[ARCHIVED THREAD] - shotgun shells

Posted: 5/31/2008 4:31:29 AM EDT

was just given a few boxes of 12 guage. they are marked 3-1-5
anyone know what size shot that would be ?

(and yes, I know this is the hometown forum but I will definitely forget to look
for a reply in the national forums, lol) thanks,

Posted: 5/31/2008 8:01:26 AM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:
was just given a few boxes of 12 guage. they are marked 3-1-5
anyone know what size shot that would be ?

(and yes, I know this is the hometown forum but I will definitely forget to look
for a reply in the national forums, lol) thanks,

3 dram load (~1,200fps)
1oz shot
#5 shot size usually used for larger upland brids like pheasants, or critters like rabbits, just a wee bit larger than #6 shot.

Posted: 5/31/2008 9:02:11 AM EDT

[#2]

THANKS !

They are about 25 to 30 years old but I think they should still go bang. I was hoping that they were more suitable for clays, but I did get them for nothing, lol !

Posted: 5/31/2008 10:20:10 AM EDT

[#3]

Someone gave me some old paper US Marine Corps marked 12 ga shells from the 1950's. They must have been stored in a high humidity area or got wet at some time because they smelled musty. Most of them went bang with only a few squib loads.

Posted: 5/31/2008 5:15:18 PM EDT

[#4]

I bought a few boxes of WW2 .45 from S and G and fired them from my Springfield 1911.
Yep, cleaned it VERY well as I suspected that they were corrosive. All went bang, although 3 or 4 needed a second strike. And accuracy was as good as Wolf .45.

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - shotgun shells

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