I have talked with Jay, the owner, previously about some of his other loads, and have bought the 2 1/2", 7/8 oz. loads from him by the flat. Never tried the buffered .410s, though. I may call him and see if he will sell me less than a flat, to try. It just seems to me if there is any load that would benefit from buffering, it is the 3" .410. 17 grams is only a bit more than 9/16 oz., but if it patterns a lot better, it could put more shot on the bird than a 11/16 oz. unbuffered load.

Thanks, SRH

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