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Originally Posted by wheelgun28
Not to hijack the thread but, what are "Drams" and how do they play into the load.
When did they change the way shells are marked also the old shells I have are marked like. 2 1/2-1-6 I know it is a "6" shot, I guess 2 1/2" long and the 1 is drams? This happens to be an old 16 gauge paper shell that sits on a shelf. I have boxes of others marked in the same format.
I have been curious about this for a while now and I never get the same answer twice.
I really like old shotgun shells  |
The marking 2 1/2-1-6 is 2 1/2 dram equivalent-1 ounce-size 6 shot.
Dram equivalent is a reference/carry over from the old black powder loadings as far as velocity of the load.
Without looking it up in a book I believe this would be a load that travels @ 1200 fps.
So in the old days it would take 2 1/2 drams of black powder to get 1 ounce of shot moving @1200 fps.