Best Ammo for Grizzly 8.5"?

[Vtec96]

Any suggestion for Grizzly 8.5? I wanna try those cheap Canadian tire Ammo but don't wanna deal jam....

 

[skoal]

Federal target loads work great for me and mines a mag fed their famous for jamming just pump it like a man and dont short stroke itll be fine.
Semis are more ammo picky then pumps.

 

[super7]

Mine runs well on the cheapo winchester 100 rnd pack from Cdn tire...

 

[DiM]

The cheap winchester 100pk sticks every once in awhile in my 12.5" grizzly and jams up bad in my buddy's 870. I'm just busting clays so its not that big of a deal for me as I just have to work the slide a bit more but it really gets jammed in my buddy's 870 and he's swore off buying the cheap stuff forever.

 

[poweredward]

I buy flats of the winchester #8 and they work good

 

[caramel]

The 8.5 will eat anything cheap or not 2.75 or 3 inch, it is not finicky, for myself i find the Winny 2.75 inch 1600 fps cheap slugs to be very accurate up to 40 metres and still pushing 1250+ fps over the Oehler @12 feet... JP.

 

[wmd]

mine shoots the bulk stuff from walmart no problems

 

[supernova]

The 8.5 will eat anything cheap or not 2.75 or 3 inch, it is not finicky, for myself i find the Winny 2.75 inch 1600 fps cheap slugs to be very accurate up to 40 metres and still pushing 1250+ fps over the Oehler @12 feet... JP.

That would make them penetrate deeper than from an 18.5". Do you have any more slug MV's? I wish I had the cash for a chrony and some SBS's to try. How is the muzzle blast with that load and the 8.5?

 

[caramel]

Last fall did a test with the Oehler and about 50 of those cheaps slugs and i was a big surprise to group under 5 inchs @ 45 yards and keep an average of 1250 fps+ for those 50 slugs, that 8.5 is a hell of a shotgun ....JP.

 

[siriusnorth]

So far my 12.5 hates the cheap stuff so I opted for federal target loads. More money but no problems. I get some consolation in the fact that my buddy's pricey 870 has the same issue.

 

[carverk]

That would make them penetrate deeper than from an 18.5". Do you have any more slug MV's? I wish I had the cash for a chrony and some SBS's to try. How is the muzzle blast with that load and the 8.5?

A old hill-billy trick is to screw in a short wood screw into the center of your slug deadly on grizzlies

 

[Boomer]

A old hill-billy trick is to screw in a short wood screw into the center of your slug deadly on grizzlies

Bigger caliber when it hits sideways?

Generally speaking such modifications don't improve the ballistic or terminal performance of ammunition.

 

[Boomer]

Any suggestion for Grizzly 8.5? I wanna try those cheap Canadian tire Ammo but don't wanna deal jam....

What do you want to use the gun for? Buy the ammunition that is appropriate to the job you need doing. Sometimes guns jam. A jam can be due to a mechanical problem with the gun, user error, or due to a problem with the ammo. A jam at the range is more of an opportunity than it is a problem because we need to know which ammo is dependable, which ammo should be avoided, and how to clear the jam and get the gun back into service as quickly as possible. If you don't use all of the brands of ammunition that are available, you'll never know which performs the best in your gun, except for the brands you buy. If the ammo you buy is cheap, and if it does cause a problem, your gain in knowledge has exceeded your financial cost. Expensive ammo can cause problems too, and although the lesson is more expensive, its better learned at the range than in the field. Likewise if the cheap ammo patterns better than anything else you've found for your gun at any price, its win win.

 

[CreamySmooth]

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