Saturday Belongs to the Specialists
Day 4 of AMMO+ Day — our five-day sale running Wednesday 9/17 through Sunday 9/21 — is the day the pistol and carbine crowd usually skims right past. Their mistake. Today is all shotgun and rimfire: buckshot, slugs, clays loads, and the little cartridges that buy you the cheapest trigger time of the entire event.
Hunting season is HERE — dove fields are already hot, early waterfowl splits are opening, pheasant is weeks away, and shotgun-zone deer hunters should be printing slugs on paper right now, not in November. This is the restock window.
Same honesty rules as the rest of the week: we ran the math on every deal in the sale, and only the ones actually worth your money made this page. Every price below is live, every review is verbatim from a verified buyer, and everything is while supplies last.
BONUS: The AMMO+ membership is half price for the sale — $49.99 instead of the usual $99. Every “member price” on this page comes from that one line item, and on three of today’s rimfire cases the member-only extra discount is bigger than the membership itself.
Straight to the Good Stuff
Lock in AMMO+ for $49.99 first, then fill the cart — the member column above isn’t a coupon game, it’s just your price. | Notice: all prices, ratings, and inventory notes on this page are accurate at the time of writing, and this is a while-supplies-last event.
One Membership, Every Discount
Quick refresher for anyone joining on Day 4: everyone gets the sale price. AMMO+ members stack an extra cut on top — on today’s slate that extra runs roughly 10–18% depending on the product. The membership normally costs $99 a year; during the sale it’s $49.99.
Here’s the whole pitch in one table, using today’s headliner — the CCI 17 HMR V-Max case:
| The math on one case of CCI 17 HMR V-Max (2,000 rds) | |
|---|---|
| Regular price | $580.00 |
| Sale price (everyone gets this) | $499.00 |
| AMMO+ member price | $439.12 |
| Member-only extra savings | $59.88 |
| AMMO+ membership, on sale | $49.99 |
The member-only discount on that single case out-earns the membership by $9.89 — and that’s before counting the $140.88 you’re under the regular price. Every other case you buy this weekend is pure gravy. Case quantities also ship free, because they always do at Target Sports USA.
Grab AMMO+ for $49.99 here, then come back to the list.
The Saturday Dozen: Scatterguns Up Front, Rimfire in the Back
Twelve deals, slate order: buckshot first, then slugs, clays and field loads, then the rimfire cases. Prices shown are Regular → Sale → AMMO+ Member.
New Republic 12 Gauge Ammo 2 3/4” 00 Buckshot 9 Pellets – NRTR12BK
| Manufacturer | New Republic Training and Range |
| Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4” |
| Shot Size | 00 Buckshot |
| Payload | 9 pellets |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 25 × 10 (250-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $159.90 |
| Sale Price | $149.90 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $134.91 |
| You Save | $24.99 (15.6% off regular) |
| Availability | Stacked deep — but so is demand |
Cheapest 00 Buck of the Whole Sale — 15.6% Off
About 54 cents a shell at the member price — for 00 buck. That’s the number that makes this the volume play of the day: pattern your home-defense gun properly, run a full practice session, and stop treating buckshot like it’s too precious to actually shoot. 238 verified reviews sit at 4.80/5, and our buyers are refreshingly blunt about what it is:
“Ran through my Binelli M4 clone like a dream, shot every rounds, well made. Could be slightly cleaner, but VERY affordable for range training and reliable. Would consider for home defense if all else fails.”
— Tan L., verified buyer
“Great price but it seemed to me the grouping wasn’t as tight, as Federal buckshot, even at 15-20 feet. Still satisfied with the purchase but definitely something to think about”
– John Carlo J.
“Shoots and patterns like average 12 gauge buckshot, leads a lot of plastic and lead fouling BUT no jams or misfeeds, 100% reliable so far!”
— John L., verified buyer
Two of those are 4-star reviews with real gripes — that’s exactly why we quote customers verbatim. Train with this, pattern your defensive load of choice, and everybody wins.
