Curious if anyone has experience shooting buckshot, such as Hornady 000 Buckshot (Link to product) in a .36 rifle, as compared to pure lead balls, such as the Hornady product (Link to product):
In the case of a .350 ball for the .36 cal rifles, there is an insignificant cost advantage between them; 7 cents/ball vs 11 cents/ball at Grafs.
The main difference (correct me if I'm wrong) is that buckshot generally uses a lead alloy hardened with antimony.
So hardened vs not, what have you seen vis-a-vis loading ease, ball/patch obturation, penetration, mushrooming, etc, we all understand the issues of hard vs soft. I would just like to hear from actual shooters if they observed real actual benefit of one over the other.
In the case of a .350 ball for the .36 cal rifles, there is an insignificant cost advantage between them; 7 cents/ball vs 11 cents/ball at Grafs.
The main difference (correct me if I'm wrong) is that buckshot generally uses a lead alloy hardened with antimony.
So hardened vs not, what have you seen vis-a-vis loading ease, ball/patch obturation, penetration, mushrooming, etc, we all understand the issues of hard vs soft. I would just like to hear from actual shooters if they observed real actual benefit of one over the other.
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