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Offline dbowling

.330 buckshot or 00buck
« on: January 22, 2016, 09:36:35 PM »
can this be used in a .32 or would it have to literally be hammered down the bore.. bought a 5# bag of it today for 6.00..if not the .32 what can it be used in?
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Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2016, 10:07:58 PM »
perchance a .31 cal revolver.
Or 9 of them in a 12 bore.
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Offline dbowling

Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2016, 10:20:05 PM »
thanks don't have a revolver but do have a 12 ga. flinter.. not really anything to shoot around here with 00 buck unless you tried it on really close range coyote...might try it in my .36 with a thick tight patch, might not be super accurate but might be groundhog head accurate.
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Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2016, 01:46:30 PM »
dbowling

FWIW,  000 buck is .350 and I shoot it in my .36 cal flinter with good results.  I should imagine the .330 with a VERY thick patch might work. Please post the results of your tests as other folks might be interested in your findings. Good luck in your tests.

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Offline dbowling

Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2016, 02:06:29 PM »
will do as soon as it warms up enough to be bearable to shoot..
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Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2016, 02:21:09 PM »
Quote from: "doggoner"
dbowling

FWIW,  000 buck is .350 and I shoot it in my .36 cal flinter with good results.  I should imagine the .330 with a VERY thick patch might work. Please post the results of your tests as other folks might be interested in your findings. Good luck in your tests.

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Offline dbowling

Re: .330 buckshot or 00buck
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2016, 12:29:38 AM »
just for the heck of it I took a .330 ball and some heavy pocket drill and could push it into the bore with very firm thumb pressure so looks like may work for a hunting load... needs some warmer weather to test the theory..
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