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Stars and Stripes Defense 12 Gauge Ammo 2 3/4” 9-Pellet 00 Buckshot – CBUCK9
| Manufacturer | Stars & Stripes |
| Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4” |
| Shot Size | 00 Buckshot |
| Payload | 9 pellets |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 10 × 25 (250-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $181.25 |
| Sale Price | $171.25 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $150.70 |
| You Save | $30.55 (16.9% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
The Budget 00 Backup — 16.9% Off
Same 9-pellet 00 formula, about 60 cents a shell at the member price, and a 4.76/5 average across 274 reviews. Buyers keep reporting tight patterns and boring reliability — the two things you actually want from a defensive scattergun load:
“I bought 6 boxes of these when it was $7 for box of 10. All I can say is wow tight pattern in 12 yards . Good for self defense. I thought this ammo made in America but made in Italy. But still good rounds for home defense.”
— Shawndale T., verified buyer
“Shoots fine, cycles fine, groups fine. Only downside, it has a cup and roll crimp top, so it’s longer than a star crimp version. Because of this you get one less round in the mag tube. Good training ammo though. “
— Cedric H., verified buyer
“Great ammo for the price. Ran great in my Stoeger M3000 semi auto. Groups pretty well also with maybe 7-8 inch spread at 10 yards. Relatively light recoil for being non “reduced recoil” ammo. “
— Mark G., verified buyer
Cedric’s crimp note is the honest fine print: measure your mag tube expectations accordingly.
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Federal Premium Vital-Shok Ammo 12 Gauge 2-3/4” Buffered 00 Copper Plated Buckshot 12 Pellets – P15600
| Manufacturer | Federal |
| Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4” |
| Shot Size | 00 Buckshot, copper-plated & buffered |
| Payload | 12 pellets |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 5 × 50 (250-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $499.50 |
| Sale Price | $374.63 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $329.67 |
| You Save | $169.83 (34% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
Best Premium Buckshot Deal — 34% Off
This is the other end of the buckshot spectrum: twelve copper-plated pellets riding in buffer material, which is Federal-speak for rounder pellets, tighter patterns, and more payload per trigger pull than the standard 9-pellet load. It’s the buckshot deer hunters in shotgun-only states and pattern-obsessed home defenders both land on — 4.90/5 across 50 reviews says they’re not wrong. At $169.83 off the case, this is the premium buy of the day.
“Great shells with a nice pattern and punch. Like everything else these days the prices are high. “
— Jerry M., verified buyer
“I love the fast shipping from targetsportsusa.com extremely accurate pattern on this ammo from my mossberg 590.”
— Luciano T., verified buyer
“Great ammo that patterned well in my Maverick. Not the cheapest but solid.”
— Garrett S., verified buyer
Jerry’s right that premium buckshot got expensive — which is precisely why you buy it during the one week it’s 34% off.
Three deals in and the pattern should be clear: AMMO+ members just paid $44.96 less than everyone else on that last case. The membership is $49.99 this week. You can see where this is going.
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Hornady SST 12 Gauge Ammo 300 Grain 2-3/4” Super Shock Tip Sabot Slug – 8623
| Manufacturer | Hornady |
| Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4” |
| Slug | 300 grain FTX sabot |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,000 fps |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 5 × 20 (100-slug case) |
| Regular Price | $265.00 |
| Sale Price | $198.75 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $174.90 |
| You Save | $90.10 (34% off regular) |
| Availability | In stock |
Best Slug Deal for Shotgun-Zone Deer — 34% Off
If you hunt a shotgun-only deer zone, this is the section you came for. A 300-grain FTX slug at 2,000 fps out of a rifled barrel turns a shotgun into a legitimate 150-plus-yard deer rifle, and our review database is basically a wall of filled tags — 4.75/5 over 72 reviews. At the member price you’re paying $1.75 a slug for premium sabots that regularly run $2.65. Sight in now; opening day is not the time to find your zero.
“Got this ammo for my son. After many years of hunting for them, he just took his first deer with one of these slugs. One shot brought it down.”
— Glenn B., verified buyer
“4 Shots and 4 deer. All shots were through and through hits and none of them traveled more than 40 yards. Tons of damage.”
— Michael L., verified buyer
” Great load in a rifled 12 ga. A bit pricey though. I can group 3” at 100 yds. Some say that can be extended out to 200 yds…”
— Henry T., verified buyer
Henry’s “a bit pricey” complaint is the entire reason this deal exists. Rifled barrels only — smoothbore folks, keep scrolling.
