This is a tough crowd I keep my winnie loaded with #00 federal 3in buck. My house lay out provides me with the piece of mind that none of the bedrooms are in my line of fire.
This is a tough crowd I keep my winnie loaded with #00 federal 3in buck. My house lay out provides me with the piece of mind that none of the bedrooms are in my line of fire.
For the 12ga here in Astan I keep it loaded with 2 3/4" 00 buck, 9 pellet count with a Modified Rem Choke.
At home my 12 ga 870 is loaded with 2 3/4" 00 buck, 12 pellet count. (Choke would depend on which of the its 3 barrels I have on it) Same for my A5 riot gun.
The 20 ga 870 is loaded with 2 3/4" #3 buck. I've got a .31 cal round ball mold on the way and going to try loading some bigger shot in it. Should be able to get 6-8 of those balls in it. The .31 is between 0 and 00 buck.
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The Federal Tactical LE-132 low-recoil 00 buckshot with FliteControl Wad @ 1145 FPS.
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Ditto. We issue this at my job, and I am impressed enough with the performance to buy my own for the house.
I normally take some of the full power stuff with me when I am bird hunting for just in case, since I hunt with an 11-87, the pump guns stay at home.
Both types of this ammo make the gauge a viable 50 yard weapon in my observation.
Last edited by tpd223; 04-09-11 at 09:17.
Standard issue Remington 2 3/4 00 Buck.
No BS, gun magazine or TV show, slug & Shot mixtures.
I have a small house built in 1848 on top of a mountain in the middle of nowhere. So it's a house that doesn't require 3" ammo for reach. No long hallways or whatever, so no need for the boost.
While I can say I have never had to shoot a person with my shotgun, I have put down some deer with it using 00 Buck and I'm pretty convinced that it is sufficient as a home defense choice.
No science going on there other than I know how that ammo patterns out of my gun. So it's just my belief that it will work at this point.
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