if you are shooting a good patterning, full power load of 12 gauge 00 or 000 buckshot, 50 yards is about the max. Federal Flite-Control 00 Buck-though that's designed as an anti-personnel load for out to 50 yards through riot guns. MOLON LABE. Tungsten Super Shot (TSS) has mostly been a good thing for turkey hunting. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. Too bad we purchased all the 870's with IC barrels before we started issuing 8 pellet. The 00 buckshot he used was not standard velocity, but actually reduced velocity. CHRIS: What does it do?, yeah. There are many different types of buckshot loads, each designed for another purpose. The first one Im going to discuss is the head. So how are buckshot patterns affected by distance and barrel length? Bird shot at close range does not have time to spread and will it as a wad..one also has the wad cup going to hit the person the target as well. RE: Buckshot for deer. First, Im going to do what my logic teacher taught me. I have personally never had any animal take a step after being hit, but I will say it . CHRIS: Right, and thats with your gun. I should mention that the stock of the Mossberg 500 prevented me from getting down on the bead sights as much as I wouldve liked, so I tended to shoot a little high using the same center-mass target. Is it easy to get an internship at Microsoft? A load the Brits developed years ago. Very possible. I'm not exactly a diehard with pistol-caliber carbines but I definitely enjoy them. Dont be tempted to buy the big 3 inch shells with more shot. All between 35 and 60 yards. Yeah. All of the shotguns did substantially better than this. Heres some news: It just doesnt work like that. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Federal Premium Vital-Shok Buckshot A true magnum load, the Vital-Shok Buckshot offering from Federal Premium features 12, copper-plated pellets of 00 Buckor 1 ouncespushed to 1290 fps. It will work, but you better keep shots close. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Hit probabilities measured for each shotshell can be found in Table 1 below. DaveC wrote:With a typical cylinder bore the buckshot pattern is going to be too wide at 30 yards, let alone 50 yards, no? For most, 00 is effective enough, and the individual increase in performance is not worth the loss of a whole pellet. For Coyotes I personally would use a .223, but if you have to use a shotgun to 75 yards, I'd go with Hornady 3" Heavy Coyote: Hornady Heavy Mag Coyote Ammo 12 Ga 3 00 Buckshot Nickel - MPN: 86224. JOHN: So, still potentially lethal absolutely. In fact, most of the pattern doesnt cover anything at all. I tried several buckshot tubes with regular wadding buckshot, patterns were acceptable to 50 yards. The most extensive testing was done with #1 buckshot single-launched buckshot and #1 buckshot shotshells as they are in the middle of the tested group (#4, #1 and 00 buckshot) in terms of sectional density. For really long range shooting, Federal's 00 buck loaded in its Flitecontrol wad is. Jordan has taught marksmanship, woodsmanship, and self-defense classes. At about 20 yards it will put them all in about 6", at 25 yards, 6-10", and past that the Remington 000 outperforms it. In every shotgun that I have ever patterened, a standard full choke will pattern better with 4, 00, and 000 buck without exception, all testing done at 40 yards. You must aim more precisely and make better shots with tighter patterns. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=86292. Pretty much 100 percent of the pattern will be on the deer. In order to provide a further verification check, a Winchester 1300 12 gauge with 28 barrel (cylinder bore) was shot at 25 yards distance from 10% ballistic gelatin blocks with all shotshell types used in this report. Times have changed since then.3. All shots from 7y/21f 'cept one zombie load at 75ft. All ballistic gelatin blocks (Figure 7) used in this evaluation were nominal 10% ballistic gelatin blocks calibrated in accordance with FBI RFP-OSCU-DSU1401 as follows (FBI RFP-OSCU-DSU1401, page 95, 2014): "Prior to the utilization of any block of gelatin, validation of the block will be tested to assure consistency of the gelatin mixture. 