I have a box of shot gun shells and it has a thing on the top that says 2 and a half DR.EQ and i was wondering what that means
2006-12-14 09:57:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
You can use the dram equivalent to determine the velocity of the shell. For example, a shell with 1 1/8 oz of shot and a dram eq of 3 will have a velocity of 1200 fps. That same shell with a dram eq of 2 3/4 will have a velocity of 1145 fps.
2006-12-14 11:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Johndeereman nailed it. It's the equivilant of 2 1/2 drams of black powder. When you look at a shotgun shell you will see something like 3 1/2 - 1 1/4 - 6. That means 3 1/2 dram. eq. of powder, 1 1/4 oz. of shot and the 6 is the shot size. Have fun shooting.
2006-12-14 20:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by geobert24 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
means the powder will equal 2 and 1/2 drams of blackpowder.
2006-12-16 05:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by Heidi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That means that the load will duplicate the ballistics of 2 and one-half drams of blackpowder.
2006-12-14 18:25:18 · answer #4 · answered by johndeereman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Means the shells were inspected by Dr. EQ Just like the tag you pull out of your pants pockets when you first get them.
2006-12-14 20:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by wall_id_pike 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋
That is the amount of powder in the shell.
2006-12-14 18:18:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