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Offline backwoods_boy

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can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« on: November 26, 2008, 04:30:44 PM »
bought a box of 7 shot by accident and going pheasant hunting tomorrow
am i ok with 7 shot
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2008, 04:34:31 PM »
They dont make 7 shot.  But 71/2 will work (thats what you bought).

Might be a little light but it will work up close and personal.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2008, 04:37:37 PM »
It'll be fine, especially if you're hunting a release site.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2008, 04:37:41 PM »
Hummm im looking at the box and it says 7 shot steel 12 gauge 2  3/4
???
if i wanna make sure i knock em down i should get a 4 huh

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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2008, 04:41:48 PM »
Didn't know they made 7 steel. On a close shot it'd be ok but yes I'd get 4 shot. Let us know how you do.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2008, 04:48:04 PM »
will do...
yeah it says 7 shot i know weird huh
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2008, 05:21:47 PM »
7 steel is gonna be good to about 30yds.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2008, 05:25:31 PM »
Went to wal mart for shells today......teribble choice!!!! all they had was 8 shot what kind of idiots are they!!
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2008, 09:42:45 PM »
Quote from: mossback91 on November 26, 2008, 05:25:31 PM
Went to wal mart for shells today......teribble choice!!!! all they had was 8 shot what kind of idiots are they!!

welcome to the wonderful world of wal mart's steel shot selection :P
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2008, 10:29:41 PM »
YES! there is seven shot.  If you ever hunt certain wildlife areas you are required to shoot steel.  even if you are chaseing Quail or partrige.  Sooo, infact my choice for quail and partrige in steel only wildlife areas would be #7.  Ducks would be a stretch with seven shot though.  #3 and #5 shot are my prefrances for ducks.  my two cents......
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2008, 10:37:27 PM »
#7 steel is terrible on duck and pheasant, you'll wound more than you cleanly kill unless they're inside 15-20yds.
#7 steel will not reliably penetrate all the way thru a quail lengthwise.Quail is the largest bird i'd hunt with #7 steel, doves are good with #7 steel.
Pheasant/duck..#4 steel is the smallest you should use, #5 steel works on close decoying ducks.#3's are best for pheasant/duck.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2008, 11:15:37 PM »
I start the season out with 6 shot.  Later in the season I will load the gun with one 6, and two 4 shots.  End of the season I will load 4, 4, 2.  Don't think you only have to load the gun up with one size.  :twocents:  Goood luck.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2008, 06:59:32 AM »
I use size 6 for phesants, and have used size 7 1/2 in a pinch, but for close range.
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2008, 03:57:53 PM »
yeah thanks guys using 4's
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Re: can i use 7 shot for pheasant and ducks....?
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2008, 05:40:12 PM »
4's are a better choice. 7's were origainally made for snipe and quail in a non tox area i believe.
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