2.75 inch Buckshot hunting rounds Range Tested!

[@terryhurlburt9113]

A lot of us have older shotguns that only take 2.75 rounds. This is good for us.

[@danielsmith5023]

My Brother and I use to open the end of the buckshot cartridge and replace the pellets with copper coated 22 bullets that we pulled out of the 22 case . We had to squeeze them with a pair of pliers to shorten them up a bit . And drip candle wax on them before closing the end of the cartridge . They where violent . Ammo shortage after the 1974 floods . Cheers from Australia Regards Dan 👍

[@kennethtephabock5634]

Wade you are the king of reloading thanks for the great info

[@brucehanson4147]

This is great stuff Wade! I have buckets of all of these hulls that 3 years ago I thought I was silly for hoarding,...I don't feel silly now! I originally loaded some of the Fed/Rio using Cheddite primers and had trouble with the primers being really loose. I used a primer pocket tool and tightened them up which worked really good but took a lot of time. I was lucky and managed to score 1,000 Rio primers just before the zombie Apocalypse. They actually measure about .003" bigger than the Cheddite and worked great in the Fed/Rio/estate. I'm down to just a couple hundred Win primers but had found a good load for AA with a Cheddite primer and IMR Greene...Yes I have some squirreled away so I feel lucky there. Am Glad to hear you have good luck with the Cheddites in the Rem hulls, gonna have to try that. Thanks Bro, Keep it coming, God Bless!

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

My pleasure brother!! 😁

[@H2obuffalo0823]

Wade, thank you so much for all that you do! I jumped in head first to reloading because of you. I have the Lee 00 buck molds and my production pot is on the way. I found 2 bags of the Winchester AA gray shells once fired but did not know that I could re-load them with 10 00 buck shot. Finding reload data for buckshot has been a boatload of frustration. I appreciate your simple approach and attention to detail I also ordered the svarog botfly mold. Your Camera Lady does a superb job of keeping everything in the frame. Best reloading channel around. Thank you.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

my pleasure buddy!!

[@jmartin9059]

*Awesome. Deacon Rush, THANK YOU for reminding us how well some of the standard and moderate recoil loads work.*

[@danielholland1928]

Very helpful sir thank you. I have a old shotgun that only shots 2 an 3/4 shells I needed a good buckshot load for it Again thank you and God bless

[@showproja]

Thanks for another great video, Wade. I bought the Lyman Sabot Diabolo slug mold after watching this. I've since ran about 200 lbs of lead through it. It makes perfect slugs pretty much every time after a few warm-up pours. I have only one issue with it so far, the same one you had with the pin knob. The pin is too close to the end of the very thin wall of that knob. After it pulled through the first time, I rotated the knob a bit and red-drilled so a small brad nail would pass through both sides. It worked for about the first hundred pounds but finally failed again. I cut the end of a hickory paper towel dispenser dowel and drilled it to fit. It's way better now than new. They need to address this at Lyman.

[@_GlockComa]

Really enjoy your videos, man. Please keep it up. Im a lifetime gun guy but recent reloader. I love to learn, and you make it easy, you dont talk DOWN to us. You talk TO us, not AT us. I like that. 🤘😎

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

my pleasure brother...

[@dwesleyfulmer9843]

My daughter has been trying to find someone that could reload her pink federal top gun shells that she shoots skeet with buckshot for dog hunting. She has been told that it can't be done because they aren't high brass.. So, thank you so much for putting this video out.

[@ronaldjohnson1474]

High brass, low brass doesn't make any difference.

[@antman3869]

Thanks for the education! New at shot gun shell reloading, just into retirement and your videos are great. Very straight forward, and easy to understand. I can see youre an old hand at this. Cheers for sharing your knowledge! Subscribed

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

my pleasure Anthony... I'm glad the video has helped out! Wade

[@robert4027]

far better than any. factory load iv used ... Awesome video thanks very much

[@rocknraptor3195]

Great job. Ive used the same load for years, up to about 30-31 grains.

[@tinkerwatts7343]

The whole rush family are just good ole boys and gals,wade definitely knows exactly what hes doing

[@ian5780]

Good on you for being on rumble.

[@raymondbuie5292]

Simply loved the video! Thanks so much for making this for common people to be able to enjoy!

[@charlesdriggers199]

Wade, it would not matter who used these. They would definitely do the trick. My loaders are set up for 2.75 . Most of my reloading is done for birds/small game. But, I have started loading buckshot and slugs to use in heavy cover situations. I have tried several loads from the high twenties up to thirty four grains of Longshot powder with good results. Keep up the good work brother.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

You betcha bro!!

