Firearms dont get much more iconic than John Moses Brownings legendary Auto-5 semi-auto shotgun, affectionately called the Humpback for its distinctive drop at the rear of the receiver. Easily. Unlike standard chokes, the extended, Boar Blaster has a series of five steps leading to the parallel section. Heres some news: It just doesnt work like that. The factory shotshells provide a baseline with which to compare the results achieved with the single buckshot pellets shot into gelatin as a verification of the acceptability of simulating long-range hits with single buckshot pellets shot at reduced velocity. 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. CHRIS: Hey guys, I am Chris from LuckyGunner.com, here with John Johnston from Citizens Defense Research. Not all were capable of such. This minimum velocity was found in Phase I, the terminal ballistics portion of the testing. Moreover, when utilized in dense cover, the odds that one or more projectiles penetrate the flora unaffected is greatly increased over the single rifle bullet or slug. Times have changed since then.3. At 50 yards you need slugs, or better yet a rifle. Forget about 20 gauge with anything larger than #3 buckshot. 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. Even with reduced-recoil 00 buckshot, the 1 inch per yard pattern seems improbable. Ill have to find out if my shotgun will accept a choke to tighten up the pattern as none of us can afford new guns. The Boar Blasters impact with it was marginal, too. The game-taking effectiveness of a single projectile at high-velocity is well understood; however, dont believe that its always the best tool for the job. When I began deer hunting we ran deer with dogs and used only shot guns with buck shot. Previous plan: lay low, hang out, play it safe. Readily-found shotgun shells tend to fall into the performance category of deformed buckshot due to a lack of plating or an effective wadding system. Dispersion of buckshot pattern with distance. It could be if your aim is true; a tight cluster of pellets in the vitals will likely be a fight-stopper. Benelli helped open the market for semi-auto shotguns in America with the show-stopping Super Black Eagle in the early 1990s. GDubya Registered Joined Mar 25, 2010 1,630 Posts . 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. You have more pellets, but less energy per pellet. It is not intended for use with loads featuring the FliteControl and Versatite wads. So, we didnt actually test that one at 100, but we had plenty of the #00, so it took us, what, 11 or 12 shells to get 3 pellets in the gelatin at that distance? SIG Sauer MCX-SPEAR: Civilian Version of XM7 Rifle Arrives! Remington 1100 Tactical is a Do-All 12-Gauge Shotgun. Will buckshot kill at 50 yards? With slugs, you can easily hit man-sized targets out to 100+ yards, but the deep penetration is a huge liability inside a structure - especially multi-unit housing structures like apartment complexes. If you can guarantee ranges shorter than this for your situation, the shotgun should be the first choice. Three shots at 35 yards. Combat is characterized by rapidly unfolding events taking place unexpectedly and often during periods of low visibility. But this is about the effective range of it, any further you are taking risks of under penetration, and vast spreads that may not hit anything, at least effectively. JOHN: But not passing the FBI standards. Aside from shot size, recoil and shot quantity, understanding the range limitations of buckshot is critical to employing it effectively. A forum community dedicated to Shotgun owners and enthusiasts including the Remington, Beretta, and Mossberg shotguns brands. In fact, at 25 yards, the 14-inch-barreled 590A1 produced a pattern 1-inch smaller than the 500. Rios Game Load C20 (20 ga 2 3/4 00 Buck) has rather optimistic ballistics. Would you get this with birdshot? Duvalls character, Boss Spearman, fires at a bad guy outside a shack wall from inside a small room. 200,000 Attend NRAs Great American Outdoor Show. Tighter patterns also extend the effective range of the shotgun. A 410 bore gets only 3 pellets of 000 shot per 2 3/4 shell, though there are some 5 pellet shells in 3 inch shells. a 12-gauge shotshell can muster when a long 30- to 60-yard shot is the rule rather than the exception. Got agun that's collecting dust? We headed out to the range to find out with three representative shotguns. JavaScript is disabled. Remington 870 18.5 inch barrel imp/Cyl with Fiocchi 8 pellet reduced recoil 00 Buck. Buckshot comes in various sizes. One shot at 25 yards. As such, we recommend #4 buckshot for self-defense only if using plated and heavily-buffered shotshells and the anticipated