Have you actually practiced loading from that bandolier?
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You'd be able to load much faster from a side saddle. If you need more then 10 rounds from a shotgun then 25 ain't gonna be enough either.
Have you actually practiced loading from that bandolier?
I would really suggest you try loading from this before you "need" it. Many times people have a false sense of security in having this "stuff" around them without practicing with it. I cannot think of a scenario that would have you loading 25 rounds of shotgun ammo for multiple attackers short of a Steven Segal movie. I am a big proponent of being prepared, but without actually using it in a real world scenario, it becomes as one of our threads so aptly call it, a "Talisman" more than anything.
I would go do some Shotgun competitions if you haven't done so already, and try to load from that bandolier. You will see very soon, that it is next to impossible to speedload from it. It is too flimsy, and is not something I have ever seen being used when speed is an issue. Try looking at sidesaddles, and speedloaders.
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You'd be able to load much faster from a side saddle. If you need more then 10 rounds from a shotgun then 25 ain't gonna be enough either.
Not questioning the training, or choice of bandoleer, etc. Please don't feel like I'm "piling on" here... I just humbly suggest you switch back to 00 buckshot. All those little holes you make with the BB's are going to be messy, but shallow.
That being said, the 12g PDX stuff from Winchester seems to be a good alternative, with the 1 oz. slug and 3 00 pellets if you're not overly concerned about wall penetration. YMMV. I've been able to put the slug from the PDX-1 onto a pie plate at 50 yards regularly with my smoothbore 590, so it has some versatility. YMMV.
BB shot is bad enough. That it is steel BB shot is even worse. I guess you'll be protected when your home is over run by the mindless hordes of brain eating geese.
Anyone who's done 3 minutes of research on shotgun terminal ballistics will be using #4 buck or 00. Federal has great loads of both with their AWESOME flight control wad that are much better suited to personal defense than your goose loads.
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