#5 shot?

[securitysix]

I've got an NEF Pardner .410 that I've had for 16 years come this Christmas (thanks, Santa Claus).  I've always shot Remington #4 or #6 3" shells out of it, and they've always done right by me.  Recently, I've been seeing some 3" Remington shells loaded with #5 shot at Wal-Mart.  I'm not going to abandon #4 or #6 shot any time soon, but the #5 shot makes me curious.

I got the #6 shot for squirrels and rabbits and the #4 shot for possums and other similarly sized pests.  I've since used #6 shot on possums and found it to work just fine (also works for snakes, but I should probably look for some #7 or #7 1/2 for that, I guess).

So, I guess the question is, what does one do with #5 shot that can't be done with either #4 or #6.  Also, has anyone tried the Remington #5s and if so, what was your opinion of them?  I may pick some up just to try anyway, but I figure it can't hurt to ask.

[a4beltfed2000]

#5 was ok for me for tree rats, however earily in the season when leaves were heavy, i did have a little issue with punching through the leaves at them. had a couple the got away. #4 definately worked better for the leaves but up close still hunting under the oaks, the 4s were over kill.

[PHATINJUN]

Jerry uses #5 for rabbits his story on it showed 3 dead rabbits looked like they worked just fine. kurt