Buckshot Question

[Nick1236]

I was at walmart and noticed they had OO buckshot in a 15 round pack. I have never seen buckshot at walmart before so without even really looking at it I bought a pack. Now that I'm home, and examining my purchase, I have found I bought Remington Express Magnum Buckshot.

Is this the super high pressure stuff or will any shotgun that accepts 3" shells be able to fire it? I looked online and the only difference I can find is that the regular Express Buckshot is 2 3/4" and the Magnums are 3".

My shotgun is a whinchester 1300 defender. It accepts 3" shells but not sure about "magnum" loads. Or is the magnum on the remington box just stand for "hey its 3" instead of a 2 3/4""?

[SoCal Bob]

Hi Nick, I found the 1300 manual online and copied this:

AMMUNITION
All current 12 and 20 gauge Model 1300s have a 3"
chamber and are designed to shoot all factory loads such
as 3" Magnum, 2 3⁄4" Magnum, 2 3⁄4" High Velocity, 2 3⁄4" Field
and Target loads. The barrel can safely shoot both lead
and steel shot. Special rifled choke tubes and rifled barrels
are designed for shooting sabot-type slugs. Winchester
ammunition is always an excellent choice for your new
Winchester shotgun, delivering unmatched performance
and dependability.
MAKE SURE YOU USE ONLY THE EXACT
AMMUNITION/GAUGE AS LISTED ON THE
LEFT SIDE OF THE BARREL.

[Nick1236]

^ awesome thanks. I should be ok then.

[BigDogatPlay]

You'll be totally okay assuming your gun is still safe to shoot.

There should be a listing of velocity someplace on the box. Probably in the 1300-1400 FPS range. If it's that or less, good to go.

[Nick1236]

You'll be totally okay assuming your gun is still safe to shoot.

There should be a listing of velocity someplace on the box. Probably in the 1300-1400 FPS range. If it's that or less, good to go.

yeah its only 1250 FPS.

I was buying these for my HD round. Not sure if the "magnum" is a little overkill or not. Should be fun to shoot though

[GettoPhilosopher]

I like 'em. If they're the ones I'm thinking about, you get something like 12 pellets instead of 9.

[Nick1236]

I like 'em. If they're the ones I'm thinking about, you get something like 12 pellets instead of 9.

yeah thats them.

[chesterthehero]

my 1300 eats them like m&ms..

[Turo]

Your 1300 will shoot any shotgun shell out there chambered in 12ga. If you had a hundred year old no-name gun I'd be leary, but your gun should be perfectly fine.

[eccvets]

it will shoot fine but idk how much it will kick. hope ya got some kinda buffering system for it cuz they tend to hurt if you dont.

[currie954]

I was at walmart and noticed they had OO buckshot in a 15 round pack. I have never seen buckshot at walmart before so without even really looking at it I bought a pack. Now that I'm home, and examining my purchase, I have found I bought Remington Express Magnum Buckshot.

Is this the super high pressure stuff or will any shotgun that accepts 3" shells be able to fire it? I looked online and the only difference I can find is that the regular Express Buckshot is 2 3/4" and the Magnums are 3".

My shotgun is a whinchester 1300 defender. It accepts 3" shells but not sure about "magnum" loads. Or is the magnum on the remington box just stand for "hey its 3" instead of a 2 3/4""?

I used the walmart 00 buck last weekend at my shotgun class and it worked very well fired a couple of those magnum rounds and holly crap!!!! my suggestion is buy the value pack 2 3/4 anytime you see it cause it never stays in stock long!!!

[azn1stknightsoul]

They feed beautifully through my 1300. Nothing fazes this thing.