Pellets and Shells

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Shells and pellets are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shells" instead a noun "Pellets".

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Pellets and shells are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pellets" instead a noun "Shells".

Possibly justified in-game by the fact the shells are blue, signifying the shotgun rounds are slugs rather than pellets.

Source: Video Game / PAYDAY 2
Unless the thing was loaded with a few rat-shot pellets, you really can't explain how a normal mook wearing no armor is able to take 3-4 complete shells to the chest and face.

Source: Arbitrary Gun Power
Code Geass has a unique Humongous Mecha in episode 8 called the Raikō that uses a massive railgun that fires shells that split into several dozen pellets, each "pellet" being roughly the size of a tennis ball.

Source: Recursive Ammo

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