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3 High-Tech Buckshot Loads For Shotguns

Buckshot is an effective load for shotguns, and just like the design of shotguns has evolved, so too have buckshot loads.

Federal Premium Personal Defense offers two 2¾-inch 12-gauge rounds. One round is traditionally composed of nine pellets of 00 buckshot. It clocks muzz-le velocity at 1,145 fps (feet per second) and uses Federal’s FLITECONTROL wad. These wads are engineered with two design features: petals and windows. Petals at the rear of the wad open to create an airbrake to separate the wad and shot at the optimum moment; windows open on the side of the wad to help separate the wad from the shot. The effect delivers a dense payload of shot on target. Federal also has a load with 34 pellets of #4 buckshot. Through testing, Federal ballisticians combined #4 buckshot with a wad for 15-foot patterns to control penetration and shot spread. At 15 feet, the extreme spread is 5 inches. Penetration in ballistic gelatin was slightly over 11 inches, and this is from a blast at 15 feet. (http://www.federalpremium.com; 800-379-1732)

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Hornady’s Superformance 00 Buckshot uses Hornady’s VersaTite wad technology to deliver tight patterns and a muzzle velocity of 1,600 fps in a 2¾-inch shell (http://www.hornady.com; 800-338-3220).

Winchester’s PDX1 Defender shells are unique in that they are loaded with three pellets of 00 buckshot loaded on top of a 1-ounce rifled slug. It has a velocity of 1,150 fps. The buckshot and slug combination is designed to provide optimal performance at short and long ranges. (http://www.winchester.com).

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