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Federal Premium 20 Gauge Ammo 3” #2 Copper Plated Buckshot 18 Pellets – P2582B
| Manufacturer | Federal |
| Gauge | 20 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 3” |
| Shot Size | 2 Buckshot, copper-plated |
| Payload | 18 pellets |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 5 × 10 (50-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $109.90 |
| Sale Price | $65.94 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $54.07 |
| You Save | $55.83 (50.8% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
Deepest Cut of the Day — 50.8% Off
Half off. Actually more than half off, at 50.8%. Eighteen copper-plated #2 pellets from a 3-inch 20 gauge hull is a serious payload out of a gun that’s kinder to smaller-framed shooters — which is exactly why the 20 keeps winning converts for home defense and buckshot-zone deer. Every one of its 13 reviews is 5 stars. If you’ve been going back and forth on gauges, our 12 gauge vs 20 gauge breakdown settles it with data; at $54.07 a case, you can afford to stop debating.
“For hunting or defensive application is an appliable choice!”
— Anthony Y., verified buyer
“Perfect buckshot, no issues with this ammo from Federal Premium. Shipped fast from Target Sports USA.”
— Edward W., verified buyer
Fifty shells to a case here, so grab two — at the member price that’s still under $110 for a hundred rounds of premium 20 gauge buck.
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Winchester AA Super Sport 410 Bore Ammo 2 1/2” 1/2oz # 8 1/2 Shot – AASC4185
| Manufacturer | Winchester |
| Gauge | 410 Bore |
| Shell Length | 2-1/2” |
| Shot Size | 8-1/2 |
| Payload | 1/2 oz |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 25 × 10 (250-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $165.00 |
| Sale Price | $149.00 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $131.12 |
| You Save | $33.88 (20.5% off regular) |
| Availability | In stock |
Best .410 Clays Deal — 20.5% Off
Clays leagues run all fall, and the .410 squad always pays the most per flat — except this week. AA is the shell serious skeet shooters treat as the default, partly because it breaks birds and partly because the AA hull is the one reloaders hoard. About 52 cents a shell at the member price, 5.00/5 across its first 8 reviews:
“Perfect ammo for skeet or sporting clays”
— Richard O., verified buyer
“Good price awesome service, no issues with this ammo from Winchester AA Super Sport. Shipped fast from Target Sports USA.”
— Jeremy S., verified buyer
Halfway checkpoint: if your cart already has two cases in it, the $49.99 AMMO+ membership has already paid for itself twice. Members save the extra cut on every single item on this page — and everywhere else on the site, all year.
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Browning Golden Clays 410 Bore Ammo 2 1/2” 1/2 oz #8 Lead Shot – BGC418
| Manufacturer | Browning |
| Gauge | 410 Bore |
| Shell Length | 2-1/2” |
| Shot Size | 8 Lead Shot |
| Payload | 1/2 oz |
| Unit & Case Config | Case of 250 |
| Regular Price | $155.00 |
| Sale Price | $116.25 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $102.30 |
| You Save | $52.70 (34% off regular) |
| Availability | In stock |
The 41-Cent Clays Case — 34% Off
Same 1/2-oz, 1,300 fps recipe as the competition-grade stuff, wearing Browning gold. At the member price this works out to about 41 cents a shell — for .410, that’s practically a misprint. Full transparency: this listing is new enough to our shelves that it has zero reviews yet, so we’re leaning on the spec sheet and the Golden Clays name rather than customer receipts. If you run a case this fall, come back and be review number one.
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Federal Game Load 12 Gauge Ammo 2 3/4” 1 oz #8 Shot – H121 8
| Manufacturer | Federal |
| Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Shell Length | 2-3/4” |
| Shot Size | 8 |
| Payload | 1 oz |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 25 × 10 (250-shell case) |
| Regular Price | $115.00 |
| Sale Price | — (no public sale price — this one is member-exclusive) |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $101.20 |
| You Save | $13.80 (12% off regular — members only) |
| Availability | In stock |
Member-Exclusive Birdshot — 12% Off, AMMO+ Only
Here’s the flex item: non-members pay $115.00; AMMO+ members pay $101.20. That’s about 40 cents a shell — the cheapest cost-per-bang on today’s page — for the do-everything dove, clays, and small-game load. One case covers a league season or a very good weekend in the dove field. 79 reviews, 4.89/5:
“They go bang and cycle in my Mossberg pump shotgun. What else can one ask for?”
