The smaller shot (diameter .06-.20 in.) resembles "bird shot" and was manufactured by pouring molten lead through a brass colander that allowed lead droplets to fall about 1ft. into a container of water. This method, first publicized by Prince Rupert in 1665, is indicated by slightly ovoid-shaped shot with small dimples in the fattened faces. The shot-tower method, capable of producing spherical shot, was not to become popular for another century.

Drop shot recovered from the site range in size from around 1mm to nearly 5mm. Shot were sorted in the laboratory through sieves with screen sizes. Over 90% of the shot fall between 2.0mm and 3.4mm. Though this size range does not seem like much, the modern equivalency would be between No. 7 ½ and No. 4 birdshot. To put this into context, No. 7 ½ shot would be used for taking small fowl such as partridge or pigeon while No. 4 shot would be used for larger game such as turkey or waterfowl.