Whats in your shotgun for HD?

Andy1985 · February 13, 2006, 12:27 PM

Just wondering what everyone loads up with when their gun is prepped for HD. I load my 870 currently with 1st shot- 00 2nd shot- slug 3rd- 00 4th- #7. And a pouch full of 00 beside it.

TerminalVelocity16 · February 13, 2006, 12:54 PM

1st shot: 2 3/4" 00, 2nd shot-5th shot, 3" mag. slugs
he gets a break on the first one, after that he gets magnum loads.

exar · February 13, 2006, 01:18 PM

3" 00 buck

GlocksRfun · February 13, 2006, 01:37 PM

Winchester Super X 12 gauge, 2 3/4', 1 oz rifled hollow point slug,
1600 fps.

mathman · February 13, 2006, 01:37 PM

first shot: 00 Buck
second: 00 Buck
third: 00 Buck
fourth: 00 Buck
fifth: 00 Buck

etc...

fett tracking · February 13, 2006, 03:10 PM

remington express shotshells. i use lots of 2.75 00 9 pellet, 2.75 000 8 pellet, and the magnum 3in 000 10 pellet.

Death from Afar · February 13, 2006, 03:25 PM

#4 buckshot.

knightkrawler00 · February 13, 2006, 03:28 PM

Loaded one short with #00 buck. Side saddle has three rounds of buck and three rounds of slugs. I keep it loaded this way in order to select a slug right off if need be.

Paintballer · February 13, 2006, 05:18 PM

20 guage 2 3/4" #6 steel shot.
6 of them.
Shreds what ever I hit and wont go through the walls.

gdm · February 13, 2006, 05:47 PM

4 rnds of #4 buck, next 4 are "special" slugs that I have been experimenting with.

one could easily use 6 shot at the close ranges inside a home. they will still put a 4 inch hole in a badguy.

Blackwater OPS · February 13, 2006, 07:48 PM

#in 00 buck, 5 brenneke KO slugs in the butt carrier(870MM)

do2g · February 13, 2006, 07:56 PM

00 Buck

kymasabe · February 13, 2006, 08:24 PM

My 870 is loaded with 00 Buck.

tdultima · February 13, 2006, 08:50 PM

7 rounds of Remington express 2 3/4 inch 9 pellet 00 buck.

Dave McC · February 13, 2006, 09:04 PM

Estate R/R 00....

cyan226 · February 13, 2006, 10:35 PM

2.75" 8-pellet 000 buckshot.

ShelbyV8 · February 14, 2006, 08:26 PM

Winchester LE Ranger low recoil 00 buck and slugs.

00 Buck
00 Buck
Slug
00 Buck
Slug

Widder · February 16, 2006, 12:05 AM

Winchester 1300 Defender loaded with Winchester 16 pellet #1 buckshot.

OneInTheChamber · February 16, 2006, 08:03 PM

Just curious, what are your reasons for loading in that way. Some of you would go alternating between shot and slug, etc. Why?

Thanks

ghettoestl · February 16, 2006, 09:42 PM

Winchester Xpert High Velocity Steel 3 1/2 inch BB is in the Mossberg 835 and the same stuff in a 3 inch version is in the Remington 870

Blackwater OPS · February 16, 2006, 10:05 PM

Quote:

Some of you would go alternating between shot and slug, etc. Why?

People carry slugs as well as shot due the extended range and increased accuracy of slugs vs the close range power of shot. Varing slugs to shot is a bad IMHO because you will forget which shell you have chambered in the heat of the moment, and you do not want to waste ammo.

