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October 6, 2012, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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does this look like a good #1 buck pattern?
mossberg 12 ga 500 sawed off to 20 inches.
winchester 2 3/4" #1 buck 16 pellets unplated. shot at 10 yards. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v9...47/12%20gauge/ to me it looks kind of odd the center is blank. |
October 7, 2012, 01:34 PM | #2 |
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its a pretty simple question folks. i never shot #1 buck before.
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October 7, 2012, 01:57 PM | #3 |
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That would be acceptable to me for that gun and that load. Check out the Box of Truth website. They shot OOB and #1 at different distances and have some great photos of it. I think he used an 18 in. 870. They got slightly smaller patterns than you did but not enough to worry about. The #1 loads stayed tighter way out past where the OOB was throwing pellets completely off the target. I am a big fan of #1 buck shot for work out to 17 yards or so. I have been using it for a long time and it works very well. Federal has released their #1 buck 2 3/4 load with their Flite control wads and they are definitely the tightest out of any gun I have seen them shot in. It's just now hitting the shelves, find some if you can and you'll be good to go on your shotgun.
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October 7, 2012, 02:18 PM | #4 |
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Yes, As drail said #1 buck has more reach & resembles a pattern; )
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October 7, 2012, 02:18 PM | #5 |
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thanks, every store i go to they never have flite control. sometimes if im lucky i'll get some 00 buck in flite control at midway.
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October 8, 2012, 04:51 AM | #6 |
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Yes it is a little weird...whats the choke???
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October 8, 2012, 07:43 AM | #7 |
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What are you planning to shoot at only 10 yards?
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October 8, 2012, 09:15 AM | #8 |
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Seems like a good pattern to me. If you're using the gun for HD/SD it would certainly be devastating...
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October 8, 2012, 12:16 PM | #9 |
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Looking at the pattern, it's kind of neat that it has a three/two pellet pattern.
IMO, your pattern looks ok for ten yds. A good center mass shot would be devastating. As long as your HD situation/house arrangement does not require shots much further you should be alright. If you can foresee a further shot, I'd test shots further as O.C.(assuming the choke of the cut off bbl) tends to spread patterns very quickly. |
October 8, 2012, 09:03 PM | #10 |
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yes this shotgun is only for in the house.
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In other words, when you pattern your HD shotgun, you should pattern it at the distance of the furthest shot you would possibly make. |
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October 9, 2012, 09:39 AM | #12 |
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I would not want to come down your hallway at 3 AM. The Flite control version is definitely an improvement but there's nothing wrong with standard wads for inside your house.
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October 11, 2012, 11:22 AM | #13 |
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i tried the federal #4 buck in 2 3/4 shells with 34 pellets. same sawed off shotgun at 10 yards. i think i rather these in the house:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v9...t=SAM_0081.jpg then i tried the federal low recoil 00 buck with flite control wad at 50 yards with another sawed off mossberg 12 ga i bring in the truck: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v9...t=SAM_0083.jpg |
October 11, 2012, 12:52 PM | #14 |
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#4
00 I'm a fan of #4 for HD myself.
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