Yep you described a more modern 'centerfire primer' shell, Eley is a long history brand.
Black powder shotguns are loaded similar to the Muzzle loader rifle, and both are loaded from the muzzle end (business end),
being smooth bore they could fire a range of projectiles and are only "proofed tested" for black powder.
Pinfire was a new concept but it really didnt last because of the invention of Centerfire primers and cartridges,
Pinfire had a lot of disadvantages in shooting and Centerfire Shells just fixed all of those overnight.
Black powder shotguns and rifles have made a big resurgence in the USA because of American Hunting Seasons and the
extra length of a Season by using Black powder arms.
More modern design with smart engineering produces firearms that are not a disadvantage at all to the Black powder Deer hunter
and they get to hunt about another 3 months of the year as a bonus.
Black powder target shooting is a hoot too, 'black' has little recoil, lots of noise and smoke - more of a shove than a thump.
Many shooting events these days. modern Black powders, projectiles and arms, it has a surprisingly large following.
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This is an earlier paper tube shell, the paper rots off and you are left with the base.
When plastics became more available and cheaper to use, they quickly were adopted for shotgun shells and you will often
find the plastic still attached to the base, or, the base rusted away because they use cheap steel and brass plate it for protection before use.
Pinfire Shotshell
Pinfire Shotshell in Shotgun
Deepseeker said:
Hi guys,
I went detecting yesterday up around McIvor, and I did happen upon a shotgun shell end. It said on the end that it was an Eley Australia and yes it was a pinfire going by the divot in the centre.
I have a fairly limited knowledge on guns Greenhornet, so when you say a black powder shotgun do you mean like you see in the movies where they pour the powder through the end of the barrel, shove in some wadding and then put the shot in and ram it down with a long stick thing?