| CPC F42B 7/046 (2013.01) [F42B 7/08 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |

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1. A shotshell comprising:
a casing having a top end and bottom end, and a longitudinal axis that runs from the top end to the bottom end;
a base disposed at and sealing the bottom end of the casing;
a propellant disposed toward the bottom end of the casing, above the base;
a primer set into the base and in contact with the propellant;
a wad disposed above the propellant;
a plurality of shot pellets;
a payload carrier disposed between the wad and the top end of the casing, the payload carrier comprising two or more longitudinal chambers, each chamber configured to store a portion of the plurality of shot pellets in a single file column aligned parallel to the longitudinal axis of the casing.
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