A student recently asked me a question about Federal’s FliteControl (FFC) eight-pellet 00 buck shot loads. This is the tightest patterning load on the market and is often difficult to obtain. Over the last few months, several shooters have reported that the new stock eight-pellet load was not patterning as tightly as the […]
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Choosing a Buckshot Load for Home Defense
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Although I’m not well known for it in the commercial arena, I really enjoy teaching shotgun classes. In fact, the first firearms instructor school that I attended was a Benelli shotgun instructor school taught by Phil Singleton (of SAS and HK fame) way back in 1999. I taught police shotgun […]
Shotgun Stopping Power- Buckshot vs. Slugs
Last week I posted an article titled Shotguns for Home Protection. When I posted the article on my Patreon Page, as supporter asked the following question: “Thoughts on slugs versus buckshot?” It’s a good question and it deserved a more in depth answer than I could provide in a Patreon comment. Let’s dig […]