Anyone use 3" #1 buckshot for home defense? I cut open a few different types of shells today to compare different pellet sizes and wad types, and it got me thinking. Some advocate #4 for HD but I don't like to go smaller than #1, and I currently use 2.75" #1 (Federal Flite Control).
I was thinking about how it might be an advantage to launch 24 pellets instead of 15, if the difference in recoil isn't too noticeable. This is about the same number of pellets in a #4 2.75" shell, without sacrificing pellet size.
I was thinking about how it might be an advantage to launch 24 pellets instead of 15, if the difference in recoil isn't too noticeable. This is about the same number of pellets in a #4 2.75" shell, without sacrificing pellet size.