9 pellets of 00 buck, only 8 of 000. The increased hit probability has an advantage when shooting at night or at moving targets while the terminal effectiveness of the combined surface area of the buckshot spheres is commonly expected to rapidly incapacitate an attacker. To me 50 yards is the max ethical range of buckshot. It was necessary to determine the velocity of the buckshot spheres as they traveled downrange to know the maximum range at which the pellet would be able to meet the 12.0 minimum penetration depth in ballistic gelatin. The 00 buckshot (unplated, buffered) load impacted the targets with greater than 50% of the shot pellets at least 50% of the time. The maximum effective range of buckshot is 50 yards. Kinda irritating because that limits me to just that load, though. Comparing the results between the Mossberg 500 and 590A1 is pretty interesting, as 4 inches less barrel did not make that much of a difference in the spread pattern. hembree1 Predator Master Registered: 02/08/11 Posts: 88 . What often happens with buckshot, strangely, is that two pellets will fly through the same hole. Posted December 6, 2008. I actually killed all of my deer this way. At our distances this would mean: From the onset, lets put this standard into perspective. Some folks call them hermaphrodites while others swear that they're antlered does. CHRIS: Yeah, so I think if theres any big takeaway here, its that, in most cases and every shotgun is different but your pattern is going to become pretty much useless before the pellets are no longer doing what you want them to do. What load? The rule at play here is killing power. Learn its limitations so that you can operate more effectively in an actual shooting. He grew up hunting, fishing, and trapping. I will take her target shooting, but I am curious if anyone can tell me what to expect. That leaves Federals Vital-Shok buck, which uses Federals FliteControl wad, as the tightest-patterning buckshot load Im aware of, and it performs in almost any choke so long as its not of the ported or wad-stripping variety. From a distance of about 8 feet, the double-barreled shotgun blows pie-pan-sized holes through the wall, cutting down his adversary. Back before the days of screw in chokes we deer hunted brair patches and cedar thickets with with hounds and shotguns. Cylinder bore shotgun in use. As such, the maximum effective range of this load was determined to be 51 yards. The load that is a sure killer at 40 yards may be a crippler at 50. Shooting done during Standard Atmospheric conditions. Because I was getting junk patterns even with an IC constriction, I just wrote the stuff off. One most common type of buckshot is #00 buck. If it seems like I cant recommend hunting deer with buckshot, just keep reading. *I have found the *rougher* the choke, the tighter the pattern, all things being equal. This is, presumably, due to the fact that as you increase pellet diameter, you also increase the EFFECTIVE %age of antimony with regard to performance (hard for me to word). That is not hard to do since I have patterned my factory choke at 60 yards with 000b 3.5 with 75% in a 3ft circle. What is the effective range of 12-gauge 00 buckshot? Posted September 15, 2013 in Ammunition by Steve Johnson with 19 CommentsTags: shotgun. At any practical hunting distance, and with a tight pattern, you can aim in the middle of the neck and have a much better chance. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service. You can always shoot a larger shell if your gun holds them, they are just more expensive and have a serious amount of recoil. Dec 25, 2018. My friend dropped a buck at 80 yards two years ago the deer never moved. For home defense #00 buckshot seems the best choice. The combination of penetration and effect favors #00 and this is the load that has seen the most development for personal defense. Up until then, they produced great patterns. If Federal made their heavier than lead Heavyweight pellets in buck sizes and loaded them with a Flitecontrol wad, who knows how far away you could shoot deer with them. Only the back-bored barrel was close to the 1 claim, coming in at .96 per yard. Shotguns are wierd and very "individual", but all three of my M4's have LOVED this combination. My "comfort zone" is 20-35 yards, but I have dropped several past 35 yards. You really need to hit the spine. Past that, then I dont know. I specifically chose the companys Federal Premium Maximum load with nine pellets of 00 buckshot. He also runs his own Gun Blog and YouTube Channel. Buckshot loads are shotgun shells filled with pellets instead of a single projectile. GDubya Registered Joined Mar 25, 2010 1,630 Posts The lung shot will kill a deer, but it will run. Determination of hit probability (past the 40 yard distance that was physically tested at) was based upon the average mean radius of the tested 10 shotshell/10 target test groups. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. WS6 By itself, its not an adequate target. Buckshot patterns fall apart quickly. Vang installed his compensation system on the barrel, back-bored the chamber, extended the magazine, installed a dome safety and sidesaddle spare shell carrier and worked on the action. A good experiement I guess. +1 on the extended choke. If you need proof, Brass Fetcher tested buckshot against ballistic gelatin at 50 yards and then managed to chronograph it at 50 yards (no small feat). Distances between muzzle and target for the #4 buckshot and unplated #1 buckshot correspond to the maximum distance at which a single shot pellet is expected to be traveling fast enough to score an incapacitating hit. