Conelrad
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What do you more-experienced folk use?
I want to lay in a good supply.
Going through a Mossburg 590 milsgun
Dennis
I want to lay in a good supply.
Going through a Mossburg 590 milsgun
Dennis
Don't know much about buckshot, but what's a "blackguard"? Never heard that before.
I use LE132 9 pellet 00 buckshot
Word from those who teach defensive shotgunning is to use full-power loads (1350 fps +)rather than the reduced-recoil (1150 fps) for home defense.
No, it is NOT. There is plenty of empirical data showing that birdshot is really only suitable for sub-5lb birds and will not reliably penetrate ribs nor face.Unless you live alone in a detached home I wouldn't recommend it. Buck and even larger bird shot will penetrate dry wall.
1 1/4 ounces of 7 1/2 shot is still super-deadly at home-defense ranges.
You can be confident, but you willl almost certainly also be wrong.Mine has 7 1/2 in it. The largest distance in my house is 60 feet. From my tests, at 60 feet there will be a very tight group of little projectiles moving at 1100 fps which, I'm confident, will dissuade even the most determined.