Hello all, I am a relative beginner when it comes to shotguns. I recently picked up a FN SLP. Since I do not know anything about shotgun loads, I do not know how to tell which gas piston I should be using for which loads. The "light load" piston is rated up to <1 1/2 oz loads. The "heavy load" piston is rated at > 1 1/2 oz loads.
I initially broke in the shotun using the "light load" piston while firing Walmart Federal Field and Target loads. The load weight was printed on the box, so that wasn't hard to figure out.
The problem came about when I ordered some buckshot to pattern for home defense uses. None of the boxes or rounds tell load weight that I could find.
I bought one box each of:
Remington Managed-Recoil Express Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot 8 Pellet
Hornady TAP Personal Defense Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot 8 Pellet
Federal Power-Shok Low Recoil Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot 9 Pellets
Federal Premium Vital-Shok Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot Copper Plated 9 Pellets Flitecontrol Wad
Hornady Light Magnum Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot
Federal Power-Shok Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot 12 Pellets
I am assuming that buckshot would use the heavy load piston, but my assumptions have a tendancy to backfire. I did do a search, but could not find the info I was looking for.
Thanks for any help.
Edited to ask: Would 2 3/4 in slugs use the same gas piston as the above loads? Also, are buckshot loads normally steel or lead shot? Once again, thanks for any help.
I initially broke in the shotun using the "light load" piston while firing Walmart Federal Field and Target loads. The load weight was printed on the box, so that wasn't hard to figure out.
The problem came about when I ordered some buckshot to pattern for home defense uses. None of the boxes or rounds tell load weight that I could find.
I bought one box each of:
Remington Managed-Recoil Express Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot 8 Pellet
Hornady TAP Personal Defense Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot 8 Pellet
Federal Power-Shok Low Recoil Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot 9 Pellets
Federal Premium Vital-Shok Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot Copper Plated 9 Pellets Flitecontrol Wad
Hornady Light Magnum Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" 00 Buckshot
Federal Power-Shok Ammunition 12 Gauge 2-3/4" Buffered 00 Buckshot 12 Pellets
I am assuming that buckshot would use the heavy load piston, but my assumptions have a tendancy to backfire. I did do a search, but could not find the info I was looking for.
Thanks for any help.
Edited to ask: Would 2 3/4 in slugs use the same gas piston as the above loads? Also, are buckshot loads normally steel or lead shot? Once again, thanks for any help.