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href="/wiki/File:LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg/320px-LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg" decoding="async" width="320" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg/480px-LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg/640px-LeadPlombs_contenu_1_cartouche.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1362" data-file-height="1068" /></a><figcaption>Lead shot</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Shot</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Collective_noun" title="Collective noun">collective term</a> for small spheres or pellets, often made of <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>. These have been projected from <a href="/wiki/Sling_(weapon)" title="Sling (weapon)">slings</a> since ancient times and were the original <a href="/wiki/Projectile" title="Projectile">projectiles</a> for shotguns and are still fired primarily from <a href="/wiki/Shotgun" title="Shotgun">shotguns</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grenade_launcher" title="Grenade launcher">grenade launchers</a>, while they are less commonly used in <a href="/wiki/Riot_gun" title="Riot gun">riot guns</a>. <a href="/wiki/Shot_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Shot shell">Shot shells</a> are also available in many <a href="/wiki/Handgun" title="Handgun">handgun</a> calibers in a configuration known as "<a href="/wiki/Birdshot" class="mw-redirect" title="Birdshot">birdshot</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Rat_shot" class="mw-redirect" title="Rat shot">rat shot</a>", or "<a href="/wiki/Snake_shot" title="Snake shot">snake shot</a>". </p><p>Lead shot is also used for a variety of other purposes such as filling cavities with dense material for weight and/or balance. Some versions may be plated with other metals. Lead shot was originally made by pouring molten lead through screens into water, forming what was known as "swan shot", and, later, more economically mass-produced at higher quality using a <a href="/wiki/Shot_tower" title="Shot tower">shot tower</a>. The <i>Bliemeister method</i> has supplanted the shot tower method since the early 1960s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Manufacture">Manufacture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Manufacture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg/170px-Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg/255px-Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg/340px-Clifton_hill_shot_tower_melbourne_australia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Shot tower at <a href="/wiki/Clifton_Hill,_Victoria" title="Clifton Hill, Victoria">Clifton Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Australia</figcaption></figure> <p>Producing lead shot from a shot tower was pioneered in the late 18th century by William Watts of <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a> who adapted his house on Redcliffe Hill by adding a three-<a href="/wiki/Storey" title="Storey">storey</a> tower and digging a shaft under the house through the caves underneath to achieve the required drop. The process was patented in 1782.<sup id="cite_ref-PbAlloy_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PbAlloy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The process was later brought above ground through the building of <a href="/wiki/Shot_tower" title="Shot tower">shot towers</a>. </p><p>Molten lead would be dropped from the top of the tower. Like most liquids, <a href="/wiki/Surface_tension" title="Surface tension">surface tension</a> makes <a href="/wiki/Drop_(liquid)" title="Drop (liquid)">drops</a> of molten lead become near-spherical as they fall. When the tower is high enough, the lead droplets will solidify during the fall and thus retain their spherical form. Water is usually placed at the bottom of the tower, cooling the lead immediately upon landing. </p><p>Roundness of manufactured shot produced from the shot tower process is graded by forcing the newly produced shot to roll accurately down inclined planes. Unround shot will naturally roll to the side, for collection. The unround shot was either re-processed in another attempt to make round shot using the shot tower again, or used for applications which did not require round shot (e.g., split shot for fishing).<sup id="cite_ref-PbAlloy_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PbAlloy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The hardness of lead shot is controlled through adding variable amounts of <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Antimony" title="Antimony">antimony</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arsenic" title="Arsenic">arsenic</a>, forming <a href="/wiki/Alloy" title="Alloy">alloys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PbAlloy_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PbAlloy-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This also affects its melting point. Hardness is also controlled by the rate of cooling that is used in manufacturing lead shot. </p><p>The <i><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238216509">.mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#b1d2ff}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .vanchor>:target~.vanchor-text{background-color:#0f4dc9}}</style><span class="vanchor"><span id="Bliemeister_method"></span><span class="vanchor-text">Bliemeister method</span></span></i>, named after inventor Louis W. Bliemeister of Los Angeles, California, (<span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US2978742">U.S. patent 2,978,742</a></span>, dated April 11, 1961) is a process for making lead shot in small sizes from about #7 to about #9. In this process, molten lead is dripped from small orifices and dropped approximately 1 inch (2.5 cm) into a hot liquid, where it is then rolled along an incline and then dropped another 3 feet (90 cm). The temperature of the liquid controls the cooling rate of the lead, while the surface tension of the liquid and the inclined surface(s) work together to bring the small droplets of lead into highly regular balls of lead in spherical form. The size of the lead shot that is produced is determined by the diameter of the orifice used to drip the lead, ranging from approximately 0.018 inches (0.46 mm) for #9 lead shot to about 0.025 inches (0.64 mm) for #6 or #7.0 shot, while also depending on the specific lead alloy that is used. </p><p>The roundness of the lead shot depends on the angle of the inclined surfaces as well as the temperature of the liquid coolant. Various coolants have successfully been used, ranging from diesel fuel to antifreeze and water-soluble oil. After the lead shot cools, it is washed, then dried, and small amounts of graphite are finally added to prevent clumping of the lead shot. Lead shot larger than about #5 tends to clump badly when fed through tubes, even when graphite is used, whereas lead shot smaller than about #6 tends not to clump when fed through tubes when graphite is used. </p><p>Lead shot dropped quickly into liquid cooling baths when being produced from molten lead is known as "chilled lead shot", in contrast to "soft lead shot" which is produced by molten lead not being dropped as quickly into a liquid cooling bath. The process of rapidly chilling lead shot during its manufacturing process causes the shot to become harder than it would otherwise be if allowed to cool more slowly. Hence, chilled lead shot, being harder and less likely to deform during firing, is preferred by shotgunners for improving shot pattern densities at longer (> 30 yards (27 m)) ranges, whereas soft lead shot, being softer and more likely to deform during firing, is preferred for improving shot pattern densities at very close (< 20 yards (18 m)) ranges as the softer and now deformed shot scatters more quickly when fired. Soft lead shot is also more readily deformed during the firing process by the effects of chokes. </p><p>The manufacture of non-lead shot differs from that of lead, with <a href="/wiki/Compression_molding" title="Compression molding">compression molding</a> used to create some alloys.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sizes">Sizes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Sizes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_(AD_1500_-_AD_1800)._(FindID_93511).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg/170px-Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg/255px-Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg/340px-Collection_of_thirty_cast_lead_round_shot._Probably_Post_Medieval_%28AD_1500_-_AD_1800%29._%28FindID_93511%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1023" data-file-height="1702" /></a><figcaption>Selection of <a href="/wiki/Post-medieval_archaeology" title="Post-medieval archaeology">post-medieval</a> lead shot</figcaption></figure> <p>Shot is available in many sizes for different applications. The size of numbered shot decreases as the number increases. In hunting, some sizes are traditionally used for certain game, or certain shooting situations, although there is overlap and subjective preference. The range at which game is typically encountered and the penetration needed to assure a clean kill must both be considered. Local hunting regulations may also specify a size range for certain game. Shot loses its velocity very quickly due to its low <a href="/wiki/Sectional_density" title="Sectional density">sectional density</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ballistic_coefficient" title="Ballistic coefficient">ballistic coefficient</a> (see <a href="/wiki/External_ballistics" title="External ballistics">external ballistics</a>). Generally, larger shot carries farther, and does not spread out as much as smaller shot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buckshot">Buckshot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Buckshot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Buckshot is a shot formed to larger diameters so that it can be used against bigger game such as <a href="/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Moose" title="Moose">moose</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Caribou" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribou">caribou</a>. Sizes range in ascending order from size #B (0.17 in, 4.32 mm) to Tri-Ball. It is usually referred by the size, followed by "buck", e.g. "#000" is referred to as "triple-aught buck" in the <a href="/wiki/Bible_Belt" title="Bible Belt">United States</a> or "triple-o buck" in other English speaking countries. Buckshot is traditionally <a href="/wiki/Swaging" title="Swaging">swaged</a> (in high volume production) or cast (in small volume production). The Bliemeister method does not work for shot larger than #5 (0.12 in, 3.05 mm), and works progressively poorly for shot sizes larger than about #6. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lead_shot_comparison_chart">Lead shot comparison chart</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lead shot comparison chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a chart with diameters per pellet and weight for idealized lead spheres for U.S. Standard Designations with a comparison to English shot sizes.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>U.S. Size </th> <th>U.K. Size</th> <th>Type</th> <th>Mass (grains) </th> <th>Pellets per <p>oz (lead) </p> </th> <th>Pellets per <p>oz (steel) </p> </th> <th>Diameter (in)</th> <th>Diameter (mm) </th></tr> <tr> <td>0000 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>82 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.38</td> <td>9.