[@aquablaster86]

Man i don't even reload ammunition really, ive messed around and reloaded some 12ga with black powder but that's it. Yet i find myself watching alot of your content. not only because it's some good knowledge to have just in case, but it feels like im hanging out with you in the reloading room shooting the breeze. Glad you and your family are feeling better!

[@thastinger345]

I needed this. Found a 5Lb box of Hornady 00 shot at the local store, have STS hulls, CB & MG42 wads and LS powder.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

ohh yeah! you can load up some hammers!

[@thastinger345]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors I used to MG42 wads to make some steel BB for goose this year, even with wad slick, those things are a super tight fit in the tapered hulls.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

@@thastinger345 yes they are!!

[@ronaldbritton9705]

Wade another great video. I have left over x12x and fiber wads from making the thumper Zombie Quads. Now looking for a video using longshot and #00. Thought i saw it.

[@darreldime4ever]

Appreciate it, Wade. Hard to find ANY powder in eastern KY. Hope to find some soon.

[@yoholmes273]

You think that's bad...trying living in a Commie state like me.....Good luck to you.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

You can't find any dang thing anymore Darrel... I get all excited when I see that BP has stuff in stock! But it ain't often now-a-days.

[@diogenio]

Hey WADE! Nice video my man. As always! Questions: 1) Ain't no Longshot or PRO REACH to be found out here in AZ Cattle country. Powder is basically GONE. The only thing I have available is HERCO, which is designed for heavy shot loads. Got anything worked up with it? 2) I spoke to a nice guy over at Precision Reloading and told him there is a lack of buckshot-specific load data variety in books such as the Lyman manual. I asked him if I could just use the loads found in the "birdshot" section of the book, as long as I kept the buck weight the same as what they were loading the birdshot to. He said it makes no difference pressure-wise, as long as the shot weight is the same in both cases. The only problem he cautioned - is that I might not be able to get as much buck weight in a shell as I could with smaller shot because of the larger air spaces between the buck...lower density in other words. You agree with his statement I can use the birdshot data if I matched shot weight? I see that Lyman has a bunch of load data for 1-1/4 oz birdshot using HERCO...so that would be pretty close to the weight of 9 or 10 "00" pellets depending on the type of lead I cast with. Does that approach sound good?

[@Tyler-xp7gf]

Thanks again

[@keithstarnes8014]

I really like watching B R O wade rush reloading an deer hunting video.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

thanks Keith... 😁

[@larrypettaway3705]

Look like that will help the youth hunter are just some beginners who just started to shoot good video.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

yep... Young'uns could shoot these things all day!

[@barricksspecial]

Or perfect for my wife that doesn't like the high recoil of dad's old 870 12 Gauge. She WILL shoot it but she loves her 870 20 ga. Youth, the little brother to the 12 ga.

[@michaeldunn150]

Great info..... Thank you Wade!!!! Got a lot of Remington GC and Nitros...

[@yoholmes273]

Thanks Wade for the great reloading content. Certainly is great to have in the background while cranking out some shell.

[@jeremybolen6037]

Thanks Wade!

[@chesterbekier4520]

God bless your family best show on KZbin!!!!!!!

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

thanks Chester!! 😁

[@barricksspecial]

One of my Nitro 27 hulls is on load #9 pretty stout. Squrriel load. Leon told me just to take an old jack knife and scrape the burnt up buffer out of the inside of the hull.

[@thastinger345]

27G of LS is a tame load for a 1.25 payload and an 1138 wad. If one were to look on the side of the LS powder container, they would see loads for taper wall hulls and 1.25 lead payloads that allow for a good bit more powder charge.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

yep... I have shot up to 34 grains of LS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGTPhn1spKqSi7M

[@thastinger345]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors Gotcha, nice video, I had not seen that one yet.

[@williamcrawford7982]

Thanks for the info , you look and act twenty years younger god bless. 👍

[@alfredorivascamacho4007]

Me encanta tu prenda de el Gato muerto, está chulisima. También me encanta la FX que llevas, esta guapísima. 👍

[@jeffw1246]

I just load for range blasting ammo short range. Got 4 cases of those gun club and about as many Federal target factory to shoot up. To be cheap I use lizard litter aka tumbling media after its old for buffer and to save overshot cards for musket ball and DGS slugs,, I tear a piece of paper towel to keep buffer from leaking out on buckshot loads. I even loaded plated Makarov bullets as buck since those guns no longer in my collection.

