Buckshot???????????

[OD GASTON]

I want to run 000 buckshot in my 870......the question is.....I want to run it with a FULL choke....Is that a good combo and why or why not.


To me..the big buckshot with a tight pattern is an awsome combo! What am I missing?

Thanks,
OD:wavey:

[3rdgen40]

I want to run 000 buckshot in my 870......the question is.....I want to run it with a FULL choke....Is that a good combo and why or why not.


To me..the big buckshot with a tight pattern is an awsome combo! What am I missing?

Thanks,
OD:wavey:
I'm not a shotgun expert, but I would say full choke is way too tight.I would go with improved cylinder or even cylinder bore.You want that buckshot to spread some, otherwise you may as well shoot slugs.

[method]

You can try it, but buckshot often patterns better from a looser choke, because the tighter ones can cause pellet deformation, and ill flying pellets.

If you want tight patterns, try Federal's flight control buckshot loads.

[VA27]

EVERY shotgun barrel is a law unto itself. Buy a box of each brand of 000 and pattern it. Do the same for 00, 0 and number 1. Pick the one that gives you the best pattern at the distance you want. Sometimes it'll work out of a full choke. Sometimes when the shot hits the choke it'll give the shot some back-spin (kinda like a curve ball) and cause the spread to be larger than it would be out of a cylinder bore.

000 is fun to play with. I killed a beaver under 3 feet of water with 000!:shocked:

I kinda like number 1 buck in the 2 3/4" magnum load (27 .30 cal pellets). I occasionally work with a Federal Trapper and that's what he uses for animal control (coyotes and hogs) from the helocopter. It's deadly.

Now that I have a gun with a three inch chamber, I'm gonna have to pattern some 3" loads. Work, work, work!:supergrin:

[MTPD]

Contrary to popular belief, full choke gives the tightest patterns with OO & OOO Buck. My 18 3/4" Remington 870 with screw-in full choke will keep all OO & OOO pellets in the kill zone at 25 yards and +50% on an IPSC target at 50 yards.

Mine likes 2 3/4" Winchester Super-X OOO best. Yours may do better with another brand. Finding the best load is trial & error.