dylanmj

Don't forget about the dreaded empty chamber discharge, sometimes found when trying to switch from birdshot to slugs Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - now Free

Ammo- One point regarding the shotgun birdshot is that the smaller the shot, the more pellets you will be sending towards the target- theoretically improving your odds of hitting it. I have not been able to test whether there is a difference of knockdown power for #9 vs #7.5, but tend to shoot mostly 7.5 for its ability to break high altitude clay targets rather than chip them at greater distance. At my club there is a restriction of no larger than #4 when shooting steel targets (ever), and no plated buckshot. Unscientific studies regarding fragmentation and pellet blow back when shooting very close steel targets was not up to the match director's safety satisfaction (even though you can shoot the same target with a pistol caliber of higher velocity and weight). I put that out there as an example of the importance of checking with the match director regarding specific rules for THEIR matches. On the plus side, the regulars seem to have extras of everything in case someone needs it.

I am new to 3 gunning, but have already learned a lesson about shell caddies which pertains to the shells themselves. Not all 2 3/4" shells are sized the same! The AP Customs give me the most round storage per inch of belt space, however, my Fiocchi slugs to not easily fit in them without binding. I tried a friend's carrier (not an AP Customs), and it was difficult to even try to load them. While I will continue to use a round dense carrier like AP for most of my rounds, I am planning on adding a carrier like the Carbon Arms Pinwheel that does not rely on the shell to be within a certain manufacturing tolerance to work properly. I'm thinking that even if I find slugs that I like, I could still run into problems down the road if I need to borrow shells from someone, or as is common right now, have to buy brand whatever because that is all I can find.