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Jordan Members 121 posts Location: Greece Occupation: Valet Age:	#29825 2008-02-08 17:38 GMT
	Is it because it was intended for deer hunting


Green Members 113 posts Location: Equatorial Guinea Occupation: Model Age:	#29826 2008-02-08 17:44 GMT
	No. Just the size of the shot. There is 0 buck, 00 buck, the smaller the number the bigger the shot.

FrostFlake Members 120 posts Location: China Occupation: Needler Age:	#29827 2008-02-08 17:44 GMT
	Well It is also know as BIRD SHOT. Its name just got changed somehow????

SnazzyNotes Members 125 posts Location: Namibia Occupation: Redsmith Age:	#29828 2008-02-08 17:46 GMT
	some dude named buck invented shot?

BerryNice Members 116 posts Location: Samoa Occupation: Kinesiologist Age:	#29829 2008-02-08 17:50 GMT
	Buckshot is simply lead shot formed to larger diameters. Sizes range in ascending order from size B to size 0000. Larger sizes of shot, large enough that they must be carefully packed into the shell rather than simply dumped or poured in, are called "buckshot." Buckshot is used for hunting larger game, such as deer (hence derivation of the name)

Casper Members 109 posts Location: Dominica Occupation: Record Producer Age:	#29830 2008-02-08 17:58 GMT
	Sniper has it all except for the 0000 shot size. I've never heard of it (the largest I know of is 000), but it's probably just a typo. Good info from him!

HappySnapper Members 114 posts Location: Dominica Occupation: Miller Age:	#29831 2008-02-08 18:13 GMT
	Simply, it's called 'buck shot', because one of it's main useful purposes is for hunting 'buck' (deer).

PoPCorn Members 95 posts Location: France Occupation: Beadle Age:	#29832 2008-02-08 18:36 GMT
	That's it, more or less, though some of the buckshot wouldn't be useful for any buck much larger than duiker. There is more to it than just the numbers, too: #4 buckshot is .24" in diameter, where #4 birdshot is .13". Buckshot sizes (US) range from T to 000, equivalents in British shells being AAA to LG, and German 5/0 to Posten II. The most popular size is 00, SG or Posten III. Of course, Americans have little reason to worry about the other nomenclatures, unless you're looking for SG to put in your double following up a wounded leopard in the brush on your safari (dream on!).

John30 Members 110 posts Location: Samoa Occupation: Documentalist Age:	#29833 2008-02-08 19:01 GMT
	Yep, big game shot as opposed to smaller "birdshot" size lead sizes. A large lead shot for shotgun shells, used especially in hunting big game. 0 is pronounced "ought" so the sizes read "ought buckshot," "double ought", etc. Size ..........Type .........weight ........diameter #0000 .......Buck ...........85 gr. ........0.380" #000 .........Buck ............70 gr. .......0.360" #00 ...........Buck .............53.8 gr. ...0.330" #0 .............Buck ............49 gr. ........0.320" #1 .............Buck ............40.5 gr. .....0.300" #2 .............Buck .............29.4 gr. ....0.270" #3 .............Buck .............23.4 gr. ....0.250" #4 .............Buck ..............20.7 gr. ...0.240" #FF ...........Buck .............18.2 gr. ....0.230" #F (TTT) ....Buck ..............16.2 gr. ....0.220" #TT ...........Buck ...............15.1 gr. ...0.210" #T .............Buck ................13.7 gr. ...0.200"