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>000½ </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>76 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.37</td> <td>9.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>000 </td> <td>LG</td> <td>Buck</td> <td>70 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>n/a</td> <td>0.36</td> <td>9.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>MG (mould) </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>62.5 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.347 </td> <td>8.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>00½ </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>59 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.34</td> <td>8.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>SG </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>54.7 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.332 </td> <td>8.43 </td></tr> <tr> <td>00 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>8 </td> <td></td> <td>0.33</td> <td>8.38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>0 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>49 </td> <td>9 </td> <td></td> <td>0.32</td> <td>8.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#1½ </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>44.7 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.31</td> <td>7.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#1 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>40.5 </td> <td>10 </td> <td></td> <td>0.30</td> <td>7.62 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Special SG </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>39.8 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.298 </td> <td>7.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#2½ </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>36.6 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.29</td> <td>7.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#2 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>14 </td> <td></td> <td>0.27</td> <td>6.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>SSG </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>29.17 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.269 </td> <td>6.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#3½ </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>26.3 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.26</td> <td>6.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#3 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>18 </td> <td></td> <td>0.25</td> <td>6.35 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>SSSG </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>21.89 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.245 </td> <td>6.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#4 </td> <td></td> <td>Buck</td> <td>20.7 </td> <td>21 </td> <td></td> <td>0.24</td> <td>6.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FF </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>18.2 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.23</td> <td>5.84 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>SSSSG </td> <td>Buck </td> <td>17.50 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.227 </td> <td>5.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td>F (or TTT) </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>16.0 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.22</td> <td>5.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>SSSSSG <p>or AAAA </p> </td> <td>Buck/ <p>Waterfowl </p> </td> <td>14.58 </td> <td>30 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.214 </td> <td>5.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>TT </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>13.9 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.21</td> <td>5.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>AAA </td> <td>Waterfowl </td> <td>12.5 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.203 </td> <td>5.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>T </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>12.0 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>53</td> <td>0.20</td> <td>5.08 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>AA </td> <td>Waterfowl </td> <td>10.94 </td> <td>40 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.194 </td> <td>4.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>BBB </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>10.2 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>61</td> <td>0.19</td> <td>4.83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>BB </td> <td>A or BBBB</td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>8.75 </td> <td>50 </td> <td>72</td> <td>0.18</td> <td>4.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>B </td> <td>BBB</td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>7.29 – 7.40 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>86</td> <td>0.17</td> <td>4.32 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>BB </td> <td>Waterfowl </td> <td>6.25 </td> <td>70 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.161 </td> <td>4.09 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#1 </td> <td>B</td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>5.47 </td> <td>80 </td> <td>103</td> <td>0.154</td> <td>3.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#2 </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>4.86 </td> <td>90 </td> <td>125</td> <td>0.15</td> <td>3.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#1 </td> <td>Waterfowl </td> <td>4.38 </td> <td>100 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.143 </td> <td>3.63 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#3 </td> <td>#2</td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>3.65 </td> <td>120 </td> <td>154</td> <td>0.135</td> <td>3.43 – 3.56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#4 </td> <td></td> <td>Waterfowl</td> <td>3.24 </td> <td>135 </td> <td>192</td> <td>0.13</td> <td>3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#3 </td> <td>Waterfowl </td> <td>3.12 </td> <td>140 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.128 </td> <td>3.