S&B Buckshot Anybody Have Opinions???

[cslinger]

Anybody have any opinions of the the S&B buckshot 12 gauge 2.75 inch.

Chris

 

[Duke of Lawnchair]

I personally do not like the S&B 2.75" 00buck.

My observations are that the stuff is smelly, dirty, is slightly longer than 2.75" and last but not least, patterns poorly in my shotgun.

Caveat, YMMV.

 

[cslinger]

No really don't hold back, it's not healthy to keep it inside. What do you really think?


Thanks for the quick reply. It being slightly longer than 2.75" is what I had thought I heard at some point. Would that not cause some loading/reliability issues?

Chris

 

[Duke of Lawnchair]

LOL.

In all honesty, it's fun blasting ammo.

With the shell being slightly longer than it's American collegues meant that I had to download my shotgun by a single round.

-Jim

 

[cslinger]

What shotty are you using?

 

[Duke of Lawnchair]

Benelli M1s90 and Nova. Both of them have the 18.5" barrel.

 

[cslinger]

Perfect. Is the ammo at least reliable in those two?

We have a Nova and a 1201FP which is pretty much a Beretta M1.

Chris

 

[Duke of Lawnchair]

The S&B ran just fine in the two Benellis.

Not a single hiccup.

 

[MrMurphy]

The S&B is longer because it holds 12 pellets (not 8 or 9). It's decent ammo, however, I use Hornady TAP or Federal LE 132 Low Recoil Tactical.

 

[VG]

I went to a gun shop yesterday to buy some different rounds to try. They said they didn't stock any of the Low Recoil 00 rounds because "they're marketing gimics." But I'd think the 8 shot 00 would indeed have less recoil? What about pattern?

They had Federal Tactical 00 buck and Federal Classic 00 buck. What's the difference? Hard to sort them on their website (federalcartridge.com). Couldn't tell much difference downrange.

They had the S&B 00 buck but I didn't try it as I've had indifferent results with S&B. For handgun ammo I've usually found MagTech to shoot better amongths the low cost brands.

I tried the Speer Lawman #4. It patterned well and as I live in the city I think that's what I'll use as a HD load.

 

[lbmii]

S&B 00 buck throws a wide pattern but you do have 12 pellets instead of 9. Also the recoil seems lower to me than regular buckshot loads. I have not tested the velocity. Also you loose one round of capacity.

 

[Denny Hansen]

In my experince, generally speaking, S&B will throw a larger pattern than many other brands of buckshot.

With that said, I believe we sometimes put too high a premium on tight patterns. If you are a LEO and can only carry buckshot this is important because you may have to launch projectiles outdoors, and obviously accountable for each and every pellet. For the homeowner, IMHO, a load that spreads a little quicker may be a good thing as you have the posibility of putting more pellets into more vital organs of an attacker. At the ranges encountered indoors, I would have no qualms about using S&B.

Just my .02.

Denny

 

[lbmii]

Yes I agree with Denny Hansen on this. The good thing about S&B OO buck for close in home defense is that it spreads wide, has 12 pellets, and has lower recoil. I disected a S&B round and the OO pellets appear to be soft unhardened lead. I think this is a plus for home defense also.

The reason I am not using it is that I lose one round of capacity. I am using Remington 12 pellet single ought buck. I also like Winchester 16 pellet #1 buck. I have to order these rounds on-line.

 

[MrMurphy]

The Federal Tactical is low recoil and has plated buckshot to get tighter patterns.

Federal Classic is just normal buckshot.

Low recoil is not a "marketing gimmick".... the stuff really does reduce recoil and tighten patterns. I'm not a recoil wussy, but the stuff performs as advertised.

 

[Feldhege]

I bought a $5 package of the S&B 00 Buck (10 rounds) and it worked great in my new Evil Little Black Shotgun (Rem 870 express with 18.25" Barrel). It patterned in a nice tight group at about 10yds. Maybe about the size of a paper plate. My gun Holds 7 rounds (2 shot extention) and seems to work fine. I figure that in my house (this one is strickly HD) that would definately hurt!!

(and get the job done of course)

 

[vwfool]

I like the stuff, at least for blasting away at stuff. It works well in my 9200A1, even when it is dirty as can be. I am on my last box right now. I picked up a bunch of it when I lived in Texas. A pawn shop had S&B 2 3/4 00 Buck in 25 round boxes for $10 a box. Yeah, I got as much as I could.

 

[mparris71]

Dose not cycle well in my 870

 

[p35]

Instead of the wall of the shell crimping all the way over the load, the S&B has a plastic disk holding the load with the wall crimped just enough to hold the disk. That's how it gets away with being a little longer than standard.

IMHO, there's not a heck of a lot of difference in terminal performance between 00 Buck loads. If it works in your gun, use it!