.455_Hunter
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Greetings,
The current trend for "tactical low-recoil" 12 ga loads feature 8 or 9 00 pellets at approximately 1100-1200 fps. These loads are considered "outstanding" choices for home defense by numerous experts.
It seems to me that Winchester's .410 ga buckshot loads would also be "outstanding", or at least "excellent", given that the 3" version features 5 000 (not 00) pellets at 1100-1150 fps.
Obviously, 8 or 9 00 pellets will cause more damage than 5 000 pellets, but this loads seems to bring the .410 ga into contention as a very effective HD caliber- especially using one of the Mossberg Model 500s as the platform.
What do you folks think?
Thanks,
Hunter
The current trend for "tactical low-recoil" 12 ga loads feature 8 or 9 00 pellets at approximately 1100-1200 fps. These loads are considered "outstanding" choices for home defense by numerous experts.
It seems to me that Winchester's .410 ga buckshot loads would also be "outstanding", or at least "excellent", given that the 3" version features 5 000 (not 00) pellets at 1100-1150 fps.
Obviously, 8 or 9 00 pellets will cause more damage than 5 000 pellets, but this loads seems to bring the .410 ga into contention as a very effective HD caliber- especially using one of the Mossberg Model 500s as the platform.
What do you folks think?
Thanks,
Hunter