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shot shell
« on: August 26, 2014, 05:44:10 PM »
So just to  :stirthepot: 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. 



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Re: shot shell
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2014, 10:33:49 PM »
no. 4 shot
or...
anything on sell.
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2014, 11:58:06 PM »
Kent 3" #2s for duck and BB For geese , I also buy #1 when I can find it.


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Re: shot shell
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2014, 12:39:07 AM »
3" BB's on everything, including quail :yike:

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2014, 08:33:54 AM »
mostly 2s for the 12 gauge, and BBs for the 10 gauge...
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2014, 09:52:06 AM »
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.
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2014, 02:00:12 PM »
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?
Spent most of my $$ on huntin, fishin & retrievin dogs, the rest I just pretty much wasted.

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2014, 02:15:11 PM »
3" BB's on everything, including quail :yike:

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2014, 03:35:36 PM »
Kent 3" #3 for ducks  Geese 3" BBB Heavy Metal. I also like my goose load for coyotes!
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2014, 06:50:20 PM »
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.

« Last Edit: August 27, 2014, 06:56:22 PM by AWS »
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2014, 07:01:42 PM »
3" #2 black clouds for me. They are dirty though.
I don't always shoot big mule deer, but when I do, it's with a bow tech!

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #11 on: August 27, 2014, 08:00:29 PM »
But I really do shoot a lot of BB's. :chuckle:
4 shot is good early in the season or if the weather is right and the ducks are low.
Everything I shoot is 3"

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2014, 08:11:30 PM »
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.
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Re: shot shell
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2014, 09:54:30 PM »
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 :chuckle:
I don't always shoot big mule deer, but when I do, it's with a bow tech!

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Re: shot shell
« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2014, 05:29:42 AM »
Kent 3" #2, BB for geese. Pattern good and puts them down.

 


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