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Federal Flite Control OO Buck
It's what the Georgia Troopers and Local SO carry in their riot guns. And man, does that stuff stay TIGHT.
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LE uses Flite Control because they are much more likely to engage a target at distances greater than we would in an in-home, self defense scenario. I agree with the several other who feel that Flite Control rounds for the purposes discussed in this thread are not the best match. The longest shot I could make inside my home is 33 feet, and that's with my back against a wall and the target literally standing on the threshold of my front door.
My choice is a reduced recoil 00 buckshot like Fiocchi LE (9 pellets @ 1150 fps) or #4 buckshot like Remington Ultimate Defense (21 pellets @ 1200 fps) fired from my 14" barreled, cylinder bore Shockwave with a pistol brace added for stability. (I practiced a bit with the Shockwave in it's original configuration, and muscle memory kept making me want to shoulder it's non-existent stock, lol.) At under 35 ft, the loss of 200 fps concerns me less that the ability to get a faster follow-up shot on target. And at such a short distance, I don't want any special wadding to hold the pattern any tighter than it will be already. |
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Yes, it is and, yes, it really does!
As long as the overall length is kept greater than 26 inches, and the addition is not a "stock," you are gtg. Last edited by Warhammer; July 15, 2019 at 03:48 PM. |
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I'm running it in a 590 with slug sights. I like the tight grouping. I didn't see elsewhere the distance we were discussing.
I'd still feel comfortable using it at 33 feet. Federal also makes a reduced recoil load with 8 pellets and the flight control wad.
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If 2 3/4" 9 pellet 00 buck is preferred by the vast majority of law enforcement agencies across the country, that's good enough for me.
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My current HD shotgun is a Winchester 1200 pump that I’ve tweaked a bit. It hangs behind a door with an empty chamber & 16 Aguila buckshot mini shells in the extended tube. It cycles them with zero issues, minimal recoil that Mrs Schlitz has no issue with & those little devils pack a pretty good punch & will certainly clear a hallway.
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