There simply isn't room in the smaller shell cases for enough steel pellets of the proper size.

It detonated on impact, and dispersed 250 high-velocity steel pellets.

Being lighter than their lead counterparts of the same diameter, steel pellets are less effective projectiles.

This makes that manufacturers need to market new types of lead free shotgun ammunition loaded with steel pellets.

Being lighter than lead, steel pellets lose their velocity more rapidly.

It just isn't possible to get enough steel pellets of the proper size into those small shell cases.

Two of the steel pellets hit Patrick in the hand and arm.

His eyes were like steel pellets, hard, highly reflective.

It is said that steel pellets were placed in a carton of juice to make the bomb.

Nontoxic "soft" steel pellets have emerged as the best substitute.