Shotgun Basics: Buckshot (Part 1) Posted on 25 February 2023 by The Tactical Hermit Shotgun Basics: Buckshot (Part 1) I have been reloading for most of my adult life and have used just about ever flavor of shotgun load there is and for my money a good 00 Low-Recoil and #4 Buckshot are my “GO TO” loads for 2 legged critters.