![]() This increases your chances of a successful harvest while minimizing the damage done by each individual pellet. That’s why birdshot shells contain more, smaller pellets. Additionally, the success of your shot would be lower because you’d have fewer projectiles in the air with which to hit the bird than you would with birdshot. ![]() The larger pellets found in buckshot would decimate a bird. Deer are, obviously, much larger than birds, so you’ll need larger, but fewer, individual projectiles to successfully harvest one. This is because of the size difference between the main types of game that each shotshell was designed to hunt. Shotshells loaded with buckshot contain larger (and fewer) pellets or balls than a shotshell loaded with birdshot. We’ll take a look at how each one compares and contrasts to the other below. The three main types of shotgun ammo are buckshot, birdshot, and slugs. ![]() Because the individual pieces contained within a shotshell are bigger in a 12 gauge than in a 20 gauge, 12 is bigger than 20. This is where the smaller-is-bigger concept becomes clearer. In a 20 gauge, it will take 20 balls of equal size and weight to equal one pound of shot. In a 12 gauge shell, it will take 12 spherical balls (or shot or pellets or projectiles) of equal size and weight to equal one pound of shot. This all has to do with weight – specifically, one pound. In terms of shotshells, the smaller the number, the bigger the diameter (or gauge) of the shotgun’s bore. ![]() For the uninitiated, you might assume that 20 gauge is bigger, but it’s not. Two of the most common shotgun shell sizes are 12 gauge and 20 gauge. Shotgun Shell Sizes: 12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge ![]() Buckshot is good for hunting large animals, birdshot is good for hunting birds, (obviously), and slugs help extend the reach of a shotgun’s potential. Slugs, on the other hand, are more like a traditional cartridge. Buckshot has bigger (and fewer) pellets, while birdshot has smaller (and more) pellets. The TL DR version is that shotshells containing buckshot and birdshot have multiple projectiles (of varying sizes, covered more later) instead of just one projectile inside of them. The Differences Between Buckshot, Birdshot, and Slugs Reduce Noise and Recoil on Your Shotgun.Shotgun Shell Sizes: 12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge.The Differences Between Buckshot, Birdshot, and Slugs. ![]()
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