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Thread: OO buck in 20ga

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    Boolit Buddy hatcreek's Avatar
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    OO buck in 20ga

    Hey all, anyone ever load OO buck in 20ga? Is it feasible? Asking for a friend.

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    I dunno why not. The shell won't hold nine pellets but the .410 bore three inch holds five 000. Maybe seven it the 20 ga. depending.

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    Largest I’ve ever tried in the 20 was #1 . As far as that goes I’ve only loaded #1 , 2 and 3 . And for what it’s worth I’ve loaded the same three sizes in the 28 gauge .
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    1s in 3” hull or 3s in 2 3/4 or 3” is the ticket for a 20.
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    Conventional wisdom is that 00 buck is too large in dia. for the 20 gauge...and will not stack to make a concentric (balanced) load. Thus, when fired, the pattern will be poor - all over the place. Every source I've read on this issue says that shot must be able to be loaded in even layers, in order to achieve any accuracy. I suppose that you could vertically stack a few 00 pellets in a 20 gauge shell, but done that way they are way undersized...and you'd have to use something (filler or wrapping) to keep the pellets in position (otherwise, again, no accuracy).

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