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| We know both lead and steel pellets
will vary slightly from batch to batch in size and weight. For purposes of continuing
discussion, minor differences are swept aside here. Taking the modest #3 steel (iron)
pellet and matching it against the lead pellet the reloader will find the following. The reloader in interested in pellet count. What confuses more than a few reloaders is relativity of pellet weight vs. pellet count. We know lead loads from the past, a 1-1/4 duck load carries 136 #3 pellets. A smoky load! But did you know the steel pellet load of 1-ounce carries 147 #3 pellets? So we have – relativity – right there! Some more relativity:
So there you go. Fire the steel pellet with additional velocity and pellet parity will take care of itself. Certainly the number of pellets in your load are more than enough. |
