New Gear – Potential Shotgun Shells for 3-Gun

Trying Out New #8 Shot Shells

Normally we use 2 ¾” 00 Buckshot shells in our shotguns since they are “tactical” in nature (as opposed to being used for skeet shooting or hunting). However, recently we have been doing more 3-gun shooting, where 00 Buckshot is overkill when shooting at clay and paper targets.
 
Because of this we decided to try a few different types of #8 shot shells. The four types of #8 shells that we are trying out are:

​1) Winchester Super X - Upland Game
          Manufacturer #: XU12H8          
          UPC #: 020892013216
          Gauge: 12 Gauge
          Shell Size: 2 3/4"
          Shot Material: Lead Pellets
          Load Weight: 1-1/8 oz  
          Shot Size: #8 Shot       
          Velocity: 1,255 fps       

​2) Winchester Super Target - Light Target
          Manufacturer #: TRGT128         
          UPC #: 020892016255
          Gauge: 12 Gauge
          Shell Size: 2 3/4"                     
          Shot Material: Lead Pellets
          Load Weight: 1-1/8 oz  
          Shot Size: #8 Shot       
          Velocity: 1,145 fps      

​3) Fiocchi Shooting Dynamics Target Loads
          Manufacturer #: 12SD1L8
          UPC #: 762344705538
          Gauge: 12 Gauge
          Shell Size: 2-3/4"         
          Shot Material: Lead Pellets
          Load Weight: 1 oz.      
          Shot Size: # 8  
          Velocity: 1,170 fps

4) Federal Premium Gold Medal Grand™ Competition Clay Target Loads
          Manufacturer #: GMT115 8
          UPC #: 604544617573
          Gauge: 12 Gauge
          Shell Size: 2-3/4"         
          Shot Material: Lead Pellets
          Load Weight: 1-1/8oz.  
          Shot Size: # 8  
          Velocity: 1,145

If you want to read more about why #8 shot is better than 00 Buckshot for 3-gun shooting you might want to check out the detailed blog post about shotgun shells last November.

Stay tuned. We’ll let you know what we figure out after we’ve run a bunch of them through our shotguns.