Unknown shotshell!!!

[sametwinnie]

Hi guys,
today I found in wood a shotshell I never heard or see before. It look like a
.410 (I don't have one to compare). The shotshell is red and marked RIO calibre/gauge 36 (on the plastic shell) and on the other side: 36/85 11g. n-6. Is it a .410 or something special european shotshell?

Thanks

 

[jayz]

Doe this help?
http://www.rioammo.com/game_small_gauge.htm

 

[greggorievich]

did anyone notice that the pictures there say CAL. 16, 20 and 28, but it's .410 gauge? that's backwards!
i guess it's a 36 Gauge. never heard of one of those...
EDIT: oh. it's the same as .410.....

 

[green]

.410 is not a 36 guage. .410 is much smaller. 54 guage is about .45 calibre.

 

[Icefire]

36 gauge is .410 but 2 1/2" length.

http://www.4-10.freeuk.com/36gauge.html

 

[sametwinnie]

Thanks guys!!
What I found is 2 1/2" in lenght.
I will sleep better

 

[sidney]

I usually resort to these 2 sites for accurate conversions & comparisons:

http://www.onlineconversions.com
http://www.onlineconversion.com