Steel Shot #7 (bag/10#)

Steel Shot

Steel shot that is not harmful and has USFWS approval.
Load Information: Steel Status and Benefits manuals
Sizes #F (.220″) through #7 (.100″) are specified (industry tolerances apply)
Packaging: Duck cloth bag with hemmed edges. 10 pounds each unit
Density: 7.85 grams per cubic centimeter approximately

7 Steel Shots

Use shotgun pellets and a number seven shot for medium-sized game birds like grouse, partridge, quail, and snipe.

Veterans frequently refer to bullets with a caliber of 7 to 7.5 as “dove shots,” so called for its propensity to kill creatures about the size of a huge dove. Although steel shot is generally less effective than lead shot, it does let you hunt in places where lead is not allowed.

One “non-toxic” weapon is steel shot.