00 Buck shot at 12, 15 and 20 yards - Page 2

wild cat mccane · November 23, 2020, 09:52 AM

It truly isn't.

That premium cost Black Aces buckshot is shown by the shot from 20 yards to perform no better than the cheapest buckshot currently available. Did we not expect it to fire at all?

If you don't care for me saying that it performed no better, that's fine. We can argue if a premium cost buckshot should spread. The answer is no, but we can debate that.

But it is a point that will prove valuable to people considering purchasing the Black Aces buckshot vs Rio//Sterling/Fiocchi/Winchester.

wizrd · November 23, 2020, 10:58 AM

# 4 Buck - for home defense - after 'extensive' - "personal" testing.

amd6547 · November 23, 2020, 11:16 AM

I get about the same or better pattern with cheap S&B 00 buck at 20yds
S&B uses regular lead balls without a shot cup, just a wad.
I would say regular Remington buckshot does better.
My HD shotgun is loaded with flitecontrol #1 buck, with two Remington "managed recoil" 00buck out of the mag first.
I'd take a 25yd shot with either, without thinking twice.

wild cat mccane · November 23, 2020, 11:33 AM

#1 Federal Flightcontrol is true the best. So disappointing no one would accept this as true and buy it. It was discontinued.

Speed that overcame the #1 penetration issue against 00 while 30% greater surface area of 00.

bladesmith 1 · November 23, 2020, 11:56 AM

I've never heard of buckshot being referred to as pellets. Up in the shotgun room at my club we call anything smaller than buckshot, shot. Buckshot is called just that, although I referred to it in this thread as round balls. Guess that comes from my muzzleloading background. .30 to .32 [ 00 buckshot ] is a round ball size for 32 cal. squirrel rifle. I use a 32 cal round ball mold for casting 00 buckshot.

November 23, 2020, 10:58 AM	#27
wizrd Senior Member Join Date: February 26, 2012 Posts: 232	# 4 Buck - for home defense - after 'extensive' - "personal" testing. __________________ Sumo magis ammo

November 23, 2020, 11:16 AM	#28
amd6547 Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2006 Posts: 2,313	I get about the same or better pattern with cheap S&B 00 buck at 20yds S&B uses regular lead balls without a shot cup, just a wad. I would say regular Remington buckshot does better. My HD shotgun is loaded with flitecontrol #1 buck, with two Remington "managed recoil" 00buck out of the mag first. I'd take a 25yd shot with either, without thinking twice. __________________ The past is gone...the future may never happen. Be Here Now.

November 23, 2020, 11:56 AM	#30
bladesmith 1 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2018 Posts: 240	I've never heard of buckshot being referred to as pellets. Up in the shotgun room at my club we call anything smaller than buckshot, shot. Buckshot is called just that, although I referred to it in this thread as round balls. Guess that comes from my muzzleloading background. .30 to .32 [ 00 buckshot ] is a round ball size for 32 cal. squirrel rifle. I use a 32 cal round ball mold for casting 00 buckshot. Last edited by bladesmith 1; November 23, 2020 at 12:13 PM.

November 23, 2020, 09:52 AM	#26
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,626	It truly isn't. That premium cost Black Aces buckshot is shown by the shot from 20 yards to perform no better than the cheapest buckshot currently available. Did we not expect it to fire at all? If you don't care for me saying that it performed no better, that's fine. We can argue if a premium cost buckshot should spread. The answer is no, but we can debate that. But it is a point that will prove valuable to people considering purchasing the Black Aces buckshot vs Rio//Sterling/Fiocchi/Winchester.

November 23, 2020, 11:33 AM	#29
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,626	#1 Federal Flightcontrol is true the best. So disappointing no one would accept this as true and buy it. It was discontinued. Speed that overcame the #1 penetration issue against 00 while 30% greater surface area of 00.