— Stefan W., verified buyer
“Federal shotgun ammo has always been great stuff. Feeds and shoots good and busts up plenty of clays. “
— Paul B., verified buyer
“Great for trap and sporting clays. Solid ammo produced by Federal Game Load.”
— Keith L., verified buyer
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CCI Uppercut 22 Long Rifle Ammo 32 Grain Jacketed Hollow Point – 960CC
| Manufacturer | CCI |
| Caliber | 22 LR |
| Grain | 32 Grain JHP |
| Muzzle Velocity | 950 fps |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 50 × 100 (5,000-rd case) |
| Regular Price | $999.00 |
| Sale Price | $969.00 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $872.10 |
| You Save | $126.90 (12.7% off regular) |
| Availability | Very limited — under 60 cases left at time of writing |
Biggest Member-Only Discount of the Day — $96.90 Extra Off
Five thousand rounds of CCI’s handgun-tuned defensive 22 at 17.4 cents a round — and the member-only slice of that discount is $96.90, nearly double the cost of the membership. Uppercut is built for short pistol barrels (hence the mild 950 fps rating), and it’s the reason rimfire is the cheapest trigger time of anything we’ve featured all week — we’ve run the 22 LR vs 9mm cost math before, and the little case wins every time.
Honesty checkpoint: this is the lowest-rated product on today’s page at 4.43/5 across 181 reviews, because ultra-light rimfire loads are picky about which semi-autos they’ll cycle:
“Cycled well in TX22 and were extremely accurate. I’ve taken down multiple raccoons with this round. One shots.”
— Taylor J., verified buyer
“Dunno how it works as I have only shot paper so far. Will shoot a few “small deer” up close (squirrel to coyote)”
— Greg R., verified buyer
“It was not strong enough to eject in my Bobcat Beretta 21A. (It was actually a suggested round from Beretta! ) The hollow point CCI mini Mags work well.”
— Tog P., verified buyer
That last one is a 1-star review, and we’re printing it anyway — that’s the deal here. Know your pistol runs a load before you buy 5,000 of anything. Revolvers and most full-size rimfire pistols shrug; pocket blowbacks can be divas.
The rimfire math only gets sillier from here — and every case below hands AMMO+ members more extra discount than the $49.99 membership costs. Do it once, profit four times.
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CCI Ammo 17 HMR Ammo 17 Grain Hornady V-Max – 0049
| Manufacturer | CCI |
| Caliber | 17 HMR |
| Grain | 17 Grain Hornady V-Max |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,550 fps |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 50 × 40 (2,000-rd case) |
| Regular Price | $580.00 |
| Sale Price | $499.00 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $439.12 |
| You Save | $140.88 (24.3% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
The Case That Pays for the Membership — 24.3% Off
Today’s headliner, and the case we used for the math lesson up top: the $59.88 member-only extra out-earns the $49.99 membership on this single purchase. A 17-grain V-Max leaving at 2,550 fps is the flattest, most theatrical varmint medicine in rimfire, and at 22 cents a round you can finally feed the 17 like it deserves. 126 reviews, 4.79/5, and they read like a pest-control log:
“I use this mainly as practice ammo and for the occasional woodchuck at 50 yards with great results in accuracy on both. “
— Paul P., verified buyer
“Hard to beat ammo for shooting ground squirrels. Does a good job knocking them out.”
— Ryan F., verified buyer
“tight groups, no issues with this ammo form cci ammunition. love this round from target sports usa.”
— John K., verified buyer
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CCI Maxi-Mag Clean 22 WMR Ammo 46 Grain Polymer-Coated Segmented Hollow Point – 972CC
| Manufacturer | CCI |
| Caliber | 22 WMR |
| Grain | 46 Grain Segmented Hollow Point |
| Muzzle Velocity | 1,875 fps |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 50 × 40 (2,000-rd case) |
| Regular Price | $660.00 |
| Sale Price | $559.99 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $492.79 |
| You Save | $167.21 (25.3% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
The Clean-Shooting Small-Game Magnum — 25.3% Off
The clever one: a polymer-coated 46-grain bullet that splits into three segments on impact — full 22 Magnum authority on squirrels, rabbits, and garden-raiding varmints with less pass-through drama, and the “Clean” coating keeps your suppressor and action from turning into a lead mine. The member-only extra here is $67.20, so yes, this case also buys the membership on its own. About 25 cents a round at the member price.
