What to feed my new 12ga.

[Atticus_1354]

I will be picking up a Mossberg 590 in the coming weeks and I need something to shoot out of it. That is where you come in. I am looking for good loads that are a good price. So where do you get your best 2 3/4" 12ga. deals? What is good cost effective 1 oz. slugs and 00 buck shot for just shooting? Also what are some good reduced recoil loads?

 

[cat_IT_guy]

slugs and buckshot dont tend to be cheap. Figure about $3 for 5 rounds, unless you buy in huge bulk. If you want to shoot a lot for a little, go to walmart and pick up a box (or 2 or 3) of 100 federals or winchesters. These usually go for about $16.

 

[Dave McCracken]

First, do you have much experience with shotguns? If not, skip the buck and slugs for now. Familiarize with light birdshot loads. If you can find them, 7/8 oz loads are nigh perfect for this.

If, however, there's a few thousand empty hulls in your past, try....

KO Brenekke slugs, the 1 oz versions for smoothbores.

Federal Classic Buck in 00.

Winchester's version in RR.

And Estate 00. Older Estate was terrific, but the recipe changed.

HTH....

 

[Alphazulu6]

First, do you have much experience with shotguns? If not, skip the buck and slugs for now. Familiarize with light birdshot loads.

Yes go to Walmart and get yourself some nice light loads in 7 1/2 or 8 shot. Its good to break in your new shotgun with a few boxes of these light loads (and inexpensive) to familiarize yourself with your new gun. Then move on to the larger loads after a couple boxes and a good cleaning.

 

[alucard0822]

I have probably sent somewhere around 10,000 federal #8 loads skyward throughout a years worth of trap shooting, at $15 per 100, a couple hundred of the remington 00 buck loads $8 per15 value pack. and maybe 50 of the value pack slugs at a couple target ranges. Sure there are better loads, but none of the cheaper ones shoot all that well and the brennekes and fed tacticals don't soot all that much better than these 2 3/4" wal-mart value packs for informal practice. I have shot no more than 10 of the 3" super-x slugs or 15pellet 00 buck, my shoulder can't take more than a couple and I can't see much use for them outside of hunting or bragging rights at the range. The key is using the loads that both shoot and function well, but allow the most trigger time per dollar, then experiment with some of the TAP or fed tacticals loads and see how they compare, in my case with an 870 express 18"IC for 00 and slugs and 24"M for #8 the high dollar loads hit the same place, but just pattern a little tighter

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Federal Classic Buck in 00.

While I haven't confirmed this, it seems that Federal has renamed the "Classic" line to the "Power-Shok" line in rifles. Since I couldn't find any Federal Classic buckshot, but lots of Power-Shok, I think this may be the case with shotshells as well.

 

[Atticus_1354]

This all seems like good advice, thanks. I have some experience with shotguns, but not a whole lot so I will look in to the #8. If anyone has any more advice I would love to hear it.

 

[Alphazulu6]

Its is always good medicine to break in your new shotgun with lighter loads. Its just good break-in procedure.

 

[Blue .45]

This all seems like good advice, thanks. I have some experience with shotguns, but not a whole lot so I will look in to the #8. If anyone has any more advice I would love to hear it.

Maybe I'm getting old and wimpy, but I recently added a LimbSaver recoil pad to my mossberg 500. Before I put it on, It would only take about a hundred rds. of 1 1/8oz. #8 for my shoulder to start getting sore. It's 100% better now. I bought the slip-on type because it's easier to install. Maybe I'm getting lazy too.

Edited to add: The least expensive 00 buck I've used is from Sellier & Bellot. It's about $10/25 for the 12 pellet. Be aware, the crimp is a little longer than other brands, so if you choose to try it, load one less round than you ordinarily would to avoid over compressing the magazine spring.

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