so while playing with an old 870 wingmaster 20 gauge deer gun ending with and x serial number, i got on the hunt for goodies found out that all the 12 gauge goodies fit it so sidesaddle, 8 shot mag tube and guess what the surefire for end fit it perfect,
next fun show i, going to find another one since i have found a supply of 2.75 00 buck for the 20 gauge
I’ve had a Wilson 20-gauge 870 for some years now, but I could never find anything heavier than #3 buck for it. Where are you finding 00? How many pellets?
FINALLY, viable, effective buckshot rounds for the 20-gauge shotgun are available. 8, ’00,’ buckshot are loaded into a 2 ¾” shell and run 1,100 fps from a 24” barrel yielding 1,175 foot-pounds energy. These rounds are new manufacture by Paraklese Technologies, llc, a federally licensed ammunition manufacturer. This round is perfect for turning fast handling, 20 gauge shotguns into tactical/home defense weapons. This loading compares directly to the Remington, ‘Managed Recoil,’ 00 buckshot load for a 12 gauge!!! This round will have recoil similar to the Remington 20 gauge, ‘Gun Club Target,’ load. Other ammunition manufacturers list a 100 fps higher velocity for their, ‘tactical,’ loads but read the fine print. They use a 30” full choke barrel for their velocity tests and each inch longer barrel yields another 25-30 fps in velocity.
http://www.paraklesetechnologies.com/proddetail.asp?prod=20.GA.00.234.25
Anybody seen any ballistic gelatin testing of this stuff? How about pattern testing out of various chokes at appropriate distances?
More to follow after i get some range time wit the new loads if need be ill send some to doc
As much as I’d love to try some 20-gauge buckshot, with the newer Federal LE132 load available, I’d be hard-pressed to switch. The Flight Control round just patterns so nicely. It’d be nice if Federal made a load for the 20 gauge, but given the ubiquity of the 12-gauge scattergun, I don’t see it happening.
agree but if a 20 is what some are running then why not go )