I found these today at Academy for $13.97 per 25rd box. It seems like Remington or Winchester 5rd boxes were $7 last I looked.
Hell of a deal? Look out, river pigs.
And isn't 20 gauge buck usually #3?
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I found these today at Academy for $13.97 per 25rd box. It seems like Remington or Winchester 5rd boxes were $7 last I looked.
Hell of a deal? Look out, river pigs.
And isn't 20 gauge buck usually #3?
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I don't have any experience with the Monarch ammo. I did buy some Remington 20 ga buckshot from Academy which I do think is number 3. I haven't tried any yet, as I haven't had any cooperative targets.
Give 'em a try and let us know.
Good Luck with them,
Rick
Most of the buckshot I have seen in 20 has been #3. Nice find.
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I've loaded a lot of #1 buck in 12 ga 2 3/4's loads.
For 20 I would load either #3 or #4 buck. But if a company has found a way to make it work, heck run with it.
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I'll shoot some on cardboard and report back.
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That’s a good price for a 25 count.
I load #4 buck in 20 ga for my son - he kills rattlesnakes and feral hogs with them.
Last edited by HWooldridge; 06-17-2022 at 10:36 PM.
#3 is the gold standard for 2-3/4" 20ga. Some years ago on family property I had occasion to shoot 68 rounds at pigs. Net result? 77 dead hogs.
I have danced with the Devil. She had excellent attorneys.
Shotguns are the only legal firearm to carry in my kayak on the river; hence my interest. I've killed pigs with 00 from a 12gauge but my only river guns now are a 20gauge and a .410 bore.
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The first pic was at 20yards. The P shaped pattern isn't that great. The second pic was at 10 yards and not bad.. The single slug was fired from 20 yards, all shots fired from standing, quickly so I could get back to the AC....
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That twenty yard pattern isn't that bad compared to an average cylinder bore twelve gauge load of 9 00 buckshot.
Robert
Just wait until you can see the whites of their eyes then let them have it!
d dan how did manage that?? 77 pigs with with 68 shots?
I'l take a flat of that ammo but no stores in the NE
Guese I will make some.
Maybe this belongs in Casting for Shotguns but it seemed relevant to this discussion. I have a 20 gauge buckshot load that works for me:
Win. HS hulls
W209
WAA20 minus the petals
18.5gr. Longshot
8 pellets (.311" WDWW from a Lee mold) Kind of "1/2 ought" size buck. I round it to "0".
Puts all of them in the C ring of an IPSC target at 30 yards with a modified tube in my Mossberg 500 YM. Most are in the A ring. A couple marathon casting sessions and I had enough for 14 boxes. It'll be a long time before I need to load them again.
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Take care!
John
I believe Rio is loading the Monarch brand shotshells for Academy.
I’ve loaded #1B in 20ga for decades! I find my hand loads superior to factory #2’s or 3’s.
I remove the fins from a plastic shot cup. I load 10 .310” round ball cast from wheel weights with a Lee .31” 2-cav mold. I currently use LongShot powder.
20ga bore is .620”.
I’m three for three on deer (under 35yds) and 1 for 1 in pigs.
I also have a Lee 18-pellet gang mold for .24” round ball. Equals #4buck. Works good on armadillos and close in coyotes. I prefer the #1 though.
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