Hotbarrel · February 16, 2006, 10:28 PM

I guess I buck the "Buck" trend. 2 3/4" 3-Dram Trap Loads with 1 1/4 oz of 7 1/2s are cheap and plentiful. The house is 45 feet long and 22 feet wide. The longest straight-line distance is 26 feet. At that range, with full choke, I'm still going to punch a baseball-sized hole in Mr. Dumbass. And don't talk to me about Bad Guys with body armor. They don't wear it. If they did, the blast would fold them in half and my follow-up shot would turn their heads to mush. That's just me, though. I try to let inertia and pellet count do the dirty work.

buckster · February 16, 2006, 10:30 PM

Since we are in the subject, I looked at 1300 defender this week with the extended plug, and also a Mossberg shorty with the extended plug and a Remington, and I was wondering what ya'll think think about it doubling as a duck gun too. Any preferences? I'd use 00 buck the first round too, and then it would be slugs, baby.

Hotbarrel · February 16, 2006, 10:38 PM

I hunt ducks, and HD guns in the blind make me nervous. That short barrel is hard to lean against the edge of the blind and if it slips, things will get exciting fast. The short barrel may make the gun whippier than you need, whereas a good 26" barrel will swing more smoothly on those evil canards. And on ducks, I use steel #4's followed by more #4's. That's good Duck Defense.

Blackwater OPS · February 16, 2006, 10:59 PM

I don't know about ducks, but I have no problem shooting trap/skeet with my 18in 870.

February 13, 2006, 01:37 PM	#5
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February 13, 2006, 07:48 PM	#11
Blackwater OPS Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,152	#in 00 buck, 5 brenneke KO slugs in the butt carrier(870MM) __________________ "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Ben Franklin Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell Died 9/1/2005 and the best DS ever MSG Matthew Ritz Died 11.23.2005 matthewritz.com For those who have had to fight for it, Life holds a special meaning that the protected will never know. (\__/) (='.'=) Someone set us up the bunny! (")_(")

February 13, 2006, 08:24 PM	#13
kymasabe Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2005 Location: SW Florida Posts: 2,747	My 870 is loaded with 00 Buck. __________________ God's creatures big and small, eat them one, eat them all.

February 16, 2006, 08:03 PM	#19
OneInTheChamber Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 2005 Posts: 789	Just curious, what are your reasons for loading in that way. Some of you would go alternating between shot and slug, etc. Why? Thanks __________________ Insert witty, comical, and/or significant quote here.

February 16, 2006, 10:28 PM	#22
Hotbarrel Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2004 Location: Sacracalifas Posts: 122	Whatever's laying around I guess I buck the "Buck" trend. 2 3/4" 3-Dram Trap Loads with 1 1/4 oz of 7 1/2s are cheap and plentiful. The house is 45 feet long and 22 feet wide. The longest straight-line distance is 26 feet. At that range, with full choke, I'm still going to punch a baseball-sized hole in Mr. Dumbass. And don't talk to me about Bad Guys with body armor. They don't wear it. If they did, the blast would fold them in half and my follow-up shot would turn their heads to mush. That's just me, though. I try to let inertia and pellet count do the dirty work. __________________ VT VENIANT OMNES -"Let them all come!"

February 13, 2006, 12:27 PM	#1
Andy1985 Member Join Date: February 4, 2006 Posts: 17	Whats in your shotgun for HD? Just wondering what everyone loads up with when their gun is prepped for HD. I load my 870 currently with 1st shot- 00 2nd shot- slug 3rd- 00 4th- #7. And a pouch full of 00 beside it.

February 13, 2006, 12:54 PM	#2
TerminalVelocity16 Member Join Date: January 26, 2005 Location: Mineola, New York Posts: 71	1st shot: 2 3/4" 00, 2nd shot-5th shot, 3" mag. slugs he gets a break on the first one, after that he gets magnum loads.

February 13, 2006, 01:18 PM	#3
exar Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 224	3" 00 buck

February 13, 2006, 01:37 PM	#4
GlocksRfun Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 423	Winchester Super X 12 gauge, 2 3/4', 1 oz rifled hollow point slug, 1600 fps.

February 13, 2006, 03:10 PM	#6
fett tracking Member Join Date: November 27, 2005 Location: bay area (hell) Posts: 41	remington express shotshells. i use lots of 2.75 00 9 pellet, 2.75 000 8 pellet, and the magnum 3in 000 10 pellet. __________________ "Oh, 'bout the hottest, meanest **** I can find" "Processed information makes the world go 'round" "Damn kids..."

