Excellent test! Thank you for sharing your experience with these shells.

Excellent video. I have informally noticed watching reviews over the years that 00 rounds packed with 8 pellets had a tighter group than those that squeeze in a 9th pellet. Something seems to happen that often sends one of the nine off the mark as a 'flyer'. Since the Federal shot was loaded with nine, perhaps the extra pellet ricocheted into another and two full pieces of shot (the four missing halves) sailed away into oblivion. It might make in interesting test to shoot eight versus nine shot loads of various brands onto clean paper targets each time to see if you find a similar result.

Should have used the FBI testing standard of 4 layers of clothes in front of gel block. Hornady Home Defense with the vera-tight wad does not over penetrate.

Excellent rendition

why no mention of choke on that bird barrel

Thanks, a very informative video. 👍

Great stuff! Thank you.

New subscriber. Really enjoy your presentation. Nasty weather today and ive seen quite a few videos im interested in. Should be a good day😅. FWIW, i love #4 with a cominination of 00 and a couple slugs in a shell card just in case.

I wouldn't use 3 inch for defense, 3 inch is overkill for defense against humans. I think I'd go with Force X2, the only real advantage of the Critical Defense 00 buck is it moves faster. The Critical Defense is more likely to over penetrate and kicks more. The Force X2 has less recoil and transfers more energy to the target, which means more damage and the threat is more likely to be stopped. Also, the Force X2 gives you 9 pellets as opposed to the Critical Defense's 8. I also like that the pellets with the Force X2 are copper plated, that's less stress on the barrel.

Both are great, no doubt about that at all. I'd use either or. Force X2 might be a little harder to find.

Good video. I was shooting 2 3/4 inch 12 Gauge slugs today at the range. It was pretty stout recoil. I was thinking how much more severe the recoil would’ve been shooting magnum slugs….

The 1600 fps is out of a 30” barrel, according to Hornady. So probably 100-200 fps less from a short barrel.

Just to mention, 8 #00 buckshot weighs 430.4 grs. 9 #00 buckshot weighs 484.2 grs.

Idk i picked up one 10rd box of the X2 to try out but havent yet. Id like to see a test through simulated house walls (2 pieces of 5/8 sheetrock scewed onto a couple 2x4 studs) and see if theres any truth to its claim of being safer to use for home defense. Otherwise it seems to me its just an overpriced gimmick round and Federal PowerShock #4 Buck would do just as well for about half the cost. I have a bunch of the Federal LE 00 Buck with FliteControl wad and thats probably the best overall defensive 12 guage shell out there but i wish they made it in #4 Buck too for home defense.

The wad would not be first on target, it would follow the pellets and there could still be pellets inside the wad when striking your gel block. Years ago I loaded over 10 different 00 buck 2.75" 12 ga loads and what I found was 00 buck when loaded with good buffer in a good full length wad running at 1625 fps out of an 18" to 20" barrel with screw in full chokes is very accurate and deadly out to yards and some loads even 50 + yards. Shotguns do not mess around and since those test I ran, new factory loaded 00 buck can and will give you the same effects or even better but make no mistake, if tighter groups from you shotgun is what you seek, screw in chokes are a must have and the willingness to buy a lot of different rounds to try and if you are sensitive to recoil, maybe you best stick to handguns. The most deadly round I have found for home defense is a 2.75" magnum load of #4 and #6 shot mixed together out of a Mossberg 590A1 Vang Comp with added screw in chokes in an 18.5" heavy walled barrel. At 20 yards which is way further than most people can shoot inside their homes and in most cases in say even their front or back lawn, this hand loaded round is simply deadly. Fps was about 1650. Yep, that is most definitely a magnum 2 3/4” load

The split buckshot is #4 buckshot

Great video. What’s the problem with over penetration?

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No gel block will ever produce any results close to what a human body will. Fluids make a difference along with bone and muscle density. For home defense nothing will ever compare to a shotgun, nothing, period. Say what you want.

You wouldn't wanna be hit by any trust me that wil make your day rainy 😂, I run honardy critical defense, because the groups were tighter and its hotter (shooting it with a Mav88) and I'm a big guy so recoil is no issue for me, can't go wrong with neither, rather this, than pelting stones 😂 good test btw

Great video ❤ it 👍 subscribed.

Good testing, but what choke are you using ? Very important piece of info......

I think it would be interesting to shoot those #00 buckshot loads from rifles with shorter barrel lengths to find out if the spread of the buckshot widens from shorter barrels. It brings to mind the old blunderbuss.

What’s the weight of the different ammo? Asking as a semi-auto owner

I subscribe to the late James Yeagers philosophy on buckshot Keep it to lead. Plated pellets don't deform much if at all and that deformation is a good thing in a flesh and blood target. Gives you good deceleration and energy dump.

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