Lots of ammo questions
I need to select some HD ammo, too. Right now the
870 is loaded with Federal Tactical 00, with some
reduced-recoil slugs on the side carrier. This is good
ammo for a weekend of training, because it doesn't beat
me up, but for home defense, I don't care what happens
to my shoulder, but I do want to make sure that I
get the absolute maximum incapacitation in the fastest
time possible. This means I can use hotter loads.
What would be a good source for a very hot, magnum buck
load, of high quality ammo?
Also, for the slugs, what's the ideal, heaviest, fastest
slug? Is it Brenekke? Or others?
Finally, I have a case of Federal magnum Hydrashock
slugs. Do they still make these? Are these good?
There doesn't seem to be much information about shotgun
ammo for home defense on the web, and it seems like
most places don't sell much ammo for this purpose.
There's tons of info about terminal ballistics for
handguns and rifles. Oh well, it's just another area
where the shotgun doesn't get any respect.
When I have a chance I'm going to see if I can get
a dozen boxes of different things and a few dozen
soggy phone books and figure out what the deal is.