February 13, 2006, 03:25 PM	#7
Death from Afar Senior Member Join Date: November 7, 2004 Location: Living the dream in Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 1,635	#4 buckshot. __________________ "Beware of the Man with one gun...he probably isnt into guns enough to be safe with it".

February 13, 2006, 03:28 PM	#8
knightkrawler00 Senior Member Join Date: May 28, 2004 Location: Prosser WA Posts: 103	Loaded one short with #00 buck. Side saddle has three rounds of buck and three rounds of slugs. I keep it loaded this way in order to select a slug right off if need be.

February 13, 2006, 05:18 PM	#9
Paintballer Member Join Date: March 23, 2005 Posts: 58	20 guage 2 3/4" #6 steel shot. 6 of them. Shreds what ever I hit and wont go through the walls.

February 13, 2006, 05:47 PM	#10
gdm Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2005 Posts: 319	4 rnds of #4 buck, next 4 are "special" slugs that I have been experimenting with. one could easily use 6 shot at the close ranges inside a home. they will still put a 4 inch hole in a badguy.

February 13, 2006, 07:56 PM	#12
do2g Junior Member Join Date: December 19, 2005 Posts: 7	00 Buck

February 13, 2006, 09:04 PM	#15
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Estate R/R 00....

February 13, 2006, 08:50 PM	#14
tdultima Junior Member Join Date: February 4, 2006 Posts: 3	7 rounds of Remington express 2 3/4 inch 9 pellet 00 buck.

February 13, 2006, 10:35 PM	#16
cyan226 Junior Member Join Date: February 13, 2006 Posts: 2	2.75" 8-pellet 000 buckshot.

February 14, 2006, 08:26 PM	#17
ShelbyV8 Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2005 Location: Killeen, TX Posts: 373	Winchester LE Ranger low recoil 00 buck and slugs. 00 Buck 00 Buck Slug 00 Buck Slug

February 16, 2006, 12:05 AM	#18
Widder Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2005 Posts: 117	Winchester 1300 Defender loaded with Winchester 16 pellet #1 buckshot.

February 16, 2006, 09:42 PM	#20
ghettoestl Junior member Join Date: December 24, 2005 Location: IL Posts: 166	Winchester Xpert High Velocity Steel 3 1/2 inch BB is in the Mossberg 835 and the same stuff in a 3 inch version is in the Remington 870

February 16, 2006, 10:30 PM	#23
buckster Senior Member Join Date: January 24, 2006 Posts: 674	home defense Since we are in the subject, I looked at 1300 defender this week with the extended plug, and also a Mossberg shorty with the extended plug and a Remington, and I was wondering what ya'll think think about it doubling as a duck gun too. Any preferences? I'd use 00 buck the first round too, and then it would be slugs, baby.

February 16, 2006, 10:38 PM	#24
Hotbarrel Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2004 Location: Sacracalifas Posts: 122	I hunt ducks, and HD guns in the blind make me nervous. That short barrel is hard to lean against the edge of the blind and if it slips, things will get exciting fast. The short barrel may make the gun whippier than you need, whereas a good 26" barrel will swing more smoothly on those evil canards. And on ducks, I use steel #4's followed by more #4's. That's good Duck Defense. __________________ VT VENIANT OMNES -"Let them all come!"

February 16, 2006, 10:59 PM	#25
Blackwater OPS Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,152	I don't know about ducks, but I have no problem shooting trap/skeet with my 18in 870. __________________ "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." -Ben Franklin Spc. Jeremy M. Campbell Died 9/1/2005 and the best DS ever MSG Matthew Ritz Died 11.23.2005 matthewritz.com For those who have had to fight for it, Life holds a special meaning that the protected will never know. (\__/) (='.'=) Someone set us up the bunny! (")_(")

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