I went to the range the other day with my new 870 and wanted to try out the patterns on some of the buckshot I just bought. I tried 3 different brands. I had Federal Tactical 00 buck, 2 3/4in, 9 pellets. Also I had Remington 3" magnum 00 buckshot 15 pellets, and Winchester super X 3" magnum 00 buck, with 15 pellets. All shots were fired at 25 yards. My choke is a cylinder choke.
Here are the results...
Federal Tactical 00 buck 2 3/4" 9 pellets
Remington 3" Magnum 00 buck 15 pellets.
Winchester Super X 3" Magnum 00 buck 15 pellets
I only fired about 35 rounds all together and my 870 functioned flawlessly. The Federal shot very tight groups in all instances. The others, not so much. I fired one shot at each target while standing, aiming for the center. Not only did the federal shoot much tighter groups, it had much less kick to it, which is understandable. From a distance like 25 yards, the federal is the only way to go. From closer up I might go with one of the others, because of the spread and the number of pellets. Here are vids of me shooting also.
First two shots are with Remington 3" mag 00 buck, the rest are with Federal tactical 2 3/4" 00 buck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_1MX8-Q9Y
All shots with federal tactical 2 3/4" 00 buck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlIyBJ4jSk8
Here are the results...
Federal Tactical 00 buck 2 3/4" 9 pellets
Remington 3" Magnum 00 buck 15 pellets.
Winchester Super X 3" Magnum 00 buck 15 pellets
I only fired about 35 rounds all together and my 870 functioned flawlessly. The Federal shot very tight groups in all instances. The others, not so much. I fired one shot at each target while standing, aiming for the center. Not only did the federal shoot much tighter groups, it had much less kick to it, which is understandable. From a distance like 25 yards, the federal is the only way to go. From closer up I might go with one of the others, because of the spread and the number of pellets. Here are vids of me shooting also.
First two shots are with Remington 3" mag 00 buck, the rest are with Federal tactical 2 3/4" 00 buck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2_1MX8-Q9Y
All shots with federal tactical 2 3/4" 00 buck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlIyBJ4jSk8
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