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In ALL the years I've fished in Norfolk, I've only bought FIVE tubs of shot (largely because I ledger) I still have most of it in my tackle box.
Now it is TRUE that you CAN buy shotgun shells loaded with tungsten, steel or other non-lead alternatives, but in general wildfowlers prefer the 'harder hitting' and cheaper lead. Here's a table of loading spec:
The amount of lead shot in an individual shotgun shell is measured by weight in ounces for all but the large steel and swanshot sizes. They are measured by the number of pellets per shell, or shot charge. To give you an idea of how the number of pellets per ounce varies by shot size and composition (lead or steel), there are approximately 225 lead versus 315 steel pellets in a single ounce of No. 6 shot and some 87 lead versus 125 steel pellets in an ounce of No. 2 shot.
Buckshot pellets are numbered from the smallest No. 4 (.24 inches) to the largest at 000 (.36 inches). The categories between No. 4 Buckshot and 000 Buckshot include No. 3 Buckshot (.25), No. 2 Buckshot at (.27 inches). No. 1 Buckshot (.30 inches), No. 0 (.32); 00 Buckshot (.33 inches) and 000 Buckshot (.36 inches
OK? I have several teaching aquaintances who have taken part in Canada Goose culling (Notably Great Livermere when the Collared Prat was there!) They ALL use lead SSG shot to kill birds.
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