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Anyone tried these , of any kind or shot size. What choke what range. My wife thinks there cute.
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The kids were using them (no/mild recoil) in a Cooey single shot for grouse/rabbit hunting 7 1/2 shot, 5/8 oz because I didn't want to buy a .410. Works good out to 25 yards.

Just for fun I tried them in a BPS to see if they would cycle OK and to my surprise they did...
 
Iirc you can buy a piece to stick in a Mossberg pump to help them feed better.

I haven't tried them, kinda bloody expensive. Still haven't bought a 410 though so might have to try them with the kids this year.
 
Thanks for the input. I am going to use them in a single shot so feeding is not an issue. I have not shot them yet. All I could find was buck shot.
 
I'm pretty sure the buckshot load is designed to use against two legged varmints inside buildings - very close range. I personally wouldn't use the buckshot load for hunting. But the small birdshot mini shells are actually useful as mentioned above, grouse could be effectively killed at close range with them.
 
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I just made 50 rounds of similar for a buddy on Sunday. He needed some short rounds for a Leige shotgun made around turn of the century that was chambered to 2.5 ". I used an old MEC press that was made for 2 3/4 paper hulls. I just had to use spacers between the hull base and shell plate of the press to overcome the length difference. Not sure if the dies in new press's would work but mine did an excellent job of loading.
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My question is why?
Unless you have an old gun with a short chamber that can't take 2 3/4 inch shells, why not use regular 2 3/4 shells?
I would think that these specialty loads would be a lot more expensive than regular hunting or trap loads.
 
DFarmer said:
My question is why?
Unless you have an old gun with a short chamber that can't take 2 3/4 inch shells, why not use regular 2 3/4 shells?
I would think that these specialty loads would be a lot more expensive than regular hunting or trap loads.
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I hear ya! And for the most part I agree, they're just a novelty.

BUT... If you are looking to maximize capacity, then a whole bunch of these mini shells fit in certain guns and give an advantage...
 
DFarmer said:
My question is why?
Unless you have an old gun with a short chamber that can't take 2 3/4 inch shells, why not use regular 2 3/4 shells?
I would think that these specialty loads would be a lot more expensive than regular hunting or trap loads.
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Yes, they are more expensive. $30 for 20 rounds for the Challenger ones, $16 for 10 rounds for Federal (Cabelas prices for both). I can think of at least two reasons to use them though, first being for younger or smaller people - my wife and kids could shoot a lot more rounds loaded with 5/8oz lead than 1+oz of lead. The other would be if you specifically want a lower pellet count, rather than switching to a 410 you could just use these. 5/8oz lead is plenty for ground swatting ditch chickens at short range.

Interestingly, the Federal birdshot ones are 15/16oz, which is significantly more lead than either Challenger or Aguila is putting in theirs (both are 5/8oz, the Federal has 50% more lead). That is so close to a standard 1oz target load that I see no reason to bother with the Federal ones.

Jay said:
I hear ya! And for the most part I agree, they're just a novelty.

BUT... If you are looking to maximize capacity, then a whole bunch of these mini shells fit in certain guns and give an advantage...
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I guess that makes 3 reasons. If you're a gun game guy and run a pump action then you could fit more in the tube. Assuming the loads have the required power and they cycle in your gun it could give an advantage, both with reloading and quicker followup shots due to less recoil.

Butcherbill said:
Iirc they’re more expensive than an equivalent 2 3/4” load, might be fun to shoot some grouse with them but I’m cheap lol.
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Yupp! They're about twice the cost of target loads. I'm sure they'll do the job just fine, but I've never been one to be super upset about pellets in the breast so I'll stick with the cheap stuff unless its for my tiny wife or our kids.
 
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I bought them due to if it goes bang I like to own it. Sort of like buying good scotch instead of the cheap stuff life is to short to always cheap out .
 
Pretty sure these were the brain child of a Cowboy Action shooter originally...he wanted short rounds that were quicker & easier to shuck out of a double and as with everything , somebody came up with another use..."Less Lethal home defense rounds
 
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