#4 Shot for Home Defense?

[fallenleader]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between #4 buck shot and #4 bird shot

the dimensions and quantity. badumtss...

edit:found a good image.


the phrase "double (odd, awt, ott) buck" comes to mind.

[DukeConnor]

the dimensions and quantity. badumtss...

edit:found a good image.


the phrase "double (odd, awt, ott) buck" comes to mind.

Thanks. I didn't know that.

[fallenleader]

Thanks. I didn't know that.

neither did i until a few minutes ago, i just googled it.

[RockIsland]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is the difference between #4 buck shot and #4 bird shot

Buck shot is for deer, and bird shot is for anything flappy with feathers.

Many people consider #4 Buck to be the best SD shell.

27 or so .22 cal pellets does some serious damage.

Birdshot at close range will make a pretty neat hole in whatever it hits.

[DukeConnor]

Buck shot is for deer, and bird shot is for anything flappy with feathers.

Many people consider #4 Buck to be the best SD shell.

27 or so .22 cal pellets does some serious damage.

Birdshot at close range will make a pretty neat hole in whatever it hits.

I get it but they are both called #4. sort of confusing. i used #4 high brass to hunt turkeys. Is the differnce just the size of the shot or is there a Metallurgical (sp?) differnce in the shot ?

[Marcus99]

I get it but they are both called #4. sort of confusing. i used #4 high brass to hunt turkeys. Is the differnce just the size of the shot or is there a Metallurgical (sp?) differnce in the shot ?

Size. Both are generally lead. Although shot can also be steel or other non-toxic metals. I've not heard of buckshot being made of anything other than lead, but it certainly may exist. The larger commonly referred to a #4 "BUCK" The smaller is generally called 4 "SHOT"

The terms "shot" and "buck" make the difference

[philadelphia patriot]

Thanks. I didn't know that.

neither did i until a few minutes ago, i just googled it.

Neither did I until I came home with a box of 25 shells of #4 bird shot.

[fallenleader]

Neither did I until I came home with a box of 25 shells of #4 bird shot.

it certainly is fun Vs targets. nothing like ending a day of missing the mark with a nice splatter of "i hit every damned part of the target, frame, ground, all of it"
and it is cheap. i have about 300rnd of winchester universal? it's like $25 for a hundred.

[Yoder]

From what I've read bird shot up close will leave a 1-2 in crater but usually doesn't penetrate farther. Sounds like it would suck but not always kill.

[Delkal]

From what I've read bird shot up close will leave a 1-2 in crater but usually doesn't penetrate farther. Sounds like it would suck but not always kill.

You didn't watch the videos.