Best Shotgun Ammo for HD?
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ZombiesAhead
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I use either 00 or #4 in 2 and 3/4 inch shells. 00 (9 pellets) groups very tightly even out of my no-choke Mossberg 590 12ga. I doubt it expands more than 8 inches at 20 feet (size of a room in my house). In the home, I believe #4 (27 pellets) makes much more sense.
HOLY DIVER
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thanks rob!that says it all
we can argue untill the cows come home
but that pretty much the "COLD HARD TRUTH"
we can argue untill the cows come home
but that pretty much the "COLD HARD TRUTH"
Rob96
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And that was bare gel from what I could tell in the post. So put a barrier in there and your lighter loads and birdshot will penetrate less yet.
bhk
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jad0110,
Interesting about the flyer with the the Federal Vital Shok loads. I experience the same thing. I use a 21 inch barrel with an IC barrel and (with the exception of the one pellet flyer) get an exceptional pattern of FIVE INCHES at 20 yards. The one errant pellet can be more than a foot from the 8 pellet tight pattern. Even witht that strange pellet, I am staying with the Federal load - what a pattern! Some reduced recoil loads only have 8 pellets anyway. Funny thing was the last pattern was shot on an IDPA target. The 8 tight pellets were centered in the chest and the one errant pellet went to the head!
Interesting about the flyer with the the Federal Vital Shok loads. I experience the same thing. I use a 21 inch barrel with an IC barrel and (with the exception of the one pellet flyer) get an exceptional pattern of FIVE INCHES at 20 yards. The one errant pellet can be more than a foot from the 8 pellet tight pattern. Even witht that strange pellet, I am staying with the Federal load - what a pattern! Some reduced recoil loads only have 8 pellets anyway. Funny thing was the last pattern was shot on an IDPA target. The 8 tight pellets were centered in the chest and the one errant pellet went to the head!
ARKIESTEEL
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I keep a sxs 20 gauge by the bed loaded with cooper plated 3" #4 turkey loads by the bed. I feel that at 10 to 15 yards this will pretty much take the fight out of anything that goes bump in the night. I keep the 20 and not the 12 so the wife can use it as well. The 12 gauge 1100 is in the bedroom closet loaded with 3" #4 buck.
just my thoughts but I would guess at 10 yards #8's would hit very hard. I wouldnt use slugs cause to me it defeats the purpose of having a shotgun in the first place, if I wanted to use slugs I would use a rifle.
Like I said to each his own
just my thoughts but I would guess at 10 yards #8's would hit very hard. I wouldnt use slugs cause to me it defeats the purpose of having a shotgun in the first place, if I wanted to use slugs I would use a rifle.
Like I said to each his own
Bowwave
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Over 30 years, I've migrated from #1, to 00, to finally 000. I like the way 000 patterns in my 870s. I also alternate slugs. Those "pattern" nicely too out to about 50 yds or so...
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