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 | .25" | 6.83 | 19 | 28 | ||||||||
| SSG | .27" | 7.23 | 14 | ||||||||||
| #1 Buck | SSG | .30" | 7.62 | 11 | |||||||||
| 0 | SG | .32" | 8.38 | 9 | |||||||||
| 00 | 00-SG | .34" | 8.64 | 8 | |||||||||
| 000 | LG | .36" | 9.14 | 6 |
Shot - Small pellets, formed by pouring (traditionally) molten lead through a sieve over a tall column of water, then graded for size by passing over an inclined plane perforated with holes of successively increasing diameter. Loaded in small handfuls into a shotgun, either directly through the muzzle or more commonly at the breech via cartridges, which when fired throw a cloud of pellets for more effective results hitting a (usually) moving target.
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