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#4½ </td> <td></td> <td>Bird</td> <td>2.90 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.125</td> <td>3.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#5 </td> <td>#4</td> <td>Bird</td> <td>2.57 </td> <td>170 </td> <td>243</td> <td>0.12</td> <td>3.05 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#4½ </td> <td>Bird </td> <td>2.19 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.113 </td> <td>2.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#6 </td> <td>#5</td> <td>Bird</td> <td>1.94 – 1.99 </td> <td>220 – 225 </td> <td>317</td> <td>0.11</td> <td>2.79 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#5½ (m.g.) </td> <td>Bird </td> <td>1.82 </td> <td>240 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.107 </td> <td>2.72 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#6 </td> <td>Bird </td> <td>1.62 </td> <td>270 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.102 </td> <td>2.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#7 </td> <td>#6½</td> <td>Bird</td> <td>1.458 </td> <td>300 </td> <td>420</td> <td>0.10</td> <td>2.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#7 </td> <td>Bird/Clay </td> <td>1.29 </td> <td>340 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.095 </td> <td>2.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#7½ </td> <td></td> <td>Bird/Clay</td> <td>1.25 </td> <td>350 </td> <td>490</td> <td>0.095</td> <td>2.413 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#8 </td> <td></td> <td>Bird/Clay</td> <td>1.067 </td> <td>410 </td> <td>577</td> <td>0.09</td> <td>2.286 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#8½ </td> <td>#8</td> <td>Bird/Clay</td> <td>0.97 </td> <td>450 </td> <td>n/a</td> <td>0.085 – 0.087</td> <td>2.16 – 2.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#9 </td> <td>#9</td> <td>Bird/Clay</td> <td>0.748 </td> <td>580 – 585 </td> <td>n/a</td> <td>0.08</td> <td>2.032 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#9½ </td> <td></td> <td>Bird/Clay</td> <td>0.63 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.075</td> <td>1.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#10 </td> <td>#10</td> <td>Pest</td> <td>0.51 </td> <td>850 </td> <td>n/a</td> <td>0.07</td> <td>1.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#11 </td> <td>Pest </td> <td>0.42 </td> <td>1,040 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.066 </td> <td>1.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>#12 </td> <td>Pest </td> <td>0.35 </td> <td>1,250 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.062 </td> <td>1.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#11 </td> <td></td> <td>Pest</td> <td>0.32 </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.06</td> <td>1.52 </td></tr> <tr> <td>#12 </td> <td></td> <td>Pest</td> <td>0.183 </td> <td>2,385 </td> <td>n/a</td> <td>0.05</td> <td>1.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Dust </td> <td>Pest </td> <td>0.17 </td> <td>2,600 </td> <td>n/a </td> <td>0.048 </td> <td>1.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dust </td> <td></td> <td>Pest</td> <td>0.10 or less </td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td>0.04</td> <td>1.02 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications_outside_firearms">Applications outside firearms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Applications outside firearms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Split_shot_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Split_shot_1.jpg/220px-Split_shot_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Split_shot_1.jpg/330px-Split_shot_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Split_shot_1.jpg/440px-Split_shot_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1932" data-file-height="2576" /></a><figcaption>Split shot, used for <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Split_shot_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Split_shot_3.jpg/220px-Split_shot_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Split_shot_3.jpg/330px-Split_shot_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Split_shot_3.jpg/440px-Split_shot_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="592" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Split shot close-up</figcaption></figure> <p>When used as a pourable/mouldable weight, lead shot may be left loose, or mixed with a bonding agent such as <a href="/wiki/Epoxy" title="Epoxy">epoxy</a> to contain and stabilize the pellets after they are poured. </p><p>Some applications of lead shot are: </p> <ul><li>As <a href="/wiki/Ballast" title="Ballast">ballast</a> in various situations, especially where a dense, pourable weight is required. Generally, small shot is best for these applications, as it can be poured more like a liquid. Completely round shot is not required.</li></ul> <ul><li>Stress testing: Providing variable weights in strength-of-materials stress-testing systems. Shot pours from a hopper into a basket, which is connected to the test item. When the test item <a href="/wiki/Fracture" title="Fracture">fractures</a>, the chute closes and the mass of the lead shot in the basket is used to calculate the fracture stress of the item.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hydrometer" title="Hydrometer">Hydrometers</a>: use a weight made of shot, since the weight has to be poured into a narrow glass vessel.