October 30, 2017, 08:47 AM | #1 |
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410 ammo
I took apart several Federal Premium Gold Medal #9 Target Load 410 shells the other day and found that the shot appeared to be 2 different sizes and colors; the smaller (0.076) was bright and the larger (0.084) was dull.
Has anyone come across this and is there a specific purpose for same?
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October 30, 2017, 03:46 PM | #2 |
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I try to take all my 410 shells apart before shooting to check just for that! :-)
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November 1, 2017, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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There are allowable tolerances in shot production of +/- 1/2 size up or down. Perhaps some were left over from a previous production run of a different lot. Taking them apart, especially expensive GMs seems wasteful to me. I'd rather shoot them.....
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ever compare shot in a bag?
this is why i like shotguns....it isnt rifle science.
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November 3, 2017, 12:18 PM | #5 |
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Neither of those dimensions are standard. .085" is #8.5. .079" is #9 shot. Mind you, 1 thou isn't a lot.
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