Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball 2-3/4 in – Effective 25 Round Box

Description

The Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball load is a less-lethal 12 gauge shell built around a single 51 grain rubber sphere in a transparent plastic hull. It is a professional tool, sold to trained users for situations where an impact round is the correct response, and it is not a substitute for lethal ammunition or a novelty range load.

• How the Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball Load Is Built
• Intended Use and Effective Distance
• Handling and Storage Notes

How the Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball Load Is Built

Each 2-3/4 inch shell carries one rubber ball weighing 51 grains, or 3.30 grams, seated in a transparent plastic hull over a low brass head and a standard 209 primer. The clear hull is deliberate: it lets an armorer confirm at a glance that a shell is an impact round rather than buckshot without breaking it down.

Sellier and Bellot publishes a muzzle velocity of 275 metres per second, roughly 900 feet per second, and 125 joules of muzzle energy, about 92 foot-pounds. Chattanooga Shooting Supplies lists 886 fps for the same item, which is the same figure within normal lot variation.

The Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball round comes from the company Special Series line, which is the same production the Czech maker supplies to European law enforcement. It cycles as a standard 2-3/4 inch shell in pump and break-action shotguns; semi-automatics often will not cycle it because the pressure is far below a hunting load.

Intended Use and Effective Distance

Sellier and Bellot specify an engagement window of roughly 20 to 25 metres, about 22 to 27 yards, for the single ball version. That number is the whole point of the product. Inside it, the ball arrives with enough energy to cause serious injury; well outside it, accuracy and effect fall away quickly.

This is a less-lethal round, not a non-lethal one. There is no such thing as a non-lethal impact munition. Hits to the head, neck or chest, or hits delivered closer than the stated minimum distance, can cause permanent injury or death, which is why every agency that fields these rounds sets a policy governing when and how they are used.

Anyone buying the Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball load should be operating under training and, where applicable, agency policy and local law. Rules on possession and use of impact munitions vary considerably by state and municipality.

• Gauge: 12 gauge
• Shell length: 2-3/4 inch (12/67.5)
• Payload: 1 rubber ball, 51 grain / 3.30 g
• Muzzle velocity: 275 m/s (approximately 900 fps); 886 fps per distributor data
• Muzzle energy: 125 J (approximately 92 ft-lbs)
• Stated engagement distance: approximately 20 to 25 metres
• Hull: transparent plastic, low brass head
• Primer: 209
• Packaging: 25 rounds per box, 10 boxes per case
• Manufacturer item: SB12RBA / UPC 754908550135

Handling and Storage Notes

Keep impact munitions physically separated from lethal ammunition. Most agencies that carry them dedicate a distinctively marked shotgun, commonly with a bright stock or forend, precisely so nobody can mistake one weapon for the other under stress.

Pattern and function check before you rely on it. Low pressure loads do not always cycle a semi-automatic, and point of impact at 20 metres is worth confirming on paper rather than assuming.

Store as you would any ammunition: cool, dry, away from solvents. Rubber projectiles can harden with age and extreme temperature swings, so rotate stock rather than leaving a case in a trunk for a decade.

Stocking a duty shotgun with conventional loads as well? Sellier and Bellot 12 gauge is also available in 00 buckshot and rifled slug. Full technical data for the impact round is published by Sellier and Bellot.

For agencies, security professionals and trained individuals who need an impact munition, the Sellier Bellot 12ga Rubber Ball load is a straightforward European-made option. MAG5 Firearms stocks it in the 25 round box, manufacturer item SB12RBA.