</li></ul> <ul><li>Split shot, a larger type of lead shot where each pellet is cut part-way through the diameter. This type of shot was formerly commonly used as a line weight in <a href="/wiki/Angling" title="Angling">angling</a>. They are no longer solely manufactured from lead but instead are often made from softer materials that can be easily pressed onto the fishing line instead of being closed in a crimp using pliers, as was once common.</li></ul> <ul><li>The heads of some <a href="/wiki/Dead_blow_hammer" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead blow hammer">dead blow hammers</a> are filled with shot to minimize rebound off the struck surface.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shot_belt" class="mw-redirect" title="Shot belt">Shot belt</a>: some <a href="/wiki/Scuba_diving" title="Scuba diving">scuba diving</a> <a href="/wiki/Weight_belt" class="mw-redirect" title="Weight belt">weight belts</a> contain pouches filled with lead shot.</li></ul> <ul><li>Many <a href="/wiki/Baton_(law_enforcement)#Blackjacks_and_saps" title="Baton (law enforcement)">blackjacks and saps</a> use lead shot as a flexible weight to deliver high energy blows while minimizing damage from sharp impact force (similar to the way it is used in dead blow hammers).</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Loudspeaker" title="Loudspeaker">Loudspeaker</a> stands can be filled with lead shot for additional <a href="/wiki/Acoustics" title="Acoustics">acoustic</a> <a href="/wiki/Acoustic_quieting#Mechanical_acoustic_quieting" title="Acoustic quieting">decoupling</a>, as well as stability.</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Model_rocketry" class="mw-redirect" title="Model rocketry">Model rocketry</a>: to add weight to the nose of the rocket, increasing the stability factor.</li></ul> <ul><li>Due to its heat capacity<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and low thermal conductivity at low temperatures, lead shot has been used as a suitable material for a <a href="/wiki/Regenerative_heat_exchanger" title="Regenerative heat exchanger">regenerator</a> in <a href="/wiki/Stirling_engine" title="Stirling engine">Stirling engines</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thermoacoustic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thermoacoustic (page does not exist)">thermoacoustic</a> <a href="/wiki/Cryocoolers" class="mw-redirect" title="Cryocoolers">cryocoolers</a>.</li></ul> <ul><li>Due to lead's high density, it is used to attenuate <a href="/wiki/Radiation" title="Radiation">radiation</a>, especially <a href="/wiki/X-ray" title="X-ray">X-rays</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gamma_ray" title="Gamma ray">gamma rays</a>. 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class="mbox-text-span">The examples and perspective in this section <b>deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Countering_systemic_bias" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias">worldwide view</a> of the subject</b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> You may <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit">improve this section</a>, discuss the issue on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Shot_(pellet)" title="Talk:Shot (pellet)">talk page</a>, or create a new section, as appropriate.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2021</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg/170px-Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg/255px-Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Lead_plomb_cygne_plomb_4audomarois.jpg 2x" data-file-width="283" data-file-height="400" /></a><figcaption>X-ray of lead shot accumulated in the gizzard of a dead swan</figcaption></figure> <p>Lead shot-related waterfowl <a href="/wiki/Animal_lead_poisoning" title="Animal lead poisoning">poisonings</a> were first documented in the US in the 1880s;<sup id="cite_ref-Pokras08-Ecohealth_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pokras08-Ecohealth-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> by 1919, the spent lead pellets from waterfowl hunting were positively identified as a major source of deaths of bottom-feeding waterfowl.<sup id="cite_ref-FedCartridge_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FedCartridge-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once ingested, stomach acids and mechanical action cause the lead to break down and be absorbed into the body and bloodstream, resulting in death. "If a bird swallows only one pellet, it usually survives, although its immune system and fertility are likely to be affected. Even low concentrations of lead have a negative impact on energy storage, which affects the ability to prepare for migration."<sup id="cite_ref-AEWA1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEWA1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Upland_game_bird" title="Upland game bird">Upland game birds</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Mourning_doves" class="mw-redirect" title="Mourning doves">mourning doves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ring-necked_pheasant" class="mw-redirect" title="Ring-necked pheasant">ring-necked pheasants</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wild_turkey" title="Wild turkey">wild turkey</a>, northern bobwhite <a href="/wiki/Quail" title="Quail">quail</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chukar_partridge" title="Chukar partridge">chukars</a> can also ingest lead and thus be poisoned when they feed on seeds.<sup id="cite_ref-Lahner_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lahner-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lead from spent ammunition also impacts scavenging bird species such as vultures, ravens, eagles and other birds of prey.