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Defensive shotgun- Do you have one? What do you load it with?


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I've got some Nobel Sport 2  3/4 LE double naught, has 12 pellets instead of 9. Those babies must be loaded with frigging nuke material. It's worse than 3 inchers.

 

Even the Mosinites in the crew declined to shoot it more than once. I relegated it to "use only if SHTF and all other buckshot is expended" status myself.

 

- OS

 

Those are vicious shells.

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Anything 2 3/4 standard velocity (...or high...) double "0" thru #4 buck.... It's all good... Winchester, remington, federal, dynamit nobel....

 

leroy

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I ponied up for Winchester's PDX-1 for no other reason than it was an impulse buy.

 

I pretty well agree with Leroy, brand name 2-3/4 00 should work and I am obviously less considerate than Wolf...

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Besides my kidding, please explain how this is excessive than any other shell?

Nickel plate?  What benefit is that?  Past a marketing gimmick I can't imagine how it helps.

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Nickel plate?  What benefit is that?  Past a marketing gimmick I can't imagine how it helps.

 

Theoretically, the harder nickel plating decreases shot deformation which should allow for a tighter, more consistent pattern.

 

In the real world, I have no idea if it really works that way.

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Nickel plate?  What benefit is that?  Past a marketing gimmick I can't imagine how it helps.

 

 

Theoretically, the harder nickel plating decreases shot deformation which should allow for a tighter, more consistent pattern.

 

In the real world, I have no idea if it really works that way.

 

^^^That.

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^^^That.

How much deformation can you really expect and how major is that in a house in very close quarters?  I highly doubt that it would really improve the pattern significantly at house ranges.  House to house? Maybe. Under 30 feet? I'll pass.

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#8 wax slug, my home cast "00", or 525 grain Lyman slug, Lee key hole slug, .690 round ball, and my newest mold is a 725 grain 725 dia  slug.

Yes I have a "few" diff shottys. :cool:

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I don't have a defensive shotgun per se but have a 12 gauge pump turkey gun with a 20" barrel (Stoeger P350). It has a pistol grip, red dot and works fairly well to sweep my house with.
I keep it loaded with #8 dove shot. I would like to put some 00buck in it but haven't gotten around to it. I would load up my turkey rounds but then the wife wouldnt be able to handle it (probably same issue with the 00). Edited by jonathon1289
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The longest shot in my house would be about 10-12 yards. I patterned it out to 20 yards and with the turkey choke it will ruin a day as well as anything else.
Nice having the reduced recoil too, especially if my wife needed it. I've told her she is better off grabbing it then one of the pistols.
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Six Military 00 with a 3" Magnum slug chaser at the end of the tube as a last resort and as a time to reload indicator if I get that far. 3 more 00 on the side and 3 more slugs for hot load max power or range or reload as needed.
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Mossy 500A, 7+1.  First two are 00Buck, then 3 inch slug, two more 00Buck, another slug and the rest buckshot.  Figured if I took more than a couple shots it would be at something I'd really be aiming at.

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Wow, just how often do you have to use it defensively? ;)

 

- OS

So far never, I just meant that it's 6 rounds of 00 and 1 of buck and ball. Therefore it's mostly 00 buck. Sorry to mislead.

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Nobody but me using dragons fire and bolo round? Lol boring ole 00 buck for me too...

Bad thing about Dragons Fire is you have to call the fire department as well as the cops afterwards. :pleased:

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"00" Buck in a Mossy 930 SPX. Biggest use would be to let the wife secure the stairwell and kids if I have to go downstairs to clear things out, or if she is home alone. An 18" full bore barrel and buckshot makes that staircase damn near impassable.
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