range of engagement does not exceed 10 yards. Results and Conclusion: As the last shell tested, the density of the patterns produced by this generic, economical load though both the Boar Blaster and standard choke tubes was refreshing. The idea you need to have a short barrel is foolish, you gain a slight amount of maneuverability for a great sacrifice in accuracy and effectiveness. As for patterning, this round proved to be the most difficult with which to attain satisfactory results; performance with Trulocks 0.710-inch extended choke, as well as the Benelli flush-fitting 0.703-inch, was unimpressive. The eight, non-plated, high-antimony lead pellets were contained in the black Versatite wad. Maybe not with the entire load, but enough to Hmmm, how many rounds are we going to fire to get enough pellets into this block?. Federal Force X2 Finally, we've got the Federal Force X2 buckshot. This falls off to 7.5 and 3.3 hits at 40 yards. The more pellets, the greater chance of a killing shot. Just something they had at the range. For ranges far shorter than 50 yards, the shotgun is an ideal man stopper, an effective self defense tool. 's blog. 4 buck will penetrate about half as deep7 to 9 inchesas 00 buck. Federal's Personal Defense, Copper-Plated, nine-pellet 00-buck load with the FlightControl Wad consistently delivered tight patterns half as large as the other loads tested. By swapping your trusty rifle for a 12-gauge when hunting in dense cover, youll maximize your odds of success. Bad guys do not go to a bad-sounds-that-make-you-run school. Shot impacts to the thick blue border were not counted. What to KnowAvailable in multiple diameterstypically ranging from No. Like, for me, its still probably my go-to inside of anything where I can reasonably expect a 50 yard shot or in. 4 pellets at 1200 fps. The rule for shotgun patterning has been that you usually get about 1 inch of spread for every yard from the target. At 10 feet distance it is routine for not all of the buckshot pellets to spread out enough to cut independent paths through the gelatin and this skews the penetration depth figure in the direction of deeper penetration. Stay in the know. Classic Browning Light Twelve Auto-5 Review: Busting Clays With the Old Humpback Shotgun. At our distances this would mean: From the onset, lets put this standard into perspective. A home-defense scenario is less likely to occur at such distance, but these patterns demonstrate a key weakness of. This is a somewhat new load from Federal. Thats our control, thats what we do with our handgun ammo. Depending on the particular load and the shotgun's choke, at somewhere between 20 and 30 yards, a few of the pellets will have spread wider than the chest of a silhouette target. If I were interested in animal control or something like that, would I take a shot at 50 on something? Where I live it is very suburban and the homes are very close together. A 12-gauge, 2-inch load generally contains from 21 to 34 pellets, while the 3-inch variant is loaded with a whopping 41. Buckshot is the primary load carried by law enforcement in shotguns and what you'll find stuffed in many scatterguns kept for home defense. Theballs also seemed to retain more power. 25 yds would be about the maximum effective range for a cyl bore pattern. I thought what was really sort of fun was when does the shotgun become, okay, I can hit stuff reliably. Federal Premium Vital-Shok BuckshotA true magnum load, the Vital-Shok Buckshot offering from Federal Premium features 12, copper-plated pellets of 00 Buckor 1 ouncespushed to 1290 fps. This shotgun includes a SureFire forearm, a BlackHawk Knoxx Stock and a three-point sling. A follow-on test would include #1 buckshot and standard velocity 00 buckshot. Many people have false impressions about shotguns based on gunplay in Hollywood movies. America's Ultimate Shooting Sports Discounter, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Larger spheres travel further and penetrate further into soft tissue than smaller spheres at any given velocity. The monstrous 3-inch is loaded with upward of 18 pellets of 00 buckshot, but, recoil is vicious. Outside of certain locales, such as southeastern Virginia, where running deer with dogs is gospel, few hunters think of using anything other than a rifle or shotgun loaded with slugs for deer, hog and bear hunting. What do you think? Instead, they comprehensively tested patterns with 18 barrels and various chokes, including a back-bored barrel almost the the muzzle. We next look at the velocity versus distance from muzzle plot for this projectile: We see that the deformed #1 buckshot sphere will have slowed down to 993 ft/sec at a distance of 29 yards from the muzzle