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". I help equip people with knowledge and skills so they can be safe and effective with firearms. Attached File Attached File Attached File. Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing recently conducted an eye-opening ballistic gelatin test of buckshot at 50 yards distance. In one memorable shootout from the movie, a desperado is taking off down a street when Mississippi lets loose with his scattergun. Therefore, bigger pellets will penetrate deeper. You probably already knew that. The more pellets, the greater chance of a killing shot. Here it might be better to use a slug. 90 percent of my deer were killed with buckshot. Shotshell Length: 2-3/4in. The full pattern guys like smaller buckshot so they have more pellets in the target. At 50 yards you need slugs, or better yet a rifle. With spherical shotgun pellets, the only way to increase sectional density is to increase the pellet size. choke had 3 hits in a 8" circle at 25 yards. At 50 feet the group expanded to about seven inches in diameter with eight of the nine pellets easily staying withing the size of an average person's face. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'guntradition_com-leader-2','ezslot_6',119,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-guntradition_com-leader-2-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'guntradition_com-leader-2','ezslot_7',119,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-guntradition_com-leader-2-0_1');.leader-2-multi-119{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}Buckshot hunters come in two primary categories. This video shows the results. With a 20-gauge, generally, No.2 buckshot is what you find. Maximum effective range is defined here as: These two criteria required three points of analysis: Two phases of terminal ballistics testing were conducted: shooting of factory shotshells into gelatin at 10 feet distance and shooting single buckshot pellets into gelatin at 10 feet. 12 gauge 00 buck IS READILY AVAILABLE with 12 pellets. Best #4 Buckshot patterns I have shot (Rem3", Win3", and Fed 3") has been with a Carlson's Turkey choke in my 11/87. The single buckshot pellets were acquired from shotshells shot from a SAAMI 12 gauge test barrel (24 length, cylinder bore) into a cotton soft-catch box (Figure 1) and were then handloaded and shot into gelatin from low-pressure handgun cartridges (Figures 2, 3, and 4) at a wide range of velocities. | Specs: Gauge 12 Gauge. 3) 3" Federal Vital Shok #4 buckshot - 41 pellets sight: Truglow red dot sight mounted on the vent rib of the barrel. Posted: 12/22/2018 6:14:17 PM EST [#1] The 15 yd is smaller than 10 yds , thats pretty impressive ! As a matter of fact, all of the shotguns easily kept all nine pellets within a standard 19-inch-wide target at 75 feet. Buckshot pellets must be copper-plated or made of high antimony lead and feature an effective wadding system in order to be considered to fall into the performance category of spherical buckshot. The big question has been, is the gain of the weight and effectiveness of each individual pellet worth the loss of one whole pellet? Its because the slug is heavy enough and powerful enough to penetrate deep and to break heavy bones. For that matter, I tried some when I was patterning the Remington loading at 25 yards and it only put 5 or 6 on the same type of target as I recall. That the 1 inch of spread for every yard rule has pretty much been busted. Phil Bourjaily Muzzle Velocity: 1325. Not many years ago, 50 yards was considered a long . But that doesnt really matter. Posted September 15, 2013 in Ammunition by Steve Johnson with 19 CommentsTags: shotgun. In fact, at 25 yards, the 14-inch-barreled 590A1 produced a pattern 1-inch smaller than the 500. Clear editor. Beyond about 30 to 50 yards, the spread from most shotguns becomes too unpredictable to reliably guarantee that any of the pellets will hit the intended target. Ballistic gelatin test results of Buckshot at 50 yards distance.Tested ammunition was:12 Gauge Federal #4 Buckshot 27 pellet (F127 4B) 2 3/4\"12 Gauge Federal Tactical 00 Buckshot 9 pellet (LE132 00) 2 3/4\"12 Gauge Hevi-Shot 00 Buckshot Dead Coyote 9 pellet (42209) 2 3/4\"12 Gauge Hornady Critical Defense 00 Buckshot 8 pellet (86240) 2 3/4\"12 Gauge Remington Express 000 Buckshot 8 pellet (12B000) 2 3/4\"Shot from a Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun with 20\" barrel length and full choke.Very special thanks to RW for facilitating this test. That was an important lesson of hunting with buckshot. Lets take each premise and take it to the extreme, just to see if the idea, in general, makes sense. 