Buckshot Range

[longhornmatt]

I am going to be managing a herd of wild hogs... I am restricted to using a shotgun and I was wondering what the maximum effective range of 00 buckshot is from a 12 gauge?

[Mac...]

Inside 30 yards for sure!
Slug would be better!

Good luck.

[500mag]

What barrel length? Choke or no choke? 2.75 inch shells or 3 inch shells?

[Txdeerhunter243]

30 or so

[SARSpecialist]

40 yard may stretch it... 30 for sure.. and I agree.. slugs are allot better and have a longer range depending on the type of barrel you have...

[GR5]

Us old east Texas dog guys can tell ya for sure. 3in won't shoot any futher than 2 3/4in. With a 28 in barrel with full choke using #1 buck it will consistantly put 4/5 pellets in a 16 inch circle at 100 steps

[SolocamShooter]

I'd go with rifled slugs but if you have to shoot buckshot keep it under 30 yds. I've had bad luck with buckshot on hogs though...

[Fishndude]

I'd recommend 000 buck in a 3", 12 ga. shell. Lethal to thirty yards.

[Death from Above]

Full choke.....out to 70 easy.........we roll hogs all the time with buckshot.....like busting a covey of quail.

[500mag]

You do get more pellets with a 3 inch load though. Not more powder.

[jenningsshuter]

Just my .02, but I'd go #1's. 30 years ago, at the age of 15, I killed my first Pineywoods buck at 97 steps shooting 3" mag. #1's.

[texag93]

My set up for coyotes will put all pellets in an 18" circle at 40yds. It will put half of them in same circle at 60yds. I shoot an x-full extended choke tube and 3" #4 buckshot. That's 41 .24 cal. pellets. I would feel comfortable on a pig at 50yds. I can put 20 + pellets in head/neck/chest at that range. It will either go down or not far.

[PEC]

I like #1 and #4's even better. Really need to shoot a few different rounds to see how your gun shoots. Also try to stay away from copper coated. I am comfortable will my model 120 full choke put to 55-60yds but have a rem 1100 that I will not shoot past 40.

[PEC]

Also as mentioned 3inch carry more lead but less energy

[DBLHKUP]

I have 870 Super Mag which shoots 3.5". a box of (6) 3.5" 00 Buck run 9.99 at Academy, works great out to 70yds. I'm also using a pattermaster choke which equates to a superfull. Two weeks ago I unloaded on a group of 20 hogs and once all the squealing stopped there were 4 laying dead, this was in the backyard at my parents.