Buckshot can turn a mild-mannered bird gun into a fearsome close-range weapon . The large pellet size of buckshot makes it effective.

A. Major shotshell manufacturers do not load 00 buckshot in 20 gauge for the simple reason that so few of the large pellets can be loaded into a 20-ga. hull. They do, however, offer 20-ga., 2 3/4 ...

Tom Lounsbury is planning on using his 12-gauge over-and-under shotgun stoked with 3-inch double-aught (00) buckshot for deer hunting in a special, densely-covered location where shots will be ...

As the name “buckshot” implies, it was used in bygone days to shoot deer at close range. About its only current use, however, is short-range defense against those dangers that lurk in the shadows.