How's #1 buckshot performing on the streets?

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Greetings,

Do any departments/organizations carry this load and if so, how’s it performing on the streets?

Thanks

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Having been in LE for many moons,I was never aware of anyone that issued #1 buck. I believe DocGKR said he would be comfortable with anything from #1 thru #000.
00 is what I’ve been accustomed to,and prefer the low recoil tactical 00 buck.

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I dont know of any agency from Local to county to city to state that issues a #1 most OO or slugs.

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I have never heard of an agency using anything but #4 buck, OO buck or slugs in their shotguns.

I’m the only pseron I ever met that even used #1 buck, and I quit doing so years ago since it’s a chore to find anywhere.

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Considering there are literally two 12 gauge #1 buckshot loads on the market, I doubt you will find an answer to your question.

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Thanks for the help gents

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Years ago I was hunting with my boss and he shot a buck broadside at 15-20 yards with Federal Premium Nickel Plated #1 buck and it completely went thru the deer… But it was a Florida deer.

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I used four rounds of 00 buck during a shooting with other officers using 9MM and 40 S&W. It failed to cause the BG to burst into flames as advertised by those in the know. Took him a long time to die. One of the second two rounds blew off his thumb and the gun out of his hand though. The COD was one pellet in his descending aorta. Ever since then I don’t have a whole lot of faith in any round out of any gun. Best to be pleasantly surprised than to be tragically disappointed.- George

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I am unaware of any major LE agency that issues #1 buckshot.

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Thank you for sharing Mercop. At what range was the BG receiving the buckshot? I’m guessing it was no closer than 20 FT.

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I had a friend who was a Riverside (CA) Sheriff’s Department Reserve officer… he carried a Remington 870 loaded with 0 Buck.

FWIW, his pistol was a Glock 21, loaded with 230 grain Federal Hydra-Shocks.

And yes, this was 15 years back (around 1995?).

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Excellant post,George.Sometimes wakeup calls are very disconcerting,aren’t they?:eek:

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I felt the same way after reading the Forensic Analysis of the Miami Firefight of 1986…

NEVER assume a quick stop, be prepared to be physically attacked or receive return fire…

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DocH–GREAT sig line!

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Thank you,sir.

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+1

Though most days…I just feel old…:wink:

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Me too,sir.:smiley: Someone told me years ago that when cops started looking like kids it was a sure sign that you had reached codger-hood.I arrived there a few years ago. However,we have some outstanding men in the profession these days carrying on the tradition,still learning,discovering new things,and passing it on.Glad to have been a small part of it.:slight_smile:

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I found that when you started seeing your old trainees with Lieutenant bars on, you realized you might not be quite as young and studly as you once were…

But really… we were never that young anyway… were we?

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Doesn’t seem so now.:wink:

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Amen to that Doc… It’s a shocker the first time a new kid shows up for his first day of work and you realize he wasn’t even born when you started the job.