THE SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT STAKEOUT AMMO, PART II

I cover this in more detail in Part I, but just to recap, a shotgun is best used as a short-range weapon that allows you to take some shortcuts in marksmanship through its spread pattern.

The Stakeout is best suited for a hallway, a vehicle, or other short-range urban encounters. Its compact size makes it easy to maneuver inside and around my car, and its brutal payload gives me enough power to fight my way out of a BLM riot. I can also use it to skip buckshot into a mob of thugs trying to “kill whitey” or into the legs of a carjacker on the other side of my vehicle. Within its niche, it is a devastating weapon.

To get the most out of your Stakeout, you need to have ammunition that maximizes its utility. Here are four more loads that I patterned at 3, 5, 7 and 10 yards.

Load 5: Federal Premium Personal Defense 9 Pellet #00 Buck, 1145 FPS

This round obviously had a very tight pattern.

Load 6: Fiocchi Exacta Nickel Plated Buck Shot 27 Pellet #4 Buck, 1325 FPS

I liked the patterns this round produced; they were wide and rather uniform. The only drawback is that this round has notably stronger felt recoil than other rounds I fired. This surprised me, considering the round shouldn’t have been going faster than any other 27 pellet #4 Buck rounds that I tested.

Load 7: Fiocchi Exacta Nickel Plated 9 Pellet #00 Buck, 1325 FPS

I didn’t perceive the felt recoil as unusually high and found it easier to shoot than the Fiocchi #4 Buck. However, its pattern was tighter.

Load 8: Nobel Sports Law Enforcement 27 Pellet #4 Buck, 1325 FPS

I really liked how this round patterned in the Stakeout. The pattern is uniform and very wide—some might say almost too wide (although I don’t). The only downfall is that it’s roll crimped, so the Stakeout will hold one less round. For me, that was a deal-breaker. If it weren’t for the roll crimp, I may have chosen this as the ammo I carry in my Stakeout.

To see what round I did choose for my Stakeout ammo, as well as three other loads, you’ll have to wait for Part III.

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Photos by Terry Thompson.

Eric Tull is the Suarez International Staff Instructor for Iowa.
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Comments

[Paul]

Great reference.

I think another interesting load wouod be Winchester Super X 16 pellet #1 buck. It patterns wide and uniformly in my Mossberg 590 and I am a little more comfortable with the penetration than #4 buck.

[Jonathan]

Does the the Nobel have the newer GT wad or is it a normal plastic wad? The GT wad is also not see thru and looks like the picture here
https://www.sgammo.com/product/12-gauge-ammo/250-round-case-12-gauge-nobelsport-ammo-275-inch-1325fps-27-pellets-number-4-b
And if it is a generic wad you can see the buckshot in the Shell like this pic
https://www.cheaperthandirt.com/product/nobelsport-law-enforcement-12-ga-275-4-buck-10-rounds-837913000878.do

Thank you

[Eric Tull]

IIRC, it was the normal plastic wad in the second link.