why are the shotgun shells yellow

[Tsyler]

i know this is like extremely petty but now they're just less iconic and distinguishable from the other bullets

[ToxicG]

because different shotgun cartridges exist

[turnip]

yeah there is a thing called different shotgun shells.

[Tsyler]

Originally posted by Painter:

yeah there is a thing called different shotgun shells.

yeah true ig i just feel like they lost a really nice contrast compared to the other bullets

[NickySins]

Shells can be any color. Red and Green are the norm in games because of movies and other games.

[AugmentedRazor]

Yellow = 20 gauge shells.

[NickySins]

Originally posted by heavy tf2:

im pretty sure it goes like this
red = regular 12 gauge or 410 bore rounds
green = slug
orange = incendiary or explosive

Originally posted by Ms. Mingler.:

Yellow = 20 gauge shells.

you're both wrong. the color has nothing to do with what's inside the shell It's just something games tend to do to differenciate ammo type.

It actually does have a difference, but it all comes down to manufactures, there's isn't a color code that all manufacturers abide by.

[AugmentedRazor]

It says 20 gauge shells are yellow, I know theres a difference, Just stating 20 gauge is yellow.

Originally posted by 💢Kaiowás_Revenge:

Originally posted by heavy tf2:

im pretty sure it goes like this
red = regular 12 gauge or 410 bore rounds
green = slug
orange = incendiary or explosive

Originally posted by Ms. Mingler.:

Yellow = 20 gauge shells.

you're both wrong. the color has nothing to do with what's inside the shell. It's just something games tend to do to differenciate ammo type.

[NickySins]

Originally posted by Ms. Mingler.:

It says 20 gauge shells are yellow, I know theres a difference, Just stating 20 gauge is yellow.

Originally posted by 💢Kaiowás_Revenge:

you're both wrong. the color has nothing to do with what's inside the shell. It's just something games tend to do to differenciate ammo type.

Not true, there is also 12 gauge yellow.

[AugmentedRazor]

Originally posted by 💢Kaiowás_Revenge:

Originally posted by Ms. Mingler.:

It says 20 gauge shells are yellow, I know theres a difference, Just stating 20 gauge is yellow.

Not true, there is also 12 gauge yellow.

ah ok im going off a random google search answer i got (The top)

[NickySins]

Originally posted by Ms. Mingler.:

Originally posted by 💢Kaiowás_Revenge:

Not true, there is also 12 gauge yellow.

ah ok im going off a random google search answer i got (The top)

Shotgun shell colors in real life are weird. Color codes is not something that is actually enforced in real life. Some manufactures have a color code, some don't, and some create color codes that go completely against the color codes of another one. It's weird.

Idk how 20 gauge works though, it seems to be always yellow. the problem is, 12 gauge also can be yellow lol the easiest way to tell the difference is to compare a yellow 12 gauge shell to a 20 gauge shell side by side.