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Willie Sutton · June 5, 2012, 09:48 AM

Round shot of uniform size is about 60% as dense as a solid lead slug filling the same cylinder (with free-running shot, IE "not jammed" because the balls are too big to shake into position this ratio is fixed and is not changed by changing ball size).

Thus: Your shot load can take up a "little more" depth in the chamber than a round ball does, and be of the same weight.

For snakes... smaller is likely better. Can #12 shot be bought (snake shot size for a .22)?

Clem: That's one big Moccasin! How did it fry up? ;-)

Willie

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June 5, 2012, 09:48 AM	#8
Willie Sutton Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2012 Posts: 1,066	Round shot of uniform size is about 60% as dense as a solid lead slug filling the same cylinder (with free-running shot, IE "not jammed" because the balls are too big to shake into position this ratio is fixed and is not changed by changing ball size). Thus: Your shot load can take up a "little more" depth in the chamber than a round ball does, and be of the same weight. For snakes... smaller is likely better. Can #12 shot be bought (snake shot size for a .22)? Clem: That's one big Moccasin! How did it fry up? ;-) Willie .