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Offline GrouseBane

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snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« on: April 11, 2009, 12:14:01 AM »
Got a trip planned to Saskatoon in May for snows, never shot at a goose before.  Feel comfortable in the nisqually with steel #4's over a brace of bbb's for ducks and have very good one shot to kill ratios(80%ish). Rarely dipped into the BBB's and limit out easy.  Big time skeet/sport clays guy.  Use the 'berg 935 and full choke on anything 70 yards and closer, better than average shot and guide that calls me Dick as in "dead eye" not "you're a" even though my name is Mike. Can't tell a pintail from a scoop but it's a glasses required denial thing. Figure snows should be as simple as "if it's white take it in flight".  Thinking of black cloud bb's in a case lot through a mod and full for a 4 day trip....... objections? suggestions?  mossberg 935 3 1/2" and 3" 870 as the back up.  I would prefer one load for simplicity.
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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2009, 12:20:44 AM »
sounds like your on the right track. i was shooting geese this year with BB using an imp cyl and a mod choke. i doubt the full choke will do you any good.
« Last Edit: April 11, 2009, 12:43:59 AM by chester »
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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2009, 08:20:41 AM »
A standard full choke can blow your pattern appart down range.  A modified or a steel pass shooting choke acts like a full choke or similar to.  I typically shoot the Kent Faststeel  3" B.B.'s for snow geese.  It all depends on how close they are decoying.  The 3-1/2" B.B.'s also work well if you can spend the money.  Tried out the Black Cloud 3-1/2" BBB this year and eliminated the gliders.  It dropped the snows dead in there tracks, but your looking at $25-$30 per box depending on where you go.  Buy some shells and pattern your gun.  I would stay with BB's or larger for snows.  If your guide gets them into the decoys, you probably could use 2's.
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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2009, 08:23:58 AM »
If theyre close enough you can spank em with 6's. It all depends on your guide. I would bring 2s and BB's or BBB's to be safe.

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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2009, 11:44:27 AM »
I shoot a Benelli SBE with a Patern Master X-Full for snowgeese.  I only shoot Kent 3.5" 1550fps in #2.  A really good combo out to 70 yards, but really messy up close.  Don't waste your money on blackcloud, Kents will do just fine for half the money out of the Paternmaster.

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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2009, 07:44:08 PM »
i prefer to use BB on snows, you can definately kill them with other sizes as well

Just a note. If you are planning on getting black cloud ammo you are not supposed to shoot them out of patternmaster chokes. They do make a special black cloud patternmaster choke, though

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RE: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2009, 10:18:00 PM »
The black cloud they do not recomend using wade stripper type chokes.  They have a a choke for the new blackcloud that works well.  If your shooting the snows at close range most larger size shot shells will work.  If you get into a pass shooting pattern, the black cloud works well without getting into the high density shot shells that really hit you in the pocket book.  I ran 10 boxes of black cloud BBB through my Benelli SBEII and backed up several shooters that were gliding geese.
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Re: snow geese shot and load recommendations for 1st timer
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2009, 02:32:51 PM »
#2 or BB

 


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