Yes, Ballistic Products has a pamphlet (a big one) "The Mighty 10 Gauge".
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IIRC buckshot is illegal for deer.
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Doesn't that depend on the State that you hunt in?
Rolling deer at 100 yards with buckshot......You've done that.....I'd love to know what that friend put into those loads - wads, especially. I'd love to see a pattern at 100 yards. He had to do something to keep it tight. By the book, a load fired through a full choke will spread one inch per yard (barrel length has nothing to do with it). So, by the book, that pattern should be 100 inches wide. It had, actually, to be less if it was a consistent deer dropper. I know that buckshot does tend to pattern tighter than birdshot so that is one reason that I'd like to see a pattern. I may go out and try it with a 12 gauge (but not today).
Good luck finding a load.
Here is a link to the reload data base at Hodgdon. Just click on the drop downs and then click on Get Data. For manufacturer and powder, use "all".
Pete
http://data.hodgdon.com/shotshell_load.asp