The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - One slug, one buck, one slug one buck, etc..

Lee Lapin · August 12, 2009, 08:12 AM

AKA 'candy cane' loading.

I've never heard a reputable instructor recommend doing it, because under pressure almost no one can keep up with how many rounds they have fired. And I've seen it tried in class, if people on a flat range can't keep up with how many times they have fired in a drill, how many will be able to do it in a firefight?

You need to know what will be coming out of the muzzle every time you press the trigger. My favorite instructor says he can't keep up with more than one kind of ammo in a shotgun, and so he just uses slugs. I'm still learning, and prefer to load buckshot in the magazine and slugs in the sidesaddle. That way I have slugs handy for a select slug drill, or for reloads.

YMMV of course.

lpl

August 12, 2009, 08:12 AM	#5
Lee Lapin Senior Member Join Date: September 7, 2004 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,239	AKA 'candy cane' loading. I've never heard a reputable instructor recommend doing it, because under pressure almost no one can keep up with how many rounds they have fired. And I've seen it tried in class, if people on a flat range can't keep up with how many times they have fired in a drill, how many will be able to do it in a firefight? You need to know what will be coming out of the muzzle every time you press the trigger. My favorite instructor says he can't keep up with more than one kind of ammo in a shotgun, and so he just uses slugs. I'm still learning, and prefer to load buckshot in the magazine and slugs in the sidesaddle. That way I have slugs handy for a select slug drill, or for reloads. YMMV of course. lpl