[header] How to choose shotgun shells and chokes [title] Distinguish between the two basic styles of shotgun shell. [step] From a shotgun, you can either fire " shot " or " slugs. " shot shells are plastic cartridges filled with tiny metal pellets and should always be fired from non-rifled shotgun barrels.
[header] How to choose shotgun shells and chokes [title] Distinguish between the two basic styles of shotgun shell. [step] From a shotgun, you can either fire " shot " or " slugs. " shot shells are plastic cartridges filled with tiny metal pellets and should always be fired from non-rifled shotgun barrels.
Slugs are essentially a single, fairly large metal bullet loaded in a plastic cartridge. [substeps] The kind of shot used in shot shells also varies and it is important to understand the way shot is sized. Slugs are small, cramped tube cartridges which can be fired from either the side or all the way down a barrel with chambers loaded. Slugs are elongated, typically about 5 feet (1.5 m) and are super-compact and ready to load without having to reload from a single barrel. Slugs, on the other hand, are magazine shaped. Slugs may be passed along between shots. Slugs are plastic containers that have suction cups and are placed inside the gun. [substeps] Slugs can be left sitting in the gun as it's loaded or re-loaded later on.