100% are in a 30" circle. For the longer shots, #4 buck will kill way out there. I fired 3 patterns with this, and all 3 are nearly cookie cutter. Two boards totaling . The patterns at 20 yards. Shot Size 00 Buck. Theres so much misinformation, it doesnt seem to want to go away. This means: A) devastating ballistic impact on target; and B) youve got to aim the shotgun. The Mission of Cheaper Than Dirt! Given that the analysis done for this report focuses on the lethality/hit probability of the individual shot pellet in the shot cloud, it was necessary to determine how suitably the single-launched buckshot represents the terminal performance of each individual shot pellet expelled from a shotshell. I will aim for the front of the shoulder, near the base of the neck. For the purposes of this report, the definition of buckshot is broken out into two categories: deformed and spherical. The load that is a sure killer at 40 yards may be a crippler at 50. Though it has less constriction than modified choke it delivers 50 percent of the pellets in a 30 inch at 40 yards. The main one is simple: Triple-aught is the most-effective size of buckshot. Yes I have slugs readily available as well. This one was at 5 yards and the spread was about 5 to 6 inches. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. But lets look into it further yet. TSS #2, Kicks GT .670, 50 yards. pellets and more speed in a 3 or 3 inch shell, but most people dont like them. #1 buckshot is likely the optimal load for self-defense with a shotgun. There is a very simple reason here. Tested ammunition was: Show more Show. Great load for Hunting, Home Defense or Tactical Shooting. Ive got a Beretta 1301 that actually patterns with #1 at 25 about like what your barrel was doing, so probably about the same thing for that particular gun, but Ive got other shotguns that dont pattern like that. They claim that it is an appropriate choice for shooting through thick brush at an animal. Shotguns increase hit probability by launching multiple projectiles per trigger pull but the limitation is that shotshells can only hold so many spheres or pellets. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. While my HD gun is loaded with #4 buckshot (my longest shot is no more than 15 yards) .. #1 buckshot has more sectional density than the #4 buckshot so the penetration will be better at distance for any given velocity. Velocity drops rapidly, energy of course sky dives, and the pellet will soon be eating dirt, or failing to penetrate much of anything. I tried laying the buckshot in pairs in 3 stacks and the patterns were . 18 to 22 inches penetration in gelatin is the norm. There are the penetration guys and the full pattern guys. We used two different loads: Federal FliteControl #1 and Federal FliteControl #00 8-pellet. 000 has always patterned tighter than 00 for me. Each ball is delivering about the equivalent of a .36 C&B revolver. Ready for a laugh? Jordan enjoys giving his time and resources to help others and has spent 15 years volunteering in a boy's mentoring program He is and will always be an American Patriot. [Federals advertised velocity is 1100 for the #1 versus 1145 for the #00. The round ball isn't very aerodynamic. I just found this; thank you! Now let's look at the 60 yard penetration test. . Hornady has several 00 buckshot that uses their flitecontrol shot-cup wad. At this point, you and I are both shotgun nerds. The maximum effective range of buckshot is 50 yards. It is perfect for hunting birds and clay targets. Especially when you back off to 40 yards or so. Buckshot is designed to take deer at moderate range, an animal about the size and weight of an average human male. Impact velocities used in this report were obtained from an Oehler System 85 (Figure 6) using no velocity corrections. and 9/10 are inside a 20" circle. I wouldnt have an issue with Hornadys loads. It made a 33 inch pattern. Join F&S+ to read exclusive stories by your favorite writers. Your discussions, feedback and comments are welcome here as long as they are relevant and insightful. The big advantage of using a slug is that it has a much longer effective range than buckshot. With an 870 Police Magnum with a 18" CYL choke barrel, it will give 7"-9" inch patterns. What are the physical state of oxygen at room temperature? Most buckshot gives up its energy well within 100 yards or less. Required fields are marked *. The pattern is youre accountable for every single round in that pattern onto a man-sized target, easily. The procedure I fired one round of each load from each of the three different choke tubes. Some brands and lines of ammo are significantly better than others and that affects