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Buckshot, legal or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rancocas" data-source="post: 5278054" data-attributes="member: 2871"><p>I grew up in New Jersey where only buckshot was allowed for deer hunting. Now, I'm told that muzzleloaders are legal there too.</p><p>Within its limited range OO buckshot is devastating. I have taken several deer with it, at ranges no more than 30 yards, and they dropped in their tracks.</p><p>However - Long ago my Dad saw a group of three deer at about 75 yards. Two does and a buck. The buck was in the middle. Dad shot at the buck, but the last doe dropped. One buckshot pellet had hit her in the head. The buck and the other doe ran off. The shot spread that much in just 75 yards.</p><p>My uncle shot at a buck in a thick southern New Jersey cedar swamp. The deer disappeared. When he went to check for signs of a hit, he heard moaning. Checking, he found a man further beyond where the deer had been. One buckshot pellet had struck the guy in the neck. My uncle carried him out of the woods and to a hospital. Uncle Frank lost his hunting license in New Jersey for 5 years because of that.</p><p>Having been a law enforcement officer and police firearms instructor for many years, we used 12 ga. shotguns on our raids. We tested both OO and #4 buckshot for penetration and spread at different ranges. We found the #4 buck inadequate for our purposes. Sometimes at only 30 yards it would not fully penetrate a heavy winter coat. I think #4 buck would be great for coyotes at close range, though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rancocas, post: 5278054, member: 2871"] I grew up in New Jersey where only buckshot was allowed for deer hunting. Now, I'm told that muzzleloaders are legal there too. Within its limited range OO buckshot is devastating. I have taken several deer with it, at ranges no more than 30 yards, and they dropped in their tracks. However - Long ago my Dad saw a group of three deer at about 75 yards. Two does and a buck. The buck was in the middle. Dad shot at the buck, but the last doe dropped. One buckshot pellet had hit her in the head. The buck and the other doe ran off. The shot spread that much in just 75 yards. My uncle shot at a buck in a thick southern New Jersey cedar swamp. The deer disappeared. When he went to check for signs of a hit, he heard moaning. Checking, he found a man further beyond where the deer had been. One buckshot pellet had struck the guy in the neck. My uncle carried him out of the woods and to a hospital. Uncle Frank lost his hunting license in New Jersey for 5 years because of that. Having been a law enforcement officer and police firearms instructor for many years, we used 12 ga. shotguns on our raids. We tested both OO and #4 buckshot for penetration and spread at different ranges. We found the #4 buck inadequate for our purposes. Sometimes at only 30 yards it would not fully penetrate a heavy winter coat. I think #4 buck would be great for coyotes at close range, though. [/QUOTE]
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