A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns. It is typically loaded...

their heyday in the 1880s, being originally loaded with black powder cartridges. These very large rifles, called "elephant guns", were intended for use...

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...

Military use of combat shotguns through the 20th century has created a need for ammunition maximizing the combat effectiveness of such weapons within the...

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...

small-bore/gauge shotgun shells (intended mainly for use in pest control), and a handful of antiquated rimfire and pinfire cartridges for various firearm...

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...

shotgun shell assembly plants, the Western Cartridge Company formed the Union Cap and Chemical Company (UCC) as a joint venture with Austin Cartridge...

"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...

centerfire cartridge. Although very rare, drillings with three and even four (a vierling) shotgun barrels were made. In pump-action shotguns, a linearly...

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...

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...

handgun cartridges, approximately in order of increasing caliber. Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have...

caliber cartridges with only a barrel and magazine change. Rimless .380 ACP semi-automatic cartridge Rimmed .38 special revolver cartridge A shotgun shell...

this as the description for the shotgun. The shotgun is multicharged, with a tubular underbarrel magazine of 3-cartridge capacity. Reloading is provided...

Early cartridge-firing shotguns also used the side-by-side action, because they kept the exposed hammers of the earlier muzzleloading shotguns from which...

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...

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...

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...

popular wildfowling calibre both in muzzleloaders and later cartridge shotguns. 8 bore cartridges were available in multiple lengths including 3-inch, 3¼-inch...

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)...

cartridge of reduced diameter. A cartridge conversion sleeve may include a short barrel of reduced bore diameter. Shotgun conversion sleeves may be called...

with rimless cartridges. Rimmed cartridges with straight walls, such as shotgun shells, which allow various lengths of the same cartridge to be chambered...

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...

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...

12-gauge combat shotguns using flechette loads. These plastic-cased shells were issued on a limited trial basis during the Vietnam War. Cartridges manufactured...

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...

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...

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...

the several cartridges designated as ".38 caliber". Shotguns are classed according to gauge, a related expression. The gauge of a shotgun refers to how...