Shotgun shells sorted by gauge, chamber length and shot size — from everyday 12/70 to magnum 12/76, lighter 20-gauge loads and signal cartridges. Find the exact match for your gun and hunt.
Before you head into the forest, one question decides everything else: what is your gun's chamber length, and what game are you after. That answer sets the gauge, the shot size, and whether you load slugs for a driven hunt or fine shot for birds. This section groups 122 products by gauge and chamber length, so you find an exact match for your gun instead of guessing at the counter.
The section is split by gauge and case length, from the widely used 12/70 down to narrower 16 and 20 gauge options and signal cartridges. Each group answers a specific gun type and hunting situation.
The 12-70 category is the largest here and covers the widest range of makers and shot types, from birdshot to buckshot and slugs. This is the standard chamber length that fits most modern shotguns, so you find loads here for both birds and boar.
12-76 shells have a longer case and hold more powder and shot. Reach for these when you need extra energy, on geese at longer range or on a boar drive where the animal can appear close and fast.
12-67 fits guns whose chamber was never built for longer cases, and these models often still see plenty of use on driven hunts season after season. This group includes slugs and rubber practice rounds as well.
Hunters pick 16-70 when 12 gauge recoil is more than they want, while shot count still covers birds and smaller game. A narrower barrel means a lighter gun, easier to carry through a full day stalking or sitting in a high seat.
20-70 and 20-67 suit younger or smaller-framed hunters and anyone who values a light gun standing in a high seat or walking wet ground. Shot payload is lower, so your effective range stays shorter.
Signal ammunition is used for safety signals on driven hunts and other situations calling for a sound signal rather than a shot at game. It is a separate but necessary part of a hunter's kit.
Check your gun's chamber length first — it is stamped on the barrel or listed in the technical passport, and a shell with too long a case simply will not fit, or it builds dangerous pressure if it does. A 70 mm chamber takes shorter 67 mm shells, but not the other way round.
Second, look at gauge — 12, 16 or 20. Twelve gauge gives the widest choice of shot and the most power, 16 sits in between, and 20 gauge is easier to carry through a long hunt. If your gun accepts more than one chamber length, follow the maker's spec rather than what happens to be on the shelf.
Shot size depends on the target: fine shot for birds, buckshot-type loads for larger game at close range, and slugs for boar or moose on a driven hunt, where you often get one shot and it has to count. The wrong shot size means either not enough stopping power or wasted meat.
Slug loads such as Rackmaster or Brenneke are built for an accurate shot at large game out to moderate range. Buckshot loads with multiple pellets suit drives, where the animal can appear close and fast and there is little time to react.
Cold changes how shells behave — powder burns slower in low temperature, so keep them close to your body on a cold morning before the hunt rather than leaving them in the car boot overnight. Damp is the other enemy: a case can swell and stop fitting the chamber, so a solid case for transport saves you an unpleasant surprise in the woods.
On driven hunts, keep signal ammunition on hand alongside your main loads, since the safety signal sometimes matters more than the shot itself. And if you are not sure which gauge or shot size fits your gun and the hunt you have planned, write to us and we will help you decide.
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