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View Poll Results: What is your preferred home defense shotgun ammunition | |||
Bird shot (specify what kind of shot and brand in a comment) | 8 | 7.92% | |
Buck shot (specify what kind of shot and brand in a comment) | 88 | 87.13% | |
Slugs (specify what kind of shot and brand in a comment) | 5 | 4.95% | |
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June 29, 2012, 01:43 AM | #26 |
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Winchester PDX1; 1oz Rifled slug with coated double 00 buck in front of it....
Oh yeah, defietly a nice little combination and you dont have to worry about it going through multiple walls and hitting a loved one or neighbor like a .357 or a .45
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June 29, 2012, 08:03 AM | #27 |
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Remington HD Ultimate Home Defense (loaded with high density tungsten-bronze-iron BB's).
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June 29, 2012, 03:19 PM | #28 |
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Federal 2 3/4. 00 Buckshot for me
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June 29, 2012, 03:46 PM | #29 |
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#4 buck when I live closer to people, #1 buck when I don't.
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June 29, 2012, 03:52 PM | #30 |
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Slugs.
Shotgun dictates what brand is used in "that" gun, after testing and evaluating. Investigate and Verify Steve
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June 29, 2012, 08:14 PM | #31 |
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Remington reduced recoil 8 pellet 00 buckshot.
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June 29, 2012, 09:17 PM | #32 |
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What is your preferred home defense shotgun ammunition?
#4 buck
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June 29, 2012, 09:48 PM | #33 |
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00 Buck in 2 3/4" 12 gauge
Usually Remington Magnum 9 pellet Presently (since wally world was out) I bought a case of S&B 2 3/4" 12 pellet low brass 00 Buck. Doesn't pattern as tight as the Remington but it's cheap. Want to pattern the Federal 00 buck with the flight control wad |
June 29, 2012, 10:57 PM | #34 |
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First 2 shells #4 Winchester-Western Duck and Pheasant Load, followed by 00-Buck and Federal Slug. I've had the Winchester loads for over 20 years, but I presume they are still good. If I'm wrong with shot shells not lasting that long, please let me know, and I'll pick up some new ones.
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June 30, 2012, 04:15 AM | #35 |
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# 1 Buck any brand in 12 gauge
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July 2, 2012, 01:19 PM | #36 |
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Military grade 00 buck. 2 3/4.
It was $5 for 5 at big 5.
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July 2, 2012, 01:33 PM | #37 |
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Federal LE 12GA 00 Buck 9 Pellet Flight Control LE132
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July 2, 2012, 01:38 PM | #38 |
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Hornady TAP 00 Buck 12-gauge, 2 & 3/4 with Versatite wad. 5+1 in a Remington 870.
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July 4, 2012, 11:38 PM | #39 |
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00 Buck, Winchester or Remington, but only because I can't find #1 buck anywhere. Also hit the wrong button, damn eyes.
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July 5, 2012, 09:25 PM | #41 |
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Remington rifled slugs.
There are distances involved, and these work well from my Rem 1100.
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July 8, 2012, 10:20 AM | #42 |
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3" heavy turkey load no 4's, or 2 3/4" #4 buck
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July 15, 2012, 08:54 AM | #43 |
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Federal 000 2 3/4
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July 15, 2012, 12:14 PM | #44 |
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Ditto #4 buck
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July 16, 2012, 05:05 PM | #45 |
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#1 Buck (LE132 1B), 00 Buck (LE132 00). #4 Buck is only marginal and birdshot is for the birds.
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July 16, 2012, 06:33 PM | #46 |
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12 Ga. Federal LE Tactical Low Recoil 9 pell. OO Buck
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July 16, 2012, 07:42 PM | #47 |
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Winchester #1 buck. Patterns well and works on deer.
NYC Shooter, What are you basing you assertion that 4 buck is marginal? Ive seen alot of deer killed with #4 buckshot. Most were on the move in front of hounds. If the pellets hit their mark the deer went down quickly. I killed a few with #3's out of a 20 when I was a kid. Killed a bunch more with #1's cause that what my shotgun patterned best. Unless a bad guy is wearing body armor, there is no way that a load of #4's center mass at 50 feet or less wont be devastating. If it will kill a deer at 30-40 yards, it will certainly kill a man at half that distance. |
July 16, 2012, 08:07 PM | #48 | |
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#1 buck has been theoretically the best load for HD, superior to even 00. The problem has been that there has never been a #1 buck that patterned worth a damn. Until now. Federal recently introduced LE132 1B and I can think of no reason to use anything else for HD. I bought some about six weeks ago and it patterns as well as LE132 00. Here is a report from the Firearm Tactical Institute analyzing HD ammo: http://www.firearmstactical.com/briefs10.htm And here is a recent review of the new LE132 1B on the The Box O'Truth: http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot56.htm There are those that will argue that #4 buck is good enough, and there are those idiots who will even suggest that birdshot is the answer, but I will use the load that I know will give me the best odds of stopping an intruder. But, hey, as usual YMMV. |
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July 16, 2012, 08:10 PM | #49 |
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PDX1
Tested at 10 yards the slug was dead on and the three (9mm dia balls) were all less than 4 inches from the poi of the slug.
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July 16, 2012, 08:54 PM | #50 |
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Seems the polls are too close to call but I feel there is a slight leaning towards the buckshot options...
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