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I have typically kept 12ga. 00 buck and slugs on hand for HD purposes. I was at Academy sports the other day though and found some Remington single 0 buck (2-3/4" shells - 12 pellets each), and bought a few boxes for testing.
I shot a few patterns with it today out of my 870 with the 20" improved cylinder, and at 10 yards I hit poa with about an 8 inch spread - all pellets. Repeated this several times with identical results.
I am thinking this is a viable HD load. Penetration should still be more than adequate, and the pellet count is higher (12) than the 9 of the 00.
Guess I am curious what others may think about this. Seems like I see a lot posted about 00 and #1 buck, but very little concerning 0 buck.
I shot a few patterns with it today out of my 870 with the 20" improved cylinder, and at 10 yards I hit poa with about an 8 inch spread - all pellets. Repeated this several times with identical results.
I am thinking this is a viable HD load. Penetration should still be more than adequate, and the pellet count is higher (12) than the 9 of the 00.
Guess I am curious what others may think about this. Seems like I see a lot posted about 00 and #1 buck, but very little concerning 0 buck.