which corresponds to the penetration depth in gelatin of 12.0. If I remember correctly. Theres been a lot of interest in shotguns recently, so we decided to test two of the morepopular home defense shotgun rounds -00 buckshot and high-velocity steel BB shot. . Theres so much misinformation, it doesnt seem to want to go away. In a pinch, birdshot performs well in house invasion scenarios. Of course, as noted by many recently, including the iconic Paul Harrell,while sometimes deadly, birdshot should not be used for self-defense. The targets are about half scale from the blue B27s. I just found this; thank you! For the purposes of this report, the definition of buckshot is broken out into two categories: deformed and spherical. Shotguns are typically considered close-range firearms, especially when loaded with 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? Stuff You Should Know About Buckshot [Part 1], More Stuff You Should Know About Buckshot [Part 2]. All Rights Reserved. This load patterns best in all my shotguns. Having a hit probability greater than chance (greater than 50% of pellets make scoreable hits on target). One need not be concerned about such while hunting deer, for example. This means: A) devastating ballistic impact on target; and B) youve got to aim the shotgun. 30 feet = 10 inches. Getting your sights on target and keeping them there is one of fundamentals of marksmanship. Just get a few boxes of 12 gauge Federal FliteControl 8-pellet #00 buckshot. Some big news for trigger pullers recently from the Civilian Marksmanship Program. So, that was kinda interesting. 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In other words, a buckshot pattern at 15 yards should be about 15 inches. Shooting again at 25 yards, the 18-inch-barreled 500 created a 6.5-inch pattern while the 14-inch-barreled 590A1 produced a 14-inch pattern. Results: Premium buckshot averaged 12.4 pellets in a 30-inch circle at 40 yards, whereas unbuffered buck averaged 11 hits. Buckshot-loaded shotguns are short-range firearms. Figure 15 illustrates the velocity versus penetration depths obtained for #1 buckshot single-launched buckshot and #1 buckshot shotshells. CHRIS: Yeah, theyre around 1100 feet per second. Some suggest, and I agree, that more common game loads or smaller buckshot can be better in a home-defense situations. It will be noted from above that the physical distance between the muzzle of the test shotgun and the paper targets was 40 yards for the #1 buckshot (plated, pattern-controlled), 00 buckshot (unplated, buffered) and 00 buckshot (plated, pattern-controlled.) Yet, a lot of shooters don't understand exactly what buckshot is or the differences between the various buckshot loads available. It delivered focused patterns at 25 yards, and at 35 yards, pattern density was still such that a lethal strike was guaranteedespecially through the Boar Blaster choke. Wide flyers were a given with all loads. Bottles & 12-oz. [Federals advertised velocity is 1100 for the #1 versus 1145 for the #00. Yeah, but we were more interested in what the rounds are actually doing at that distance. Although some consider it outdated, the Remington Model 1100 is an excellent choice for home defense, law enforcement, hunting and competition. This gave the reasonable expectation that all shots taken during the dispersion testing were aimed at the center-of-mass of the FLETC Transitional Target II. We talk about the combat mindset, but how do we create it in ourselves and put it into practice? Home Ammunition How Does Buckshot Perform at 50 Yards? Therefore, you must test them in your gun to verify reliable cycling, or use them in a pump-action, single-shot or double (over-under/side-by-side). According to an NRA Shooting Illustrated article from Dec 2009, at 25 yards a single 00 buck pellet would have 210 foot pounds of energy. I try to keep with the same length shell, 2 3/4 inch, as a common factor. As a conservative rule of thumb, you can expect buckshot patterns to spread 1 inch per yard. Please be respectful of others. Here's what it's like to shoot this classic scattergun. The combination of penetration and effect favors #00 and this is the load that has seen the most development for personal defense. The above post is my opinion and does not reflect the views of any company or organization. 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. That 15 shot spread was at 7 yards which would be about the longest shot you could take in an apartment. 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. (Extrapolated from another figure for 35 pelets). Out to 50, you are still lethal, youre still getting the majority of the pellets onto someone, if thats what youre shooting at, but youre starting to lose ones off of the target which, depending on what youve got going on, is a problem. 