Were the old salts talking about the 4 Buck loads the feds used for a long time, along with the military?
We have a circuit court judge, a former SEAL officer w SE Asia tour in Teams, who swears by 4 Buck for everything as a result of his real world experience: seeing a variety of species including humans killed with it.
For game shooting chores and to save a lot of time and money, check out the NEW Shotgun Pattern Test Results thread on the Firearms page of predatormasterforums.com.
You now have to become a member to view that forum. Used to be open to public and I read and viewed hundreds of posts and pattern photography a couple months back. Fixing to join myself.
Buckshot is a touchy subject for hunting and fighting.
Had a friend in AF who grew up deerhunting in VA with buck and he said they regularly killed deer out to 100 yards but it often took multiple shots.
I hit a crippled deer with a full power 3-in. 000 load at 15 yards on duty one day. It dropped, with steam issuing from multiple chest cavity holes, then started scrambling away again and I killed it with a shot to the neck with a 9mm.
While issued LR Remington buck and slug for work these days I personally think full power, plated buckshot that spreads rapidly and full power Brennekes are the correct loads to use for LE/combat work in this age of carbines.
I view buckshot as useful for building searches and manhunts in brushy areas, therefore I want it to spread. Others want a palm-sized group beyond 25 yards.
For critters up to coyote, read that thread cited above. Wingmaster HD loads in BB and 2 size are getting favorable mention and a bit less spendy in some areas than HeviShot Dead Coyote loads.
To kill deer use a slug.
Finally, will they let you carry specialty rounds to kill varmints/game with your duty 870? Planning on toting your Benelli with a longer barrel or does your's take screw in choke tubes?
If they don't freak about personal rounds or weapons in the truck (imagine things are a bit more PC since Skeeter Skelton and Charles Askin's era), you might be better with an AR with a low powered scope for a lot of vermin reduction in the SW.
For rattlers, practice a "Select Trap Load" drill!
Last edited by Dan Goodwin; 08-22-09 at 07:33.
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