Kodiaz
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Ok I went to the range 2 weeks ago with my HD shotgun(870 smoothbore barrel 18" with the 7 shot tube green parkerized)and the bird gun of my youth(rem 11 87 28" barrel recently added a 9 + 1 tube extension full choke)
At 25 yds the hd gun got an avg of 4 of the 15 00 pellets on target(winchester 3" 00 buck) these were usually a stopping shot
the old bird gun using the same ammo full choke avg'd 10 pellets in about a 5" group at 25 yds.
Both shotguns threw slugs very straight at 25 yds.
not for nothing but I live in FL and the SHTF here evry year now I leave the bird shot at home and I take the buckshot with me when i go to my aunt's house for the hurricanes. Only a fool would walk out of their house with shotgun loaded w bird shot after some kind of natural or national emergency
At 25 yds the hd gun got an avg of 4 of the 15 00 pellets on target(winchester 3" 00 buck) these were usually a stopping shot
the old bird gun using the same ammo full choke avg'd 10 pellets in about a 5" group at 25 yds.
Both shotguns threw slugs very straight at 25 yds.
not for nothing but I live in FL and the SHTF here evry year now I leave the bird shot at home and I take the buckshot with me when i go to my aunt's house for the hurricanes. Only a fool would walk out of their house with shotgun loaded w bird shot after some kind of natural or national emergency