12 Gauge – Critical Defense 00 Buckshot – 2 3/4 Inch 8 Pellet – 10 Round Box
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Hornady Critical Defense 12 Gauge is a 2 3/4" 00 buckshot defensive load built for pump and semi-auto shotguns. This 10-round box uses an 8-pellet 00 buck payload with Hornady’s Versatite wad technology for tight, consistent patterns without requiring firearm modification.
This is serious home-defense buckshot, not bargain-bin boom confetti. It is loaded for reliable functioning, strong velocity, and controlled patterning — the three things that matter when a defensive shotgun needs to act like a tool instead of a thunder stick with trust issues.
Ammo / Defensive Use Reality Check
- Built for personal-defense shotgun use.
- Loaded with 8 pellets of 00 buckshot.
- Versatite wad technology is designed to produce tight, consistent patterns.
- Specially loaded for reliable functioning in pump and semi-auto shotguns.
- Pattern your shotgun before trusting any defensive load. Shotguns pattern like fingerprints — loud, messy fingerprints.
What It Does
This load gives 12 Gauge shotgun owners a defensive 00 buckshot option with tight-pattern wad technology, an 8-pellet payload, and high listed velocity for close-range defensive use.
Why It’s Worth It
Hornady Critical Defense is one of the better-known defensive ammo lines for a reason. In 12 Gauge, the big value is controlled patterning from the Versatite wad and reliable cycling in common pump and semi-auto shotgun setups. That matters more than flashy marketing when the whole point is responsible defensive readiness.
Specs
- Brand: Hornady
- Product Line: Critical Defense
- Gauge: 12 Gauge
- Shell Length: 2 3/4"
- Shot Size: 00 Buck
- Pellet Count: 8 pellets
- Load Type: Buckshot
- Muzzle Velocity: 1,600 FPS
- Wad: Versatite wad technology
- Package Quantity: 10 rounds
- Case Quantity: 100 rounds / 10 boxes
- UPC: 090255862409
What’s Included
- One 10-round box of Hornady Critical Defense 12 Gauge 2 3/4" 00 buckshot ammunition.
Verify Before You Buy
- Verify your shotgun is chambered for 12 Gauge 2 3/4" shells.
- Verify 00 buckshot is legal and appropriate for your intended use.
- Pattern this load through your shotgun before relying on it for defensive use.
- Ammo sales are restricted by law and may not ship to certain states or jurisdictions.
Disclaimers
Ammo is more than metal and powder — it’s the embodiment of freedom. We sell freedom in brass cases. Sadly, some states fear that truth and hate freedom.
Freedom-Hating Zones: AK, CA, CT, D.C, HI, IL, MA, NJ, NY, RI — and any other state that thinks neutering the 2A makes them safer. We don’t ship there. Period.
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Age: You must be legal age (18+ long gun ammo, 21+ handgun ammo).
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