Rich Lucibella
Staff
A well known, though controversial, site has recently put forth the proposition that #1 Buckshot is generally preferable to #00 or #000 for defensive situations.
The reasoning, based on standard 12 guage 2.75" shot, is as follows:
#1 Buck contains 16 pellets which present 1.13" of combined surface contact while still providing adequate penetration.
#00 Buck contains 9 pellets which present .77" of combined surface area.
The conclusion is drawn that #00 Buck gains in penetration at the expense of surface area, but that it is actually an overpenetrator. Unfortunately, I could find no penetration data within the article.
If it is true that #1 Buck offers sufficent penetration for the user's comfort, the increased surface area is indeed a plus. Discarding the temporary wound cavity argument, we might assume, as the article suggests, that "the #1 buck shotshell has the capacity to produce over 30 percent more potentially effective wound trauma". For those of us who are #00 Buck fans, it gives one pause to reconsider.
Original text may be found at:
http://www.firearmstactical.com/briefs10.htm
Rich
The reasoning, based on standard 12 guage 2.75" shot, is as follows:
#1 Buck contains 16 pellets which present 1.13" of combined surface contact while still providing adequate penetration.
#00 Buck contains 9 pellets which present .77" of combined surface area.
The conclusion is drawn that #00 Buck gains in penetration at the expense of surface area, but that it is actually an overpenetrator. Unfortunately, I could find no penetration data within the article.
If it is true that #1 Buck offers sufficent penetration for the user's comfort, the increased surface area is indeed a plus. Discarding the temporary wound cavity argument, we might assume, as the article suggests, that "the #1 buck shotshell has the capacity to produce over 30 percent more potentially effective wound trauma". For those of us who are #00 Buck fans, it gives one pause to reconsider.
Original text may be found at:
http://www.firearmstactical.com/briefs10.htm
Rich