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Offline jingle

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.32 ammo
« on: August 02, 2010, 05:41:57 PM »
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I was in the gunshop today and noticed the Hornady buckshot. About $5 per 100 is a lot cheaper than roundballs @ $12 per 100. I shoot .310 roundballs. The two sizes of buckshot were .300 and .320. Has anyone used these in their peashooters? Our little CVA is primarily a plinker. Thanks and God Bless.
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Re: .32 ammo
« Reply #1 on: August 03, 2010, 03:11:42 AM »
I tried #0 buck in my Dixie squirrel rifle and it is too hard to load. With the thinnest patches I have available it is almost impossible to get the ball all the way down. Once loaded, they shoot just fine though. Other folks report using them with good effect, so I guess it depends on how big your barrel is. They do work well in 31 cal. C&B revolvers though.
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Re: .32 ammo
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2010, 06:16:26 AM »
Lots of people do shoot the Hornady buck in .32 and .36 caliber rifles. Hornady buckshot is harder than pure lead. Some folks insist the best accuracy comes only from dead soft pure lead but others say the buckshot groups as well as swaged balls. I've never tested it myself so I can only say it is harder. Here is a Hornady swaged lead .360" ball pressed against a pellet of 000 buck. The buck is the darker and shinier ball.
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Re: .32 ammo
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2010, 08:26:22 AM »
Quote from: jingle on August 02, 2010, 05:41:57 PM
Hello,

I was in the gunshop today and noticed the Hornady buckshot. About $5 per 100 is a lot cheaper than roundballs @ $12 per 100. I shoot .310 roundballs. The two sizes of buckshot were .300 and .320. Has anyone used these in their peashooters? Our little CVA is primarily a plinker. Thanks and God Bless.

I use the .300 and have had good results. These days I just cast up my own...
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