Thread: Pig eradication from chopper video

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

picked up a buckshot empty cartridge recently..fiochi brand blue plastic...it had the specs on it and it definately wasnt 00buck..THINK it said 17ball or something similar...we used to get a 32ball 20calibre buckshot load in Timaru...havent seen it in years,was deadly on wallabies,didnt improve on std #BBs all the same.I imagine it would be devastating used from a machine,enough penetration and a filled out pattern.

Yeah fiocchi have #4 buckshot here in NZ that has 27 pellets.
Falcon also bring out a very economical round which I believe is #4 buckshot, it has 19 balls from memory. We use it a bit on goats to good effect.