shotgun shell

Loaded hunting round

A shotgun shell is the ammunition used in a shotgun—a cylindrical cartridge containing primer, powder, wadding, and projectiles (usually pellets or a single slug).

The gauge indicates bore diameter: twelve-gauge shells, twenty-gauge shells.

Shells are loaded into the chamber or magazine and ejected after firing.

Spent shotgun shells littered the ground near the blind.

ammunition

cartridge

Sealed container for supplies

slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
pelletsSmall compressed spheres
gaugeStandard of measurement

primer · powder · wad · casing · hull · brass · magnum · load · dram · muzzle velocity

reloading

hull

Outer covering or frame

primerPreparatory coat or guide
wadSoft compressed mass
crimpPinch into folds

resizing · component

ballistics

velocity

Directed rate of motion

trajectoryPath of moving object
penetrationEntry into something
kinetic energyPower from movement

impact · spread · dispersion · choke · range · recoil · blast · propellant · wadding · aerodynamics

firearm

gauge

Standard of measurement

chamberEnclosed room or cavity
barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
pump-actionManual cycling mechanism

semi-automatic · over-under · side-by-side · ejector · extractor · receiver · modified · scattergun · autoloader

hunting

waterfowl

Swimming birds collectively

uplandElevated land area
pheasantLarge ornamental game bird
duckWaterbird that quacks

goose · quail · grouse · turkey · dove · game bird · decoys · blind · retriever · pointer

shotgun shell

cartridge

hull

velocity

gauge

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