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Buck′shot.

A kind of leaden shot, larger than swan-shot, used in hunting large game, and formerly for the military service. Those formerly employed for making musket-cartridges weigh about 160 or 170 to the pound. 15 (sometimes 12), or a caliber .69 ball and 3 buckshot, were put up in a cartridge.

They are usually made by molding or compression.

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