[@graveyardshifthunting2757]

Incredible! Wade must be one of the worlds top authorities on buckshot reloading. Well done.

[@jamesspears5127]

I have loaded my buckshot loads with blue dot and or herco

[@johnanderson186]

Great stuff Wade!! GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

[@rcoym1]

Would love to see this concept with some tss turkey loads

[@crankygunreviews]

That is some good loading! Looks better than some 9 pellet standard buckshot you get from the bargain bin.

[@ryanholliman5923]

Awesome Wade!

[@l.a.3887]

Appreciate all the information thanks

[@waikarimoana]

Good day Wade, awesome video and great content, thumbs up and greetings from Down Under,, Tony.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

great to hear from yall Tony! Hope all is well down under my brother...

[@viclee8407]

Awesome Awesome video Wade. You have but answered all my questions had about this subject matter but one. I'm having a hard time buying the filler and was wandering if you can load these without them? Once again much thanks for your time and energy making such fine videos!!

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Yes you can Vic! You can use corn starch as a buffer... works great and is cheap!

[@viclee8407]

Wade I can't thank you enough and I will definately try this!

[@aronkoppold3981]

Cabela's has clay buster wads to

[@kevinhunter228]

Hello Wade . Wondering if you are reloading the Federal Top gun hulls on both 12 and 20 gauge. When I cut open these hulls I see the primer protrudes the base of the Hull. Compared to the level base of the gold metal hull.

[@brucecoleman1509]

Thanks for the info.Always great videos.

[@lawson9102]

Good information Thank you

[@michaelbarrett2346]

Great video.

[@markwillard4133]

Thank You for all your years of reloadig veidos I loaded AA grey hulls with 8 pellets of 00 buck stacked 2 x 2 of 4 rows and it reached the crimp level added buffer and 20 ga. overshot card, but dont you put 10 pellet in these same AA hulls stacked 2 x 2 that reach the crimp level and why mine only take 8 pellets.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

hey Mark... my pleasure brother! It depends on your powder type and charge: if using 26 grains of LS in a CB1138 wad, you can get 10 pellets of .32 cal in the round!

[@markwillard4133]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thanks wade you use .32 cal and I was using .33 - 00 buck thats why i could only get 8 pellet in the AA hull thatk you.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

@@markwillard4133 yessir! it makes a difference for sure.

[@ghostriderwashere]

id like to see some mixed up rounds like some .00 with some #1 or #4 buck mixed in etc. be interesting to see how they pattern if you load the smaller stuff in first or the other way around. always wondered how that would effect the bigger shot flight

[@AUCTIONCAT2011]

We worry about sealing a hull around the primer and on the crimp. How water proof is the plastic sealed around the brass and into the powder chamber.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

@@AUCTIONCAT2011 I have several kids dragging these rounds thru the swamp and we haven't had a wet round misfire yet.

[@AUCTIONCAT2011]

Could you use fine cornmeal for buffer? As long as its crimped and sealed well from moisture.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

I think you could. But potato starch or corn starch works better!

[@randybird9979]

hey Wade, can you roll crimp a once fired hull, (with out cutting it off) in other words will the wrinkled up end roll and work ok

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Yes you can actually... the reloader's network 4 pin roller will roll crimp hulls that have been star crimped!

[@BovineDevine]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I've been researching in history about reloading shotgun shells. Can you tell me what they used for buffer before plastic in the old days ?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

hey Ernest! it's me pleasure buddy... way back in the day buffer was not used! It was after Dupont started developing the different polymers when Winchester stated using some of those polymers as buffer! I believe that Winchester called it Go-ex. Wade

[@rocknraptor3195]

I use sawdust. I sift it so its extra clean & fine. Works good & its free.

