Ep. 112 | Shells for Your Shotty – Choosing the Right Shotgun Ammo

Vortex Nation Podcast

Hunting, Long Range, Vortex Optics, Scope, Riflescope, Sports, Wilderness, Vortex, Gun, Vortex Nation, Shooting, Vortex Nation Podcast, Optics, Rifle, Binoculars

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🗓️ 17 February 2020

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

So you got a shotgun – good – you own one of, if not THE, most versatile firearms ever created. It’s pretty simple to operate, pretty simple to understand, but what about the ammo? Shotgun aisles at stores are jam-packed with hundreds of different options – are they all really that different? Does it matter what you actually choose? If so (Spoiler alert – it does matter), how do you go about choosing the right ammo for your shotgun, your application, and maybe ever your location? Reuben and Ryan M join Jimmy and Mark to talk about gauges, shot size, toxic vs non-tox, why some shells are super expensive and some are dirt cheap, shell length, how certain loads interact with your barrel and choke, and so much more. We also forget the topic for a hot second and talk all about getting your shotgun properly fitted to you for better accuracy and speed in the field, at the gun club or in competition. Don’t miss this one! As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like covered on the Vortex Nation podcast by asking us on Instagram @vortexnationpodcast

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Vortex Nation podcast brought to you by lovers of hunting, shooting, public lands, the Second Amendment and Good Food. All right, what's up everybody?
0:17.0	Mark and I are joined by our friends Ruben Alexin and Ryan Muckinhern across the table from us.
0:25.7	In between us lies a 12-gauge shotgun that we grabbed out of the safe.
0:29.8	I think it's actually Jamos, so hope you don't mind Jamo. He's not
0:33.8	Jameson's not here right now so he can't mind.
0:36.7	No. You may also notice if you're watching on YouTube a new background is is
0:42.1	now adorning the podcast studio. So yeah definitely if you're listening right now
0:48.6	Don't you head on over and check that bad boy out pretty sweet came over from the shot show booth. I think I've built that AR. Did you? I think so. Oh, yeah, I remember seeing that one around. I think it's it.
1:00.8	I think it's a little MP5 going on there.
1:03.2	Yeah, that it is.
1:04.8	Yoo-hoo.
1:05.8	Everybody likes that.
1:07.2	I think that's an SD5.
1:10.2	It's cool as heck.
1:11.3	You know that much.
1:12.0	Not a shotgun though. much. Not a shotgun. All you need to know is cool. Not a shotgun.
1:15.0	Not a shotgun. We talked many times about the fact that a shotgun is pretty much the ultimate do it all firearm. It's pretty much literally can do-it-all firearm.
1:23.0	It pretty much literally can do anything.
1:27.6	And the one thing about shotguns, at least I know that I've found,
1:32.1	now Rubin and Ryan, you guys, and Mark, you too, especially
1:35.3	as well, but all you guys have shot shotguns for a long time. I would say, particularly Rubin and Ryan, you
1:42.0	guys are like shotgun fiends you
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