The other day I did some casting , a bunch of small batches of test bullets out of range lead
One of the things I did was about 10 Lb of #4 Buckshot from a Lee mold
As i use it on Coyote
So I loaded a few "Test" loads for my Marlin 45/70 and a few #4 buck loads with a new to me data I found online ( always the "Best" place for Safe Data LOL )
Well I went to the range and had to wait for a bench at the 200 yard backstop
So I put a 4'x4' target at 50 yards to pattern the Buckshot load and fired 1 shot and liked the pattern
Well I got to talking to another shooter as the Urban Rambo's shot hundreds of rounds of 7.62 x 39 rounds at "Paper" people at 200 yards
So I looked at the 100 yard backstop benches , as I didn't feel like waiting all day for a 200 Bench
And there sat a groundhog just in front of the backstop
Well the range was still "Hot" so I loaded 1 round of buckshot in the 870 and did a "test" pattern at about 90 yards on the groundhog
LOL 1 pellet hit it in the chest and all the other pellets were close
But that was enough to make me the Hero of the Rambo's
And the 45/70 shot the new bullet only So so with that load
So I will have to play with that load
Oh Well 1 less hard of hearing groundhog LOL
John