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Originally Posted by TheOldPro
I have 000buck in all 3 of my 20 gauge SxS. Comfortable with my ability to protect my wife and me. Of course I've been taking deer with them for 50+ years!
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Did you handload the 000 Buck 20 gauge shells? Or are they old commercial loads? I don’t think now there are any commercially loaded 20 gauge shells in 00, much less 000 buck? You may be talking about #3 Buck which is a common 20 gauge loading.
However, I SWEAR my grandfather used 00 Buck loads in his double 20 gauge, but everything I read says 00 buck won’t fit properly in a 20 gauge.
Aside from the fact that 00 buckshot is not available in a factory 20-gauge load due to shell-size limitations, your shot selection need not be affected by switching to the 20. We will delve more deeply into shot-size selection in a future column, but Mroz and I both believe No. 2 or No. 3 buckshot to be ideal choices for the 20 gauge. Federal also offers a 20-gauge No. 4 buckshot load that, when coupled with its FliteControl wad, shows promise for delivering a tight, energy-packed pattern.
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