Thread: Buckshot

Fascinating stuff. Grew up with blue star 9 ball 00 around the place. Tried good loads in my team years and was bitterly disappointed.shot white goat at about ten yards,had 9 holes in one side n 9 holes out the other,all shoulder/chest yet goat still went 25 yards..leaking like a seive n looking like a colinder but still 25 yards!!! Skip forward years later the wee .410 got lots of use and loaded up some buckshot. Son fired one round unsuccessfully at close range deer,and that was it.ive fired a couple into close targets and one out across lake( safe background) just to see and was VERY surprised at lack of spread. Just loaded up half dozen more. Fivex00 in two cases and five00 &one000 in another four. I find it funny the wee case holds 2/3 the payload of .12 ga load...yes I do have some 12 ball 00 loads in 3" 12ga. I forgot the other times I've used it.tried it on wallabies.yeah nah hohum.#7 buck much better pattern.and out spotlighting hates a big tall long legged one was seen in corner of paddock.i got up to about 25 yards and head/neck shot the yearling red.most happy I carried some buckshot loads that night. Many of you guys using it often if at all??