Shot Size Table


American Size English Size European Size Australian Size   Pellet Diameter Inches Pellet Diameter mm Pellet Weight (grains) Lead Pellets Per Oz. Steel Pellets Per Oz.
11 12 12   .062" 1.57 .35 1250
11 11   .066" 1.68 .42 1040
10 10 10 10   .07" 1.78 .52 848
9 1/2   .075" 1.91 .63 688
9 9 9 9   .08" 2.03 .75 568
8 1/2 8 8   .085" 2.21 .97 472
8 7 8 7.5   .09" 2.31 1.29 399
7 1/2 6 1/2 7   .095" 2.41 1.46 338
7 6 7 6   .10" 2.59 1.62 291 423
6 5 6 5   .11" 2.79 1.99 218 317
5 4 5 4   .12" 3.05 2.57 168 243
4 3 4 3   .13" 3.25 3.12 132 192
3 2 3 2   .14" 3.43 3.65 106 154
2 B 2   .15" 3.81 4.38 86 125
1 BB 1 BB   .16" 4.09 5.47 71 103
BB A   .177" 4.50 6.25 55 72
BBB AA AA   .19" 4.83 7.29 42 61
T AAA AAA   .20" 5.16 36 53
F   .22" 5.59 27 39
#4 Buck   .24" 6.10 21 30
#3 Buck SSSG SSG   .25" 6.83 19 28
#1 Buck SSG   .30" 7.62 11
0 SG 00/SG   .32" 8.38 9
00   .34" 8.64 8
000 LG   .36" 9.14 6

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