[@aronkoppold3981]

That old 870 eats 00 buck really well

[@huxmetalworks7371]

Mr. Wade you are the man you are helping us new guys so much I have a question if you don't mind on the Winchester super target load like you buy in bulk it appears to be straight walled until you get to the plastic base wad it appears to be tapered so am I right this is the only part that trips me up would you load it like a tapered hull I have a few load data books just not sure witch to use thanks for sharing with us keep it up I as well as many others appreciate all you do

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Hey Bud!! the New Win hulls are closer to a Federal hull which is really a Rio hull... 🤔 It seems that more and more American ammo makers are subbing out the manufacturing of their hulls to other companies like Rio/Estate! That's why it gets so confusing when looking in older manuals. This is what I have found out over time; The new Winchester, Federal, Rio/Estate, Cheddite, Fiocchi are extremely close to being the same hulls! Yes, the base-wad is slightly tapered because the edges are rounded and not square. it can make you pull your hair out! Here's what I do now-a-days: Just pick up all of the Euro primers possible: Cheddite, Fiocchi 616, Nobel Sport, and Rio. These primers will fit any hull, new and old! and the Gualandi wads (MG42 & Super Short) will fit almost every new hull as will the Ballistic Products CSD and TPS cushioned wads! Wade

[@huxmetalworks7371]

Thanks for sharing this with me I appreciate all your help

[@jonleone777]

Hello mr. Bubba. I have a bunch of AA gray hull and 1138 wad. Picked up a lb of longshot to try in my 21 inch rem 1100 with the hope of 6 to 8 inch groups at 15 yards for defense within my home. In your expert opinion what would be the powder charge range for longshot with an 8 pellet OO load. Your loads here indicate 27 grains and the can of longshot has 32 grains for a 1 1/4 once load. Seems like a pretty big swing in charge weight.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

hey Jon... it always depends on your needs. In your case (Home defense) using around a 1 oz load; You can start with a 29 grain charge of Longshot. That should have plenty of power to cycle your 1100.

[@jonleone777]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thank much.

[@freshfowler1398]

Thank you very much Wade as always, just excellent info from who I consider to be the master at reloading long range buckshot!! I do have a question: I use a 30 inch fixed Full choke barrel in an old 1976 Remington 1100..do you think it will throw a pattern as tight or very close to your results at 50 yards with a fixed choke? God bless you and yours always Wade!!👍🙏

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

I would say almost surely 1 of these loads (or a couple of em) would work like a dream for you!

[@jdunk238]

Works like a champ out of dads 1100 with a 28 fixed modified choke

[@frankmartino835]

KZbin better stop making restrictions on this videos or I'll stop watching all youtube videos. Somebody needs to come up with a new platform like youtube but for firearms. Great video Wade! 🇨🇦👍

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

thanks Frank... I am also uploading over at Rumble!

[@frankmartino835]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thank you very much for what you do Wade! Love your videos keep watching them over and over. 😁👍👍👍

[@brianrobertson7642]

All I can find right now is the CB1118-12 wads will those work with this load as well Wade?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

yes they will!

[@brianrobertson7642]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thanks for the reply

[@archangel20031]

I followed the lee load data with my slug mold and loaded some Gun Club hulls with the WAA12L wads, a LEE 7/8 Key Drive slug and 38 Grains of HS6 powder and all of them had an issue where the powder rattled around like a gourd with beans in it, and if I compressed it harder to try and get the wad down to the powder, the legs collapsed and the slug dropped down too far for a decent crimp. Also, when firing the hulls were stuck in the chamber and I needed to beat the but on the ground to get the to come out, so 38 grains of HS6 was WAY TOO MUCH! Anyway, I have yet to find a wad that will work with those Gun Clubs and was wondering if you could do a video where you take apart factory ammo where you show us hulls like the gun club hull cut open so we can see the wad and it's placement?

[@lestrzesniowski2766]

g Wade,

[@markwillard4133]

using the 2 3/4 grey AA hulls do I use the mg42 wad or the ssw wad or cb1138 with 27 to 28.5 grs. of long shot for 00 buck rounds 10 pellets. june 8th 2023

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Hey Mark... the cb1138 works best with the tapered hulls like the AA's. The mg42 and the SSW work best in the straight walled hulls like the Federal, Winchester field, and the Euro hulls like Fiocchi, Cheddite, Rio, Nobel Sport and many others!

[@Tyler-xp7gf]

Hey how good are. The gray 12ga double AA hulls for reloading

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

@@Tyler-xp7gf they are excellent for loading!

[@depewrob]

great videos just curious which do you like better 6 or 8 point crimp or does it make any difference ? thanks

[@johnanderson186]

It doesn’t make any real difference. A eight point crimp is usually used on trap loads with really small shot(#7,8,9,etc.) to help keep the smaller pellets in the hull. And you’ll see a lot of buck loads, or bigger shot pellet hulls have a 6 point crimp. Other than that, there’s no real difference. They’ll both work the same. Safe loading and shooting to you, and GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!

