Handy Dandy Shot Sizes

acparmed · September 13th, 2005, 04:51 AM

I've always liked #1 buckshot. In a standard 2 3/4" 12 gauge you get 9 pellets of 00Buck which are .33 cal each. In the same load with #1 buckshot you get 16 pellets which are .30 cal each. Seems to me to be the better load for defensive purposes.

QKShooter · September 13th, 2005, 08:49 AM

Folks living in apt. buldings might think seriously about #4

Bud White · September 13th, 2005, 10:01 AM

I too like #1 and thats whay is loaded in my shottie by the bed alongs witha couple slugs in there

joe/OH · September 13th, 2005, 01:18 PM

I read some tactical defense article awhile back touting that 0 buck was more effective than 00. The premise was that you get more coverage on the target. However if I had to shoot through cover (drywall, car door, etc.) I'd rather have 00 or 000.

P95Carry · September 13th, 2005, 02:35 PM

Good image QK - all I had before was just a mono version. It shows similar - I'll post it too in case folks might want to archive it along with yours.

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acparmed 1952 - 2006 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 1,371	I've always liked #1 buckshot. In a standard 2 3/4" 12 gauge you get 9 pellets of 00Buck which are .33 cal each. In the same load with #1 buckshot you get 16 pellets which are .30 cal each. Seems to me to be the better load for defensive purposes. __________________ Heroes are people who do what has to be done, when it has to be done, regardless of the consequences "I like when the enemy shoots at me; then I know where the ****** are and can kill them." ~George Patton DE OPPRESSO LIBER**

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QKShooter Assistant Administrator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Off Of The X Posts: 20,003	# 1 is good Folks living in apt. buldings might think seriously about #4

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P95Carry Assistant Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South West PA Posts: 25,366	Good image QK - all I had before was just a mono version. It shows similar - I'll post it too in case folks might want to archive it along with yours. __________________ Chris - P95 NRA Certified Instructor & NRA Life Member. "To own a gun and assume that you are armed is like owning a piano and assuming that you are a musician!." If a BG dies as the result of pointing a gun at me, then he has merely succumbed to an occupational hazard of being a thug

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September 13th, 2005, 10:01 AM	#4
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	I too like #1 and thats whay is loaded in my shottie by the bed alongs witha couple slugs in there

September 13th, 2005, 01:18 PM	#5
joe/OH Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cinci, OH Posts: 376	I read some tactical defense article awhile back touting that 0 buck was more effective than 00. The premise was that you get more coverage on the target. However if I had to shoot through cover (drywall, car door, etc.) I'd rather have 00 or 000.