the pattern a lot as well.Aiming for the front corner ofthe shoulder gives a good spread and limits skull damage. Federal Premium LE133 00 low recoil buckshot, 8-pellet 2. They all had at least one pellet in the spine as well as several in the lungs, so every deer went down on the spot. The tested Mossberg 590 had a cylinder bore which was boresighted with a Site Lite SL-500 Ultra Mag Green Laser Boresighter to coincide with a SIG ROMEO4 red dot sight at 25 yards distance. I use BB, F buck, and #4 Buck for hunting Coyotes. At 30 it shot about a three inch group. The 00 buckshot (plated, pattern-controlled) load maintains a hit probability of 50+% out to 52 yards, which is the limiting factor in maximum effective range because the individual pellets are sufficiently massive and have a high enough velocity to retain terminal effectiveness to a distance of 104 yards. 50% tighter group @ 10 yards than my non PC buckshot. I load my own buckshot with www.ballisticproducts.com products. Loaded with our Power-Piston one-piece wad for consistent patterns. The measurements were taken using the two widest pellets of the 00 buckshot load. JOHN: Well, we were talking about it and what we wanted to know was, how far out can we take buckshot and still have it pass the FBI heavy clothing terminal ballistics standard? So, thats what we did. just fewer pellets. My main concern would be matches where buckshot targets have close-in no-shoots. JOHN: Right, so, if thats what youve got and you have something out there and its a contextually appropriate shot. The Boar Blaster, from Trulock Chokes, did a good job of patterning cheap buckshot loads. Perhapse I can improve. Size, penetration, and energy all make buckshot more lethal than birdshot. Dont do that its dangerous and unethical to shoot something you dont clearly see. I try to keep with the same length shell, 2 3/4 inch, as a common factor. JOHN: So, for anyone watching, the reason why that is, is that the #00 pellets have a little more mass behind them so theyre going to penetrate a little bit deeper if theyre moving at about the same velocity, which those loads are pretty close. For defense against people my max range with 00 buck is 15 yards and slugs 35-50 yards. The #4 would be something for walking in the dark using it as a defensive shell i. JOHN: But not passing the FBI standards. NJgunner said: Ive never patterned my shotgun (SBII 24") but I did shoot a deer at 60-70 yards with a standard full crio choke and 3.5" federal vital shok 00 buck. Ergo why smaller shot needs to be harder to perform equally to larger shot. 1150 fps buckshot is reduced recoil, full power 00 buckshot loads of 2 3/4 12 gauge are actually around 1350, interestingly enough, his under powered tests actually reinforces the effectiveness of the cartridge. 00 shot shells generally contain eight or nine .330 caliber projectiles. When I began deer hunting we ran deer with dogs and used only shot guns with buck shot. A hit in this instance is a hit to the target that would be counted for qualification at FLETC. Using harder lead, or even nickel or copper-plated buckshot, reduces deformation, keeping the buckshot more true in flight. Thats how animals run off wounded, never to be found. Your previous content has been restored. In many reduced-sized patrol cars, a shorter barrel only makes sense because a traditional 18- or 20-inch-barreled shotgun is simply too big to fit in the passenger compartment. One of the best features of the shotgun is its versatility. By Woody Published on October 11, 2013 in Ammunition Brass Fetcher Ballistic Testing recently conducted an eye-opening ballistic gelatin test of buckshot at 50 yards distance. The shots were taken as a baseline at the FBI standard distance of 10 feet between muzzle and gelatin block. This one-pot meal slow-cooks tough cuts of game Sign up for the Field & Stream newsletter and get the latest intelligence straight to your inbox. And Benny should chime in on this but it has always been my impression that OO is going to pattern tighter than OOO. We set up targets and shot them from measured distances to note the size of the spread. Like, for me, its still probably my go-to inside of anything where I can reasonably expect a 50 yard shot or in. Note that some of the Dead Coyote shattered. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Thats our control, thats what we do with our handgun ammo. The #1 was starting to fail the FBI test it was starting to be underneath the 12-inch penetration. Very good info. but you may find then woefully lacking further . We considered 50 yards the maximum range but we didn't worry about losing a crippled deer because the dogs would trail it up. After much thought I am going to stick with my 000 buckshot. 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