Federal Shorty 4 Buck Shotshells Put To The Test! Close Range, Long Range, Chronograph, & Water Jugs 

These work great in a 590S shockwave. 8+1 capacity, almost no recoil, and I am certain that these 15 pellet federal loads still retain most of that 'one shot stop' ability as the standard size 12 gauge shells.

I like to use those in my single shot. Keep it by the door for whatever gets in the chicken house LOL

Damn nice for a little shell. Thank you for all the testing you do!

I know they aint as good as your 3inch but i can fit 8 mini slugs in my shockwave and i sleep like a baby knowing its under my bed locked and loaded

I've used these buckshot on groundhog's at 10 guards I used a Mossberg 500 12-gauge with a full choke. Love your videos keep them coming just got done goose and dove hunting in PA when I got your notification

Great test awesome

Minishells came into popularity when we started selling our OPSol Flex Adapter for Mossbergs...that was 2015. In 2017, Mossberg introduced the Shockwave with our adapter. In 2018, Challenger started producing minis. In 2019, Federal started making minis. The mini buck shorty is buffered, and my tests at 8 yards from a Shockwave pattern a little wider than your test, but still tight. The slug is very accurate, even past 70 yards (youtubers elsewhere show this). We have a friend, Dan the Man, that has made 12 and 20g minis that are pretty stout. Federal also makes a 6 00 buck mini. Nice video, and conclusions, IMO, are accurate. 15 #4 buck hitting at 1100 fps is roughly like 15 22s hitting.

Ballistic Products makes a shortshell wad. If you cut just the star crimp area off a used shell, you have the perfect length of shell to make a shortshell and do a roll crimp. The shortshell will cycle reliably in most pump shottys without jamming up or using a Mossberg + Opsol. The shortshell is longer than the minishell. Shortshell of sufficient length will cycle thru most pumps.

Good video. I believe the shorty shells produce a wider pattern than traditional shells due to the longer distance the projectiles travel in the barrel before hitting the forcing cone which causes the disruption 🤷‍♂️

I am curious , as far as making some perhaps roll crimping them or using a different set up to fold crimp , I would think a fairly fast powder would be a good choice like 700X Green Dot etc. Your video results are way above what I expected and I like using #4 buck at 24 caliper it is definitely a winner. P.S. you videos are 5 star the way you present yourself and your set up.

.17 cal tungsten dowels.

Did it feed out of the Semi-Auto shotgun you used? I dont think i caught anything about how it fed...

Barrel length?