20 Ga Buckshot question

[Gunner46]

Does anybody know of a Mfg who produces a 3" 20Ga shell with buckshot around #1, or #0 ? All I've been able to find are 2 3/4" shells loaded w/ #3.

 

[FLS]

No, the heaviest load I’ve ever seen was 3” #2 and I haven seen them in a long time.

 

[ImBillT]

They use 3 buck because it’s the only size that fits well in the wad. It’s in layers of three. Buckshot sizes in each gauge are about stacking patterns.

If it’s any consolation, 4 buck is good for deer to farther than most people will shoot it, and it was also preferred by many over 00 against humans for close quarters work in Vietnam.

 

[ImBillT]

No, the heaviest load I’ve ever seen was 3” #2 and I haven seen them in a long time.

Number 2 or number 2 buck?

 

[FLS]

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