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. Then at 50, the #00 was penetrating about where the #1 was at 25. Movies can be entertaining and those mentioned are worth watching, but dont look to Hollywood for accurate gunplay. If you need to go to a gun, you better be prepared to use it. Follow Lucky Gunner Lounge from your Inbox! This is getting big enough that, unless carefully aimed, many pellets will miss a bad guy. This particular shotgun has been customized by 870 maestro Hans Vang of Vang Comp Systems. For example, in one of the best representative patterns, only three of the nine pellets impacted within 7 inches of the point of aim at 25 yards. Try testing #1 buckshot. . That the 1 inch of spread for every yard rule has pretty much been busted. Cycling was flawless, and recoil was mild to boot. The standard sizes of buckshot are #0, #00, #000, #1 and #4 buckshot. We also tested the impact of the rounds on 1/4-gallon water bottles at the same distances. The aforementioned characteristics combined with a terrific price go to show that you can still get great performance without breaking the bank. Back in the day, when pistols fired lead round balls and most rifles fired pistol cartridges, a shotgun loaded with buckshot was immensely more devastating because it could drive eight or 10 similar-size lead balls into a villain with one shot. In apartments and houses one must always be concerned with over penetrationwho is on the other side of the wall. Were doing something a little different today. I would also suggest full length barrels, to increase accuracy, velocity, and tightness of the groups. The complete Paper dimension the B-27 Target is printed on is 24" X 45". Home Defense Tactical Tips with Manny Mansfield, The Backyard Sniper Lightweight Edition, Why Wont the Ruger Mini-14 Just Die? Then we took it out to 25 [yards], and then 50, and then 100 yards. CHRIS: I dont know if you guys know about the #1 FliteControl, but its a difficult load to get ahold of, so we didnt have a whole lot of it on hand. Answer (1 of 5): What's better, slugs or buckshot? Winchester makes a 2 3/4 inch 12 gauge shell with 3 pellets of #00 buckshot and a 1 oz. Deformed #4 buckshot is not acceptable for self-defense at any range, Penetration differences between shot sizes begins to become less significant with spherical #1 buckshot, Heavier buckshot has an increased ability to penetrate because of a large increase in mass with an accompanying small increase in surface area. Impact velocities used in this report were obtained from an Oehler System 85 (Figure 6) using no velocity corrections. We wanted to see how these rounds spread at 7, 15, and 30 yards when fired from an 18.5-inch barrel. At 35 yards, however, the eye opener was produced when using the Trulock 0.700-inch choke; four of the pellets hit within 3 inches of the point of aimspectacular! Is the slight gain worth the loss of that extra, potentially lethal pellet? At 25 yards, birdshot has decreased in effectiveness by a wide margin. Taking the aforementioned into account, I would suggest its use inside of 25 yards. Details in the video below or keep scrolling for the full transcript. It certainly caught my attention. 50 feet = 16 inches. Wad design influences the choke that youll need to use to maximize pattern density at distance. CHRIS: It will if it hits you in the right place, Id say. The 00 buckshot he used was not standard velocity, but actually reduced velocity. Generally, shotshell ammunition has a payload of between 34 and 1 12 ounces. We tested 12 gauge shotshells utilizing #4, #1 and 00 buckshot (both plated and unplated) to determine the maximum effective range of each type of shotshell when shot through a practical 12 gauge shotgun with cylinder choke. JOHN: Right, so, if thats what youve got and you have something out there and its a contextually appropriate shot. Tighter chokes will allow for greater hit probability at distance but will likely increase drag by deforming the pellets - reducing penetration of target. The #1 buckshot (plated, pattern-controlled) load had a higher hit probability than the unplated 00 buckshot (maintaining a hit probability of 50+% out to 57 yards) but the individual pellets lacked the mass and initial velocity to retain terminal effectiveness beyond 51 yards. With the help of a big guy with a thick shoulder, I conducted a test using six, 12-gauge buckshot loads to see how patterns spread from 5 to 25 yards. For the recoil shy, and those without a specialized choke, this is a top choice. Results and Conclusion: This was a standout among those tested. So we set up a couple of blocks and shot it at ten feet. If pressed into service at that distance, it would certainly get the job done; however, it did open noticeablygenerally a pair or trio of pellets were within 6 inches or less of the point of aim. Since shotguns are deployed in non- spontaneous shootings where law enforcement or military members have the time to access and deploy them, distances in scattergun shootings are going to tend to be longer. How Hard Was it to Reload the M1 Garand in Combat? When hunting land animals with spreading shot, the only choke in existence for the task is full choke. 