Home Defense load for my benelli shotgun?

[iceman0085]

I have finalley bought my benelli and I like to gun very much. I have allready used it at the range with an trap load and it's an great gun. Now I am looking for an decent defense load for my new shotgun. I have allready done some investigations and here in austria I can get everythin from winchester, remington and federal. The loads of some european companies (selier&bellot, nobel sports, fioochi) are also available. The noble sports 12 gauge 00 buckshot shells would be the cheapest. My second choice would be the sellier&bellot 12 gauge buckshot load with 12 pellets. ( http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?p ... ber=979634). Has somebody experience with that load or with the buckshot loads from nobel sports? Or would you recomend somethin else?

I would be pleased hearing some tipps

Greetings from austria.

[WS6]

Buy half a dozen buckshot loads and a few chokes and hit the patterning board. The answer will present itself along with the evidence to support it.

[Glock17JHP]

Try several of the 'Low Recoil' 00 Buckshot loads, like the Winchester Ranger RA1200 or Federal's 'Flight Control'... then do just what 'WS6' suggests, and pattern them...

[WS6]

Try several of the 'Low Recoil' 00 Buckshot loads, like the Winchester Ranger RA1200 or Federal's 'Flight Control'... then do just what 'WS6' suggests, and pattern them...

I would steer away from the low-recoil loads in a semi-auto. Even if they do function when the gun is held tight against the shoulder, they may not function in a less than ideal situation.

[iceman0085]

Thx for your answers. I will do that. I have allready ordered several buckshot loads, and I can pick them up next week at my local gunstore, then I will start the tests. I have ordered, loads, from sellier&bellot, winchester and remington. Here in austria the winchester shotshells have a very good reputation among shooters. I have also seen some #4 buckshot shells from remington at my local gun store. What do you think about that shot size?

[MarkG]

Got 20 minutes to waste? Check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ievbU3xIYGQ

[WS6]

Thx for your answers. I will do that. I have allready ordered several buckshot loads, and I can pick them up next week at my local gunstore, then I will start the tests. I have ordered, loads, from sellier&bellot, winchester and remington. Here in austria the winchester shotshells have a very good reputation among shooters. I have also seen some #4 buckshot shells from remington at my local gun store. What do you think about that shot size?

Awesome! #4 is considered marginal.

Glad to see that you are going to pattern your shotgun, figure out how it performs with what ammo, and be an informed shooter instead of someone who just buys something, throws it togather, and calls it good.

[Glock17JHP]

WS6,

I understand your concern, but I do think that the specific LE loads I listed would be OK in the Benelli... since those loads are used a lot in Benelli's in LE...

There are Winchester AA loads, however, that I would NOT recommend in the Benelli, and they even have semi-auto reliability warnings on the boxes. But those are trap/skeet loads...

[iceman0085]

MK18Pilot Thx for the informativ link.

@Glock17 Thx for the tipp concering the law recoil loads. It would be possible to order the Winchester Ranger RA1200, the federal tactical loads are not avialable.

[WS6]

WS6,

I understand your concern, but I do think that the specific LE loads I listed would be OK in the Benelli... since those loads are used a lot in Benelli's in LE...

There are Winchester AA loads, however, that I would NOT recommend in the Benelli, and they even have semi-auto reliability warnings on the boxes. But those are trap/skeet loads...

I dunno. Some people have said Ranger reduced recoil will work, some have said it won't. Only way to know is for him to try it.