2007-05-03 15:46:53 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Grape shot?
2007-05-03 15:50:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
there were 4 types of cannon ammunitiion, solid cannon balls; exploding rounds; chain, mostly used at sea where two solid cannon balls were chained together and packed tightly and fired together, designed to spin and take out sailing ship rigging and the answer you are looking for has two names cannister or grape
A. because they were loaded as a canister or B. because the shot was about the size of a grape
you now know more than you cared to, but what the hey, you might be on jeporday some day
2007-05-03 15:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by auhunter04 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Canister
Simply a tinned-iron can full of iron or lead balls packed in sawdust. When fired, the effect is that of a giant shotgun blast. Canister is essentially short-range ammunition.
2007-05-03 16:02:25 · answer #3 · answered by We_stand_alone_together 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
RE: Shotgun Ammunition Question: Different load sizes, load types etc? please explain to a beginner? I recently got my first shotgun, a Mossberg 500 combo. I know the basics, the difference between a slug, buckshot and birdshot but want to know about the different types of these loads.... Give me an overview, what is 00 Buckshot? what is light target? what is the most powerful load of...
2016-05-20 00:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cannister Shot
2007-05-03 15:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by lonewolfe38652 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Grapeshot
2007-05-03 15:50:37 · answer #6 · answered by mdharshnor 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was called Canister shot, it was used mostly in the smooth bore brass cast Napoleon cannon.
2007-05-03 15:59:04 · answer #7 · answered by martin d 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is Grape shot.
LINK FOR YA!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapeshot
2007-05-03 15:51:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Grape shoot and scatter gun!
2007-05-03 15:51:09 · answer #9 · answered by zclifton2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
grapeshot, i believe.
2007-05-03 15:54:43 · answer #10 · answered by KJC 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