Just curious what everyones preference on shot (slug, 00, 000,) is for home defense AND what brand. I really like the Rem. 2 3/4" 00.
Just curious what everyones preference on shot (slug, 00, 000,) is for home defense AND what brand. I really like the Rem. 2 3/4" 00.
I keep 3" 00 buck in my 870p, general consensus from what I've heard/read is either #1 buck or 00 buck. I use the Winchester Supreme 3" 00 Buck, comes in a black box. I found it to pattern better with my particular gun than the Remington stuff I tried. I havent tried the Federal loads yet.
3" 00 Buckshot indoors. It's important you pattern anything you are going to use for defense because different brands/loads will pattern different with almost every shotgun. Mine happens to like Federal.
There is an interesting article in IWBA about #1 Buckshot in Wound Ballistics Review but they never did a followup. Not to mention it's impossible to find #1 Buckshot most of the time.
Last edited by ZRH; 04-07-11 at 00:50.
Low recoil, patterns great.
C Co. 509th ABN/PFDR
83-85
This is the same thing I use in my 870. I've had very good results with the spread staying tight at least to 10 yards, and the recoil isn't quite as bad.
I have been contemplating trying out the new 12 ga. PDX rounds, 1 slug and 3 pellets of buck. Interesting concept, been seeing it lately in the gun magazines.
Yes, Winchester PDX. I haven't been able to find any for sale, but it's listed on Midway for backorder. I'm always interested in new shotgun HD rounds.
Federal LE132 Flite-Control 00 Buck. Runs like a scalded-ass ape, holds tight patterns that extend my shotgun's range significantly. I can keep the whole pattern on an IPSC target out to about 30 yards or so with an ImpCyl 18" barrel.
3" Mag loads are more than you need. They reduce the shotgun's already low capacity, increase the already significant recoil, and don't really add any lethality at in-home ranges. 3" Mags are for hunting turkeys and waterfowl, not home defense.
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