Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Deer Hunting How effective is buckshot?

35 yards its a dead deer. You can even get 000 if you want. At that range #4 buck would even work. Finding a load and choke combo that patterns good is the same as getting a turkey gun ready. But it is possible to get softball size buckshot groups at 35 yards. Some guns do well with modified, some need up to extra full.