But the buckshot load was Federal LE127 00 with the FilteControl wad- which is famous for parlor tricks like that. I've spent more money than a barrel originally cost getting forcing cones extended and choke tubes installed, trying to get that kind of performance out of other barrels in years gone by. And here comes this old parkerized Police gun takeoff barrel that got a good cleaning when I got it home and that's it, turning in this kind of performance with this particular load. I haven't tried it with any other buckshot load yet- but then, why bother 8^).