Shotgun hog ammo
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As with any tool, understand how it works and use it properly and it's fine. Guns need to be patterned at specific yardages, and then those yardages have to be respected.
Buckshot gets a bad rap from people shooting too far with no idea what kind of pattern they are throwing.
-Jake
Buckshot gets a bad rap from people shooting too far with no idea what kind of pattern they are throwing.
-Jake
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That's fair.
I was just saying.... Everything has it's limitations. Guys kill deer all the time with a pointy stick.
No deer or hog in it's right mind wants to take multiple .330 balls at 1200 fps, or whatever they come out at, to the vitals.
Just pointing out that it is effective when used properly. If guys were slinging arrows at running deer 75 yards away (like many do with 00 buckshot) you'd see allot of misses and injuries too.
But used properly it's a good option still...
but I see your point about not suggesting that.
And to the OP.... Big NO on the #4s. And I agree... A slug is your better option.
-Jake
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Hornady "Black" has eight 00 pellets, leaves the barrel at 1600 fps and shoots a fairly tight group out to twenty-five yards. Supposed to be a defence round, but sounds like it may do the Job on varmints at reasonable distances.
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That's fair.
I was just saying.... Everything has it's limitations. Guys kill deer all the time with a pointy stick.
No deer or hog in it's right mind wants to take multiple .330 balls at 1200 fps, or whatever they come out at, to the vitals.
Just pointing out that it is effective when used properly. If guys were slinging arrows at running deer 75 yards away (like many do with 00 buckshot) you'd see allot of misses and injuries too.
But used properly it's a good option still...
but I see your point about not suggesting that.
And to the OP.... Big NO on the #4s. And I agree... A slug is your better option.
-Jake
I was just saying.... Everything has it's limitations. Guys kill deer all the time with a pointy stick.
No deer or hog in it's right mind wants to take multiple .330 balls at 1200 fps, or whatever they come out at, to the vitals.
Just pointing out that it is effective when used properly. If guys were slinging arrows at running deer 75 yards away (like many do with 00 buckshot) you'd see allot of misses and injuries too.
But used properly it's a good option still...
but I see your point about not suggesting that.
And to the OP.... Big NO on the #4s. And I agree... A slug is your better option.
-Jake
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if your intention is to use buckshot, get an Ithaca road blocker shotgun,
or similar 10 ga, that throws (18) 000 buck with every shot.
thats double the average 12 ga shot guns 2 3/4" shell load of 8-9 pellets,
doubling your potential for hitting the vitals
and yeah, try hard to limit the shots to about 35 yards max.
https://www.federalpremium.com/shots...-P108F+00.html
https://images.proxibid.com/AuctionI...ize/3668_1.jpg
or similar 10 ga, that throws (18) 000 buck with every shot.
thats double the average 12 ga shot guns 2 3/4" shell load of 8-9 pellets,
doubling your potential for hitting the vitals
and yeah, try hard to limit the shots to about 35 yards max.
https://www.federalpremium.com/shots...-P108F+00.html
https://images.proxibid.com/AuctionI...ize/3668_1.jpg
Last edited by hardcastonly; 12-14-2021 at 04:45 PM.