shotshell
Pellet-filled cartridge
A shotshell is a cartridge designed for shotguns, containing multiple pellets (shot) rather than a single bullet.
The shell typically holds powder, wadding, and shot enclosed in a plastic or paper hull with a metal base.
Shotshells come in various gauges and shot sizes for different purposes—hunting birds, clay shooting, or home defense: He loaded the shotgun with buckshot shells.
Outer covering or frame
- wadSoft compressed mass
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- powderFine dry particles
- pelletSmall rounded mass
crimp · brass · slug · birdshot · lead · steel · tungsten · bismuth
Apply force downward
- reloaderOne who restocks ammunition
- hullOuter covering or frame
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
- wadSoft compressed mass
crimp · resizer · die · bushing · station · recipe · Lee · Dillon
Directed rate of motion
- penetrationEntry into something
- rangeExtent of variation
- energyPower to do work
- recoilBackward force from discharge
choke · trajectory · terminal · fragmentation · impact · knockdown · dispersion
1.5-liter wine vessel
hull
Outer covering or frame
pellet · crimp · brass · slug · birdshot · lead · steel · tungsten · bismuth · buffer
press
Apply force downward
wad · crimp · resizer · die · bushing · station · recipe · Lee · Dillon
velocity
Directed rate of motion
- penetrationEntry into something
- rangeExtent of variation
- energyPower to do work
recoil · choke · trajectory · terminal · fragmentation · impact · knockdown · dispersion
magnum
1.5-liter wine vessel
trapshooting
Shotgun sport, flying clays
- skeetShotgun target sport
- wingshootingHunting birds mid-flight
- uplandElevated land area
waterfowl · pheasant · duck · goose · dove · quail · grouse · target · break