# 9 shot gun shells ?

BarkingDog

September 14, 2007 15:19

i used to see them all the time when i was younger. however, i never see any in the local stores anymore. why is that ?

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  shooter4

  September 14, 2007 15:24

  Oh, you can find them, but nobody uses them so they are not abundant.
  
  7.5 is the shot for clays and small game and larger for goose, duck and crows, etc.
  
  Or, you can load your own. But nowadays, its cheaper to find them on sale, rather than buying the components.
  
  #9 is much smaller/lighter and slows down real fast. Sure, you get more pellets, but they ain't no good if they are behind the target.

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  Alpine

  September 14, 2007 15:39

  #9 is used in skeet, and some use it for the first shot in trap doubles. Basically your limited to about 35 yards range. Any further and the shot run out of velocity.
  
  But the advantage is that you have a large pellet count and hopefully no holes in the pattern.

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