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Estate Buckshot Loads?
« on: April 03, 2011, 02:12:36 PM »
Anyone use Estate? Thoughts for use as bulk practice ammo? I just saw it at Cabela's and it seems like a good deal.
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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 02:56:52 PM »
Are they cheaper than the federal loads sold at Walmart?
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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2011, 03:37:22 PM »
I have shot a lot of Estate shotgun shells.  They are actually very good.  I grab them long before I ever pick up a box of Federal. 

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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2011, 04:38:53 PM »
I think I might give them a go. No Walmart around here, but the Estate shells at Cabela's are $155 for 250.
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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 04:59:47 PM »
I bought 250 rounds of Estate buckshot for Y2K.  It took me awhile, but I ran it all through my Remington 870.  It patterned well and never gave me any problems.
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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2011, 08:43:58 PM »
I've probably burned through 10k rounds of Estate bird shot. Can't say the quality ever hampered my trap skills.
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Re: Estate Buckshot Loads?
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2011, 09:03:28 PM »
A buddy of mine who's a high ranked youth trap shooter in this state uses Estate for practice ammo. I'd buy their buck without hesitation.

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