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Old May 22, 2014, 03:58 PM   #1
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00 buck at Walmart. Good price!

Box of 25 rounds of the standard load of nine 00 buck for $11.98 per 25 round box, comes out to about .48 cents a pop.
Best buckshot price I've seen so I bought 2 boxes.
ZQ .308 FMJ & 5.56 FMJ came down 3 bucks per box also.
Found in stock some .38 SPL Win. +P 125 gr. h.p. @ $24.97 box/50
so bought some ZQ .308s & .Win. 38s.

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Old June 7, 2014, 03:51 PM   #2
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That seems like a decent price, I've been paying around .54 a round for 00 buck.
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Old June 7, 2014, 07:39 PM   #3
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What extra jollies do you guys get shooting buckshot instead of the cheap target/field loads? I don't get it.
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Old June 8, 2014, 06:53 PM   #4
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Some of us use our shotguns for HD, and we like to see how our shotgun...and ourselves...perform with real SD ammo.
Besides, it's fun to see how buckshot patterns at different ranges.
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Old June 8, 2014, 07:16 PM   #5
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It's good to see shooters that pattern shotguns.
I like to pattern mine with various loads, especially hunting loads
at various ranges.
Many, many, people keep a s.g. for defensive purposes and if so should
shoot with whatever the chosen load is.
I did 00 & #4 buck patterns at various ranges just to understand what
the effective pattern distances were.
Close range is a no brainer but you have to hit the "target" as it's easy to miss even with a s.g. at close range.
00 buck makes a really lousy load for shooting clay birds tho.
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Old June 8, 2014, 08:17 PM   #6
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what brand was the buckshot
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Old June 10, 2014, 01:35 PM   #7
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I've been using Sellior & Bellot double ought. And I always shoot what I use for SD purposes just so I know what I'm getting for shot placement versus aiming point.
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Old June 22, 2014, 09:45 PM   #8
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I use my shotgun HD but use Rio Royal 00 buck or Federal XM127. I use Federal flitecontrol LE132 00 buckshot for HD and shoot 5-10 rounds of the flitecontrol rounds. But because the flitecontrol rounds are more costly I don't shoot them that often.
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Old June 22, 2014, 11:37 PM   #9
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Might try some No. 1 buck instead of No. OO. Shot diameter drops from .33 caliber to .30 caliber, but projectile count goes up nicely. Pattern is the same, but probability of a hit goes up, something to consider when looking down the hallway in the night.
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