12 Gauge shotgun shells are the ultimate home defense round.

The #1 buckshot shotgun shell is the preferred choice for city and in home defense. The 00 buckshot is for longer range and deeper penetration to punch through walls and is heavily used by our troops in the middle east (which is one of the reasons there are so few of any of the buckshot shotgun shells available.)

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Because these shells have a 20% higher payload they are designated as magnum.

Price per case of 125 handloaded magnum 2 3/4 inch #1 Buckshot shotgun shells:

1 case = $215

2 cases =$210 each

3 cases or more =$205 each

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Most people typically choose a shotgun for home defense for one of three general reasons: 1) because of the shotgun intimidation factor 2) to maximize wound trauma to stop a vicious assailant as quickly as possible, 3) because a shotgun does not require as much skill as a handgun to put lead on target or 4) to minimize wall penetration to reduce the danger to innocent third parties in case of a missed shot,

For personal defense and law enforcement applications, the International Wound Ballistics Association advocates number 1 shotgun shell buckshot as being superior to all other buckshot sizes.

Number 1 shotgun shell buckshot is the smallest diameter buckshot that reliably and consistently penetrates more than 12 inches of standard ordnance gelatin when fired at typical shotgun engagement distances. A standard 2 ¾-inch 12 gauge buckshot shotgun shell contains 16 pellets of #1 buck. The total combined cross sectional area of the 16 pellets is 1.13 square inches. Compared to the total combined cross sectional area of the nine pellets in a standard #00 (double-aught) shotgun shell buckshot (0.77 square inches), the # 1 shotgun shell buckshot has the capacity to produce over 30 percent more potentially effective wound trauma.

In all shotgun shell buckshot loads, number 1 buckshot shotgun shell produces more potentially effective wound trauma than either #00 or #000 buck. In addition, the number 1 buckshot shotgun shell is less likely to over-penetrate and exit an attacker's body.