Buckshot

[mooseslayer3]

How deadly is a standard buck shot load compared to a standard slug from a 2 3/4 inch 12 guage? Would you advise it to hunt deer with at close range?

[Montana Bob]

I have used 00 Buck while hunting in PA many years ago and just don't care for it. The 45 yard shot I took didn't kill the deer instantly and had to make several follow up shots.[:'(] I would choose a slug instead of buck shot.
My experiance anyway.

[billythekidrock]

00 buck is not a good choice at all. I have killed deer with one shot of 00 buck, but have had and seen lots of follow up shots. Stick with slugs and make the first shot count.

[moosehunter21]

I too prefer slugs form a 2 3/4 in shotgun.

[Sir Zonkalot]

If you limit the range to 40 yards and under, Buckshot is very lethal on deer sized game. I have taken approx. 20 blacktails in thick brush at close range and have had to make a second shot only once. I was using plated lead shot through a full choke until Remington's Hevi-shot came out. I now use 00 2 3/4" Hevi-shot through a modified choke. Last two years I have had near full penetration on deer at 25 yards with this load. In thick brush under 40 yards for deer, I think Buckshot is the best load going. S Z

[Slamfire]

That 00 works real good in my .36 muzzy. Deadly on stuff up to the size of 'yotes. I've not tried it on anything larger.

[Rebel Hog]

Moose when we hunt in the swamps, that's what we use 00 buck.