Now, way back when they were probably more using larger sized shot for larger birds (dove are about as small as is practical, and probably more useful for learning real wing shooting), but that gives you an idea of the scale. If you go up to #6 for pheasant and grouse sized birds, 1 oz is 219 pellets.
And, yeah, this is a very cool hack for cheaply making this stuff, which we do indeed use in mass quantities.
Now, way back when they were probably more using larger sized shot for larger birds (dove are about as small as is practical, and probably more useful for learning real wing shooting), but that gives you an idea of the scale. If you go up to #6 for pheasant and grouse sized birds, 1 oz is 219 pellets.
And, yeah, this is a very cool hack for cheaply making this stuff, which we do indeed use in mass quantities.