Satasaurus
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I've been doing some research to decide which buckshot I'll be keeping in my home defense shotgun, and while doing so I've realized that people really overestimate it.
It seems like a lot of people go with #00 buckshot just because everyone else does and it's arguably the most well known. I've decided to use #0 buckshot because all the tests I've seen show that it has enough penetration and I would rather have twelve .32 caliber pellets then nine .33 caliber pellets.
People talk all kinds of crap about #0 buckshot and say that it's not effective because of times that it hasn't penetrated far enough at 50 yards. From what I've heard, buckshot is only very effective out to about 25 yards and slugs only out to about 50 yards with an open cylinder shotgun. Personally, past 50 yards I'm just gonna grab my rifle anyways. If I grab my shotgun it's going to be for up close and personal situations only.
Also, I'm not a big fan of the Flight Control buckshot. It just seems to make one big hole at normal buckshot distances which defeats the purpose of buckshot in my opinion. If I want one big hole I'll just use slugs. If I want to shoot further, I'll just use my rifle. I would rather have a decent spread to increase my probability of hitting a vital organ if my shot isn't dead on.
It seems like a lot of people go with #00 buckshot just because everyone else does and it's arguably the most well known. I've decided to use #0 buckshot because all the tests I've seen show that it has enough penetration and I would rather have twelve .32 caliber pellets then nine .33 caliber pellets.
People talk all kinds of crap about #0 buckshot and say that it's not effective because of times that it hasn't penetrated far enough at 50 yards. From what I've heard, buckshot is only very effective out to about 25 yards and slugs only out to about 50 yards with an open cylinder shotgun. Personally, past 50 yards I'm just gonna grab my rifle anyways. If I grab my shotgun it's going to be for up close and personal situations only.
Also, I'm not a big fan of the Flight Control buckshot. It just seems to make one big hole at normal buckshot distances which defeats the purpose of buckshot in my opinion. If I want one big hole I'll just use slugs. If I want to shoot further, I'll just use my rifle. I would rather have a decent spread to increase my probability of hitting a vital organ if my shot isn't dead on.