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Foraging studies of the endangered <a href="/wiki/Californian_condor" class="mw-redirect" title="Californian condor">Californian condor</a> have shown that avian scavengers consume lead fragments in gut piles left in the field from harvested big game animals, as well as by the consumption of small game, or "pest animal," carcasses that have been shot with lead-core ammo, but not retrieved. Not all lead exposure in these circumstances leads to immediate mortality, but multiple sub-lethal exposures result in secondary poisoning impacts, which eventually lead to death.<sup id="cite_ref-Green08PLoS_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green08PLoS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among condors around the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon" title="Grand Canyon">Grand Canyon</a>, lead poisoning because of eating lead shot is the most frequently diagnosed cause of death.<sup id="cite_ref-Green08PLoS_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green08PLoS-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Restrictions_on_the_use_of_lead">Restrictions on the use of lead</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Restrictions on the use of lead"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alternatives to lead shot are mandated for use by hunters in certain locations or when hunting migratory <a href="/wiki/Anseriformes" title="Anseriformes">waterfowl</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bird_migration" title="Bird migration">migratory birds</a> or when <a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">hunting</a> within federal waterfowl production areas, wildlife refuges, or some state wildlife management areas. Shot pellets used in <a href="/wiki/Waterfowl_hunting" title="Waterfowl hunting">waterfowl hunting</a> must be <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>-free in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>, and in the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lead shot is also banned within an eight-county area in California designated as the <a href="/wiki/California_condor" title="California condor">condor</a>'s range. As of 2011, thirty-five states prohibited lead shot use in such specially-specified areas when hunting.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In an effort to protect the condor, the use of projectiles containing lead has been banned for hunting wild boar, deer, antelope, elk, pronghorn, antelope, coyote, squirrel, and other non-game wildlife in areas of California designated as its habitat range.<sup id="cite_ref-leadout_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-leadout-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Bald_eagle" title="Bald eagle">bald eagle</a> has similarly been shown to be affected by lead originating from dead or wounded waterfowl—the requirement to protect this species was one of the biggest factors behind laws being introduced in 1991 by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Fish_and_Wildlife_Service" title="United States Fish and Wildlife Service">United States Fish and Wildlife Service</a> to ban lead shot in migratory waterfowl hunting.<sup id="cite_ref-Elliott_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elliott-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hunting restrictions have also banned the use of lead shot while hunting migratory waterfowl in at least 29 countries across by international agreement,<sup id="cite_ref-Lahner_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lahner-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for example the <a href="/wiki/Agreement_on_the_Conservation_of_African-Eurasian_Migratory_Waterbirds" title="Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds">Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AEWA1_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEWA1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Depending on hunting laws, alternatives to lead shot are mandated for use by hunters in some locations when hunting migratory birds, notably waterfowl. In the US, the restrictions are limited to migratory waterfowl, while Canadian restrictions are wider and apply (with some exceptions) to all migratory birds.<sup id="cite_ref-Elliott_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elliott-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The hunting of upland migratory birds such as <a href="/wiki/Mourning_doves" class="mw-redirect" title="Mourning doves">mourning doves</a> was specifically excluded from the 1991 US restrictions as scientific evidence did not support their contribution to the poisoning of bald eagles.<sup id="cite_ref-Elliott_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Elliott-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, Denmark banned the use of lead in wetlands covered by the <a href="/wiki/Ramsar_Convention" title="Ramsar Convention">Ramsar Convention</a>, later expanding this restriction to the whole country.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The use of lead has been banned for all hunting activities in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> as of 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Department_of_Conservation" title="Missouri Department of Conservation">Missouri Department of Conservation</a> introduced regulations in 2007 in some hunting areas requiring the use of non-toxic shot to protect upland birds.<sup id="cite_ref-Lahner_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lahner-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some <a href="/wiki/Clay_pigeon_shooting" title="Clay pigeon shooting">clay pigeon</a> ranges in the US have banned the use of lead after elevated levels of lead were found in waterfowl, small birds, mammals and frogs in their vicinity.