“I really like for varmints. Nice shooting ammo from CCI Maxi-Mag! Shipped fast from TSUSA!”
— Louis C., verified buyer
“Quality .22WMR ammo from CCI Maxi-Mag Clean. Really have been enjoying this load! Great ammo, thanks TSUSA.”
— Richard K., verified buyer
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CCI Uppercut 22 WMR Ammo 40 Grain Copper Plated Hollow Point – 22WMRUP
| Manufacturer | CCI |
| Caliber | 22 WMR |
| Grain | 40 Grain Copper Plated Hollow Point |
| Muzzle Velocity | 1,050 fps |
| Unit & Case Config | Box of 50 × 40 (2,000-rd case) |
| Regular Price | $700.00 |
| Sale Price | $649.99 |
| AMMO+ Member Price | $571.99 |
| You Save | $128.01 (18.3% off regular) |
| Availability | Limited quantity — moving fast |
Newest Rimfire on the Slate — 18.3% Off
Uppercut’s 22 WMR chapter: a 40-grain copper-plated hollow point rated at a deliberate 1,050 fps, tuned to expand from short-barreled 22 Mag pistols and revolvers instead of needing a rifle to wake up. If a rimfire magnum rides in your chore-coat pocket or nightstand, this is the load built for that job — and the $78.00 member-only extra is, once again, more than the membership. Early reviews are running 4.89/5:
“Quality and accurate, love this 22 WMR round from CCI Uppercut. Shipped fast from Target Sports USA!”
— Roy S., verified buyer
“Top notch 22 WMR rounds, nice ammo from CCI Uppercut! Shipped fast from Target Sports USA!”
— Francisco C., verified buyer
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Two Days Left on the Clock
Today is Saturday. The sale’s last full day is tomorrow, Sunday 9/21. That’s the whole runway — two days, no encore for the shotgun and rimfire slate.
And the clock isn’t the only constraint. The CCI Uppercut 22 LR case is down to under 60 cases at time of writing, and five of today’s twelve deals are sitting in the limited tier and moving. Buckshot and slug cases have a habit of disappearing the same weekend every hunter in America remembers the season opener is close — which is this weekend.
If something on this page solves a problem for your fall, solve it today. Members get the extra cut on all of it.
Shotgun & Rimfire Day FAQ
AMMO+ Day is Target Sports USA’s five-day sale running Wednesday 9/17 through Sunday 9/21, 2026. Each day spotlights a different slate of deals — Day 4 is shotgun and rimfire — with sale prices for everyone and extra stacked discounts for AMMO+ members.
No. Every sale price on this page is available to everyone. Members stack an extra discount on top of the sale price — and one item today (the Federal Game Load #8) is member-exclusive, with no public sale price at all.
$49.99 for the year during the sale — half the regular $99. On three of today’s rimfire cases, the member-only extra discount alone is bigger than that.
The public sale price comes off the regular price first, then the member discount comes off the sale price — roughly an extra 10–18% depending on the product. Example: the CCI 17 HMR V-Max case goes $580.00 regular → $499.00 sale → $439.12 member.
Yes — case quantities ship free at Target Sports USA, same as always. Details on the bulk ammo page.
Through Sunday 9/21 — that’s the last full day. As of this post going live, you have today and tomorrow.
Everything is while-supplies-last. Today’s slate includes one very limited item (the CCI Uppercut 22 LR case, under 60 cases at time of writing) and several in the limited tier.
The Federal Game Load 12 gauge #8 works out to about 40 cents a shell at the member-exclusive price of $101.20 per 250-shell case; the Browning Golden Clays .410 case is right behind it at about 41 cents.
The Send-Off
Shotgun and rimfire day never gets the headlines, and that’s fine — it gets the fields, the leagues, and the freezer instead. Half-price 20 gauge buck, deer slugs with a review section full of filled tags, 40-cent clays loads, and rimfire cases where the member discount out-earns the membership itself. The season is already here; the restock window closes tomorrow night.
Shop the sale: Shotgun ammo · 12 gauge ammo · 20 gauge ammo · 410 bore ammo · Rimfire ammo · 22 LR ammo · 22 WMR ammo · 17 HMR ammo · AMMO+ membership — $49.99 this week · Free-shipping bulk ammo
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