A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns. It is typically loaded...
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Gauge (firearms) (redirect from 12-gauge shotgun)
their heyday in the 1880s, being originally loaded with black powder cartridges. These very large rifles, called "elephant guns", were intended for use...
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guns, such as the line launching kit for the Mossberg 500 shotgun. Blank rimfire cartridges, commonly called power loads, are also used in some nail guns...
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Military use of combat shotguns through the 20th century has created a need for ammunition maximizing the combat effectiveness of such weapons within the...
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Further, a shotgun allows selecting a desired shell to meet the need in a variety of situations. Examples include a less-lethal cartridge in the form...
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Centerfire ammunition (redirect from Centre fire shotgun)
small-bore/gauge shotgun shells (intended mainly for use in pest control), and a handful of antiquated rimfire and pinfire cartridges for various firearm...
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.410 bore (redirect from .410 shotgun)
of shotgun shell commonly available (along with the 9mm Flobert rimfire cartridge, and the less common .22 rimfire shot shell). A .410 bore shotgun loaded...
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shotgun shell assembly plants, the Western Cartridge Company formed the Union Cap and Chemical Company (UCC) as a joint venture with Austin Cartridge...
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"Will the 20 Gauge Shotgun Ever Replace the 12 Gauge?". "12 Gauge vs 20 Gauge: Shotgun Caliber Comparison by Ammo.com". Ammo.com. Cartridge & Chamber Drawings...
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centerfire cartridge. Although very rare, drillings with three and even four (a vierling) shotgun barrels were made. In pump-action shotguns, a linearly...
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a shotgun with fixed barrels which was loaded by lifting a breech block on the top. French gun maker Henri Roux attempted to improve this cartridge in...
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Coffman engine starter (redirect from Shotgun starter)
but were powered by pressurized air tanks. Shotgun starters are composed of a breech, into which the cartridge is inserted, which is connected to the motor...
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handgun cartridges, approximately in order of increasing caliber. Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have...
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caliber cartridges with only a barrel and magazine change. Rimless .380 ACP semi-automatic cartridge Rimmed .38 special revolver cartridge A shotgun shell...
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KS-23 (category Pump-action shotguns)
this as the description for the shotgun. The shotgun is multicharged, with a tubular underbarrel magazine of 3-cartridge capacity. Reloading is provided...
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Early cartridge-firing shotguns also used the side-by-side action, because they kept the exposed hammers of the earlier muzzleloading shotguns from which...
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Martini–Henry (redirect from Greener Prison Shotgun)
to 80 yards away. The nitro based/shotgun powders were used in Kynoch's .577/450 drawn-brass Martini–Henry cartridge cases well into the 1960s for the...
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Snake shot (category Shotgun cartridges)
known as shotshell (a name shared with the shotgun shell) or canister shot, refers to handgun and rifle cartridges loaded with lead shot canisters instead...
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The R.I.P. cartridge (round irritant personnel) 12-gauge ammunition comprises cartridges filled with a mixture of micronized CS gas, an inert powder to...
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8 bore (category British firearm cartridges)
popular wildfowling calibre both in muzzleloaders and later cartridge shotguns. 8 bore cartridges were available in multiple lengths including 3-inch, 3¼-inch...
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Garden gun (category Shotgun cartridges)
Winchester Magnum Rimfire, or .22 Long Rifle rimfire shotshell cartridges. They are short-range shotguns that can do little harm past 15 to 20 yd (14 to 18 m)...
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Caliber conversion device (redirect from Cartridge adapter)
cartridge of reduced diameter. A cartridge conversion sleeve may include a short barrel of reduced bore diameter. Shotgun conversion sleeves may be called...
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Rim (firearms) (redirect from Rim (cartridge))
with rimless cartridges. Rimmed cartridges with straight walls, such as shotgun shells, which allow various lengths of the same cartridge to be chambered...
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A sawed-off shotgun (also called a scattergun, sawn-off shotgun, short-barrelled shotgun, shorty, or boom stick) is a type of shotgun with a shorter gun...
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Federal Premium Ammunition (redirect from Federal Cartridge Company)
Commission contracted 1.4 million mortar ignition cartridges (essentially a type of blank 12-gauge shotgun cartridge). In the next year, Federal won an $87 million...
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Flechette (category Shotgun cartridges)
12-gauge combat shotguns using flechette loads. These plastic-cased shells were issued on a limited trial basis during the Vietnam War. Cartridges manufactured...
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cartridges. Most non-shotshell loads, such as less lethal ammunition like bean bags, are made only in 12-gauge. However, 20-gauge and .410 shotguns in...
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Breaching round (redirect from Hatton cartridge)
A breaching round or slug-shot is a shotgun shell specially made for door breaching. It is typically fired at a range of 6 inches (15 cm) or less, aimed...
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Lee–Enfield (section Muskets and shotguns)
410 Indian musket cartridge, which is based on the .303 British cartridge, and will not chamber the common .410 shotgun cartridge. Many of these muskets...
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Caliber (section Cartridge naming conventions)
the several cartridges designated as ".38 caliber". Shotguns are classed according to gauge, a related expression. The gauge of a shotgun refers to how...
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