<sup id="cite_ref-Lahner_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lahner-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-toxic_alternatives_to_lead_shot">Non-toxic alternatives to lead shot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Non-toxic alternatives to lead shot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Green_bullet" title="Green bullet">Green bullet</a></div> <p>Approved alternatives while hunting migratory waterfowl include pellets manufactured from <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a>, tungsten-iron, tungsten-polymer, <a href="/wiki/Tungsten" title="Tungsten">tungsten</a>-<a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a>-<a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bismuth" title="Bismuth">bismuth</a>-<a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a> in place of lead shot. In Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and many western European countries (France as of 2006), all shot used for hunting migratory <a href="/wiki/Waterfowl" class="mw-redirect" title="Waterfowl">waterfowl</a> must now be non-toxic, and therefore may not contain any <a href="/wiki/Lead" title="Lead">lead</a>. </p><p>Steel was one of the first widely used lead alternatives that the ammunition industry turned to.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But steel is one hundred times harder than lead, with only two-thirds its density, resulting in undesirable ballistic properties compared to lead.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Steel shot can be as hard as some barrels, and may therefore damage <a href="/wiki/Choke_(firearms)" title="Choke (firearms)">chokes</a> on older firearms that were designed only for use with softer lead shot.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The higher pressures required to compensate for the lower density of steel may exceed the design limits of a barrel. </p><p>Within recent years, several companies have created non-toxic shot out of <a href="/wiki/Bismuth#Lead_replacement" title="Bismuth">bismuth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tungsten" title="Tungsten">tungsten</a>, or other <a href="/wiki/Chemical_element" title="Chemical element">elements</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alloys" class="mw-redirect" title="Alloys">alloys</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Density" title="Density">density</a> similar to or greater than lead, and with a shot softness that results in ballistic properties that are comparable to lead. These shells provide more consistent patterns and greater range than steel shot. They are also generally safe to use in older shotguns with barrels and chokes not rated for use with steel shot, such as for bismuth and tungsten-polymer (although not tungsten-iron) shot. Unfortunately, all non-lead shot other than steel is far more expensive than lead, which has diminished in its acceptance by hunters. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Non-toxic shot types approved by the US Fish and Wildlife Service<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Approved shot type </th> <th>Percent composition by weight </th></tr> <tr> <td>Bismuth-tin </td> <td>97% bismuth, and 3% tin </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iron (steel) </td> <td>Iron and carbon </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iron-tungsten </td> <td>Any proportion of tungsten, and >1% iron </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iron-tungsten-nickel </td> <td>>1% iron, any proportion of tungsten, and up to 40% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-bronze </td> <td>51.1% tungsten, 44.4% copper, 3.9% tin, and 0.6% iron, or 60% tungsten, 35.1% copper, 3.9% tin, and 1% iron </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-iron-copper-nickel </td> <td>40–76% tungsten, 10–37% iron, 9–16% copper, and 5–7% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-matrix </td> <td>95.9% tungsten, 4.1% polymer </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-polymer </td> <td>95.5% tungsten, 4.5% <a href="/wiki/Nylon_6" title="Nylon 6">Nylon 6</a> or <a href="/wiki/Nylon_11" title="Nylon 11">Nylon 11</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-tin-iron </td> <td>Any proportions of tungsten and tin, and >1% iron </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-tin-bismuth </td> <td>Any proportions of tungsten, tin, and bismuth. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-tin-iron-nickel </td> <td>65% tungsten, 21.8% tin, 10.4% iron, and 2.8% nickel </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tungsten-iron-polymer </td> <td>41.5–95.2% tungsten, 1.5–52.0% iron, and 3.5–8.0% <a href="/wiki/Fluoropolymer" title="Fluoropolymer">fluoropolymer</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slug_(projectile)" title="Slug (projectile)">Slug (projectile)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet" title="Bullet">Bullet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pellet_(air_gun)" title="Pellet (air gun)">Pellet (air gun)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shot_(pellet)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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CRC Press. pp. 569–570. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8247-8247-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8247-8247-4"><bdi>978-0-8247-8247-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=XIV.+Ammunition&rft.btitle=Engineering+Properties+and+Applications+of+Lead+Alloys&rft.pages=569-570&rft.pub=CRC+Press&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-0-8247-8247-4&rft.aulast=Guruswamy&rft.aufirst=Sivaraman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DTtGmjOv9CUAC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShot+%28pellet%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSapp2011" class="citation book cs1">Sapp, Rick (2011). <i>Reloading for Shotgunners</i> (5th ed.). 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