[@markwillard4133]

Wad if I already loaded 25 rounds using 27 grs. of longshot in Rio (the ribed blue hull 2 3/4 shells with a cb 1138 wad and made sure the powder was compressed and used 10 pellets of 00 buck and buffer. do I need to unload and swap out to a ssw wad or will it be ok as is. and Thank You on the AA hull info.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

No... you will be okay buddy!

[@MikeG-dp3fb]

Would it be a safe load beyond 27 grains of longshot, for say a load consisting of 12 pellets of 31 caliber buckshot in a AA or Gun Club hull, and WAA12R wad. Also would 12 pellets fit, including buffer.

[@keithboyd8020]

Do you ever use 000 buck I want to load some if you have info I would greatly appreciate it thanks in advance

[@ilanbankston6330]

How much buffer do you add to the gun club. What size dipper?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

I use a 2.2cc Lee dipper on mine! Wade

[@Tyler-xp7gf]

Hey bubba I was wondering if there's a way we could I could load pellet gun pellets you know LED 177 billion pellets for buckshot and a 2-3/4 in Shell sound like an ounce of them .sent my gun mainly lead coz full choke

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

@@Tyler-xp7gf yeah, the lead .177 pellets should load and shoot fine. That's some real soft lead.

[@edwardkin72]

I have some Nitro pheasant Green Remington 2 3/4 are they tapered?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Yes... I think all of Remington hulls have a tapered basewad in them.

[@shojus]

B E A U T I M U S !! 😂

[@njgrplr2007]

Wade, did you trim that MG-42 wad in that 2.75" load?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

not at all! the MG42 fits a 2.75" round.

[@Cyotis]

Are you 00 pellets going in as 2 pellets to a layer?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

yes. but, the .32 cal will stack in 3's in the CB1138-12 wad.

[@taylorbernard8497]

Like your videos

[@AUCTIONCAT2011]

I have AA to duplicate this but if I use my cheddite hulls that wad is for a tapered case isnt it? It wont seal the powder in the cheddite hulls will it?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

this may help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3-1dHWthdajb8k

[@chrystalsmith8732]

Could you use table salt instead of #47? Salt is alot cheaper.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

No... salt is too heavy and corrosive for your shotgun! You can use corn starch or potato starch with good performance. I have also used cream of wheat with decent performance!

[@chrystalsmith8732]

Hmmm...cream of wheat huh? I just bought some last week for breakfast. Looks like I need to get a 2nd box. Thanks.@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

you betcha!!@@chrystalsmith8732

[@Cyotis]

Is it 32 cal buck shot that allows 3 pellets to a layer ?

[@boomboom-ko2ez]

Are you saying you making the shot from molds for you're channel anymore

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

I have to be careful with it!

[@outdoorswithjake2174]

Can I load copper bb’s in my 20 ga hulls

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Yes you can.

[@outdoorswithjake2174]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors hey thanks man just getting into reloading. Another question. Can you load low brass shells with 00 buck?

[@keanmarkgrandapetit79]

exelemt..exelent.exelent

[@renatusfox6552]

Would it be ok to use #4 buckshot with that CB1138 wad?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

Yes you can.

[@tbone67gthenderson78]

I use 2 3/4 00 buck any how killed everything I hunted with it

[@tbone67gthenderson78]

Is it a myth or do the 23/4 magnum shoot faster than 3” and 3 .5 “ because of a lesser load of shot?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

the 2.75" & 3" are very close to same velocity and usually the 3.5" are the slowest buckshot rounds!

[@tbone67gthenderson78]

@@BubbaRountreeOutdoors thanks bro Wade I thought it was something because I like 23/4 better 00 buck drops em . Cool video 😎

[@nickycritic5269]

It’s pretty sad that KZbin demonizes videos like this that have been up for YEARS. Just honest folks making educational videos. …It just goes to show, everything is an algorithm now. Pretty sad.

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

it's pathetic what this platform has become.

[@Reloader826]

Sorry brother Wade I cannot believe KZbin is monitoring you to what you can do when they use the first Amendment to run a business

[@njgrplr2007]

Wade, maybe it's time to think about moving the channel to Rumble?

[@BubbaRountreeOutdoors]

I'm already uploading content to Rumble!

[@njgrplr2007]

I did not know that but that's where I will be seeing you!

[@glendavis9663]

👍👍

[@vdog4799]

Commifornia! No joke. Oregon is just as bad now. Maybe worse. Measure 114 was over the top unconstituitional and will probably stick.. SMH

[@tomfavre669]

Good info, thanks

[@taylorbernard8497]

Like your videos