlife have led to restrictions, with steel shot required in many areas for waterfowl hunting.
- birdshotSmall shotgun pellets
- buckshotCoarse shotgun pellets
- pelletSmall rounded mass
- shotshellAmmunition containing multiple projectiles
- scatter gunFirearm firing spreading pellets
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