HUNTING SHOTS AND BALLETS:
At one time there were only lead shots and they performed their function very well. Subsequently, the technique made available the tempered shot, that is manufactured from an alloy of lead and antimony from 2 to 5 percent and less deformable than the common ones. Finally, there are other types and each has its own characteristics aimed at particular hunting circumstances.
It is easy to choose the most suitable pellets: the gunsmiths will be able to indicate which are the best in relation to the conditions in which the hunting practice takes place, the shooting distance and finally the seasonal conditions. The numbering of the dots indicates a certain diameter and the corresponding weight of the sphere.
UNIQUE ITALIAN NUMBERING
OF SHOTS AND HUNTING BALLETS
Number | Diameter mm |
Middleweight g |
Number | Diameter mm |
Middleweight g |
14 | 1,1 | 0,00768 | 1 | 3,7 | 0,295 |
13 | 1,3 | 0,01267 | 0 | 3,9 | 0,346 |
12 | 1,5 | 0,01946 | 2/0 | 4,1 | 0,403 |
11 | 1,7 | 0,2835 | 3/0 | 4,3 | 0,465 |
10 | 1,9 | 0,03955 | 4/0 | 4,5 | 0,534 |
9 | 2,1 | 0,05347 | 5/0 | 5,0 | 0,736 |
8 | 2,3 | 0,0703 | 6/0 | 5,6 | 1,032 |
7 | 2,5 | 0,0904 | 7/0 | 6,2 | 1,401 |
6 | 2,7 | 0,1139 | 8/0 | 6,8 | 1,847 |
5 | 2,9 | 0,1412 | 9/0 | 7,4 | 2,380 |
4 | 3,1 | 0,1728 | 10/0 | 8,0 | 3,010 |
3 | 3,3 | 0,2088 | 11/0 | 8,6 | 3,737 |
2 | 3,5 | 0,2500 |
Numbering unified Italian |
Weight of the animal | Come on alive (kg meter) |
0 | 1,730 | 0,382 |
1 | 1,475 | 0,318 |
2 | 1,248 | 0,280 |
3 | 1,044 | 0,230 |
4 | 0,864 | 0,191 |
5 | 0,706 | 0,156 |
6 | 0,570 | 0,127 |
7 | 0,452 | 0,100 |
8 | 0,351 | 0,078 |
9 | 0,267 | 0,060 |
10 | 0,198 | 0,044 |
11 | 0,142 | 0,031 |
12 | 0,097 | 0,021 |
13 | 0,063 | 0,014 |
14 | 0,039 | 0,008 |