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    Tungsten Super Shot For Deer And Hog - Expanding The Definition of Buckshot.

    It appears that TSS shot as small as #2 (.15") is now considered a viable pellet size for deer and hog hunting. Indeed, number two TSS is reported to give complete penetration on deer at normal shotgun ranges. This article from the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, MS tells the tale: New ammo a...
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    High Standard 120 Riot Gun & Steve McQueen

    ...in the 1972 movie thriller The Getaway http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkLkPjVsQpQ Can you catch the editing error in this scene?
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    Buckshot for Deer Hunting

    For those who depend on the multi-pellet strike of buckshot to bring home the venison, what is the minimum pattern standard you use to determine the maximum range you will fire on a deer with #1 Buckshot or 00 Buckshot? What criteria did you use to arrive at your minimum standard? In other...
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    Just What Is Buckshot?

    Well, what is buckshot? We see the term used everyday, but is the term "buckshot" a market, or legal, definition?
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    Weight of buckshot pellet strike for clean deer kill?

    To establish the maximum effective range of your shotgun on deer with buckshot: How would you describe an effective minimum buckshot pattern in terms of buckshot pattern strike weight (rather than pellet size) in a 10 inch kill zone? Please leave out the "use a slug" comments.
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    Dixie Tri-Ball Buckshot

    Have you used Dixie Tri-Ball Buckshot on Deer, Hogs or other game? Tell us about it.
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    Is hunting deer with Buckshot ethical?

    Ok, long range rifle hunting has been discussed, now let's look at the shotgun. Not as a substitute rifle but as a smoothbore, pattern throwing, honest to God shotgun. Here goes: Is it ethical to hunt deer with buckshot? If not, why? If so, why?
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    Dog Drive in LA

    This is about an Alabama WMA Deer Hunt I participated in a few years ago. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dog Drive in LA (Lower Alabama) ------------------------------------------------------------------- I heard a shotgun boom on the next ridge, then...
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    Buckshot: Larger and Smaller Than You Think

    Buckshot Pellet Size & Weight Chart --------------------------------------------------- Tri-Ball, .600" 315 grains hard cast lead (Dixie Slugs Brand) Swaged Lead Buckshot: Nominal* size & weight. No. 000 Buck, .350" 65 Gr. No. 00 Buck, .330" 54 Gr. No. 0 Buck, .320" 48 Gr. No. 1 Buck...
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    Biggest Buckshot!

    If you like buckshot, then you're gonna love the Tri-Ball II from Dixie Slugs. This is the biggest most penetrating buckshot load ever stuffed in a three inch 12 bore hull. A few days ago I had the chance to run some of the 3 ball (.60 caliber hard cast, 315 grain) loads through my 870 Express...
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