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. Three shots at 50 yards. Buckshot will kill you at 100 yards. 4s to eight 000s. All sources will remain confidential! Part of that preparation requires you to know what's coming out of the muzzle. That is why it's strongly recommended to keep the range below 40 yards for maximum effect if you use birdshot. Nominal pellet diameter ranges from .24 caliber for No. It is also possible to find higher buckshot-pellet . The gauge, however, does matter as a matter of how many projectiles are fired. typically don't spread as much at close . One issue is that no one uses a full choke on a defensive shotgun, IC is the tightest that is practical for defensive use. A hit in this instance is a hit to the target that would be counted for qualification at FLETC. At long ranges, even 45 yards, you will miss with more pellets that you will hit with. 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. Hornady American Gunner Reduced Recoil BuckshotThe Hornady American Gunner Reduced Recoilbuckshot load was unique in several ways. Some consider this a certainty. Buckshot was bad medicine. Need Help?service@guns.comCall (866)582-4867, PO Box 1131 13800 Nicollet Blvd Burnsville, MN 55337 2023Guns.com. Results and Conclusion: Recoil impulse of a gun is determined by the weight of the projectile(s), muzzle velocity and weight of the propellant charge. But what if circumstances dictated that you had to take that shot anyway? The vast majority of police shootings are close-in affairs. 4 buck to .38 caliber for four-ought buck. 5. Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Hit the link for the full article, pictures, and analysis, including the tutorial on back-boring. The Boar Blaster choke nearly replicated this level of performance. Although my own agency uses a reduced-recoil tactical load, I was curious to see how a full-charge load would fare in these tests. Enough so to give you a shot spread about the size of two fists. At moderate ranges (20 yards), the loads had an average spread of around 9 to 17 inches. JOHN: So for me, I guess the big takeaway was that inside of 25, the shotgun is devastating. The suddenness of the event will degrade any shooters accuracy and the hit probability of a single projectile weapon will be correspondingly low. ATI Milsport SGA 410 All the Advantages of an AR in .410, Ruger SR1911 LW Commander The Lightweight .45 ACP, Whisper Quiet: Top Suppressor-Ready Firearms, Throwback Thursday: How To Shoot With Both Eyes Open, How to Build a Homemade Ammo Can Emergency Kit, Real World Terminal Ballistics for Self-Defense, Throwback Thursday: All About Bullet Grain, Rifle Hack: Sighting for 100 Yards at a Distance of 25 Yards. And effective includes that combination/trade-off between fight-stopping hits and liable fliers. 4 (0.240-inch) to 0000 (0.380-inch)a single, well-aimed payload of buckshot provides a hunter the opportunity of inflicting tremendous damage to vital organs and structures for rapid expiration. You are welcome. The #00 still was. Most buckshot gives up its energy well within 100 yards or less. CHRIS: Yeah, it was around nine inches at 50 [yards]. It depends. RifleShooter, however, was not content with the same assumptions. Only the back-bored barrel was close to the 1 claim, coming in at .96 per yard. I've been doing some reading as well. I decided to post the results here for a comparison for your consideration. Absolutely, and Id expect to hit it, at least with enough to probably put it down. For self-defense indoors or in environments that physically cannot exceed 10 yards distance, we recommend #4 plated buckshot at 1250 ft/sec or higher muzzle velocity. Buckshot comes in various sizes. Or how about Open Range, the 2003 movie starring Kevin Costner and Robert Duvall? box at fleetfarm.com. Shopping with us is absolutely safe - you never have to worry about credit card safety when shopping here Share your latest AR build or photos from the range with #RangeDayFriday for a chance to win a new firearm! 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