shot shell

[thequickfox]

So just to  a bit.  with all the different ammo out their i am wondering what people are using.  so with that in mind post up what your using on ducks and geese and why you use it. 

last year i was using 3 in 12 guage Federal sped shock and the same in 3.5 for goose.  main reason was they were cheap and i was on a tight budget. 

I had good success with them no complaints. 

[BiggLuke]

no. 4 shot
or...
anything on sell.

[chester]

Kent 3" #2s for duck and BB For geese , I also buy #1 when I can find it.


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[whitey]

3" BB's on everything, including quail

[BigGoonTuna]

mostly 2s for the 12 gauge, and BBs for the 10 gauge...

[pianoman9701]

I only hunt geese over fields - no dog. BBs, BBBs, and Ts/3". I'll get flamed because it's dirty ammo, but I use Black Cloud. It's cheap and it knocks them down.

[JJD]

3" Win supreme #4 for ducks and BB's for honkers.
The parrern well in my gun with factory choke tubes.  Never a misfire or failure to cycle in my spaggetti gun.

I have at least a couple of cases of both loads, I have not looked lately, do they still sell the stuff?

[Curly]

3" BB's on everything, including quail

    


 

[Special T]

Kent 3" #3 for ducks  Geese 3" BBB Heavy Metal. I also like my goose load for coyotes!

[AWS]

Handloaded 2 1/2" 12ga with 7/8 oz ITX shot mostly 6's with a #4 in the left barrel if geese are on the menu.

[jburkett]

3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.

[whitey]

But I really do shoot a lot of BB's.
4 shot is good early in the season or if the weather is right and the ducks are low.
Everything I shoot is 3"

[BiggLuke]

3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.

Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting...   they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.

[jburkett]

3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.

Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting...   they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.

That's why I like em

[hntrspud]

Kent 3" #2, BB for geese. Pattern good and puts them down.

[PA BEN]

Back when steel first came out #4's in 3". Last year I went to 2 3/4" #4's and out shot the 3" all day long on ducks. 3" BB, BBB and T's for geese. 

[Special T]

I bought a few boxes of 2 3/4 #6 once and limited out 2 days in a row using them. It was kinda a fluke but very memorable. All the birds dropped in at15 yards wind at my back.

[pianoman9701]

3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.

Dirty is right.... if you are a good shot, then black clouds tear up huge holes in the meat.
But, if you suck at shooting...   they are great. Cause it only really takes 1 bb to tear through a duck and kill it.

You should really shoot more for the head and neck. Try it sometime. 

[curtdiesel]

In the past I used whatever was on sale at Walmart or Bi-Mart.  I have a good bit of Winchester Super X, Remington Sportsman Hi-Speed Steal, & Federal Speed-Shok.  Mostly in #2 and #3.

Last year when Hevi-Metal put their rebates out I bought a few 3" #2 boxes to Try it.  I really like the loads and bought 3 more boxes on sale this year with rebates again.  I don't like that it is almost $1 a shell but I get less cripples trying to swim away so I end up using less and folding more birds.

[h2ofowlr]

3" #2 - 1-1/8 -1-1/4 oz. Nothing slower than 1,400fps.  Usually shoot Hevi-Metal, but don't have any issues with the cheap stuff.  It drops them just fine as long as you figure out your lead.

[aaronoto]

3" Hevi-Metal #2. Got a good deal on a case from a forum member last year. Otherwise it's Kent #2's.

[Shoffy]

I shoot 3" #2 Federal for ducks ... Killed geese with them too

[huntingfool7]

Patterned some 28 gauge HW13 #6 loads last night.  Going to take the little gun out this year.

[C-Money]

I will shoot just about anything at ducks, 2 3/4 up tp 3 1/2, 6 shot and up. Geese, I shoot 1 3/8 oz of BBs in 3", which is my favorite, but will soot the 1 3/8 oz 3 1/2'' if that is all that is available. Much more shot out of a 12ga  3 1/2 the pattern begins to suffer.