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Offline Trashmonkey

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2009, 07:20:04 PM »
Maybe I'm just too poor.  I have a hard time justifying the $23-$26 a box compaired to the Bi-Mart weekly specials...$10.49 for faststeel #2 in 3".

Getting cheeper in my old age.................
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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2009, 05:02:26 PM »
Maybe I'm just too poor.  I have a hard time justifying the $23-$26 a box compaired to the Bi-Mart weekly specials...$10.49 for faststeel #2 in 3".

Getting cheeper in my old age.................

I'll tell you, I am in the same boat this year, not really being able to justify it....but I still had a box from last year and I was reminded today when a straight on shot at 45 yards folded a mallard dead in the air.  I heart BC.

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2009, 02:21:03 PM »
Sports Authority = No.
Walmart Lynnwood = No
Walmart S. Everett = No.
Walmart Tulalip = Yes!

Thanks for all the replies.  I’ve not had much luck getting clean kills on pheasants with Kent, they hit the ground running need a follow up shot and I’ve lost a couple of birds.  I switched over the Win X-pert and they seem to do a better job.  The X-perts did well on ducks yesterday too.

Maybe the BC isn’t any better but I picked up a box of 3” BB for geese so I’ll find out for myself.  $22 a box, but if I only have to shoot the bird once and not twice, it’s worth it.

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2009, 09:00:58 PM »
what size shot have you been using on the pheasants? I use #4 and have no problem folding them up. what choke tube are you using.

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #19 on: October 19, 2009, 12:29:00 AM »
Black Cloud shells consantly jam up my gun, so I stick to Kent FastSteel 3" #2 for duck and BB for geese.Gun ses to like them better!!
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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #20 on: October 19, 2009, 12:02:01 PM »
what size shot have you been using on the pheasants? I use #4 and have no problem folding them up. what choke tube are you using.

3" Kent #2 - Modified choke

I switched to 2 3/4" Win X-pert #4 with an IM (different gun) and improved the situation. 

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #21 on: October 19, 2009, 12:08:15 PM »
the 2 3/4 Winchester Xpert BB fly at 1550 fps and work great on geese and ducks... and are $10 a box, sometimes cheaper at the White Elephant.


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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2009, 07:53:24 AM »
i tried them a bit. I think they cut through the ducks a little better, but not worth double the price.

I did a material comparison if anyone wants to see
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,2822.msg27721/topicseen.html#msg27721
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It sounds like it's time to get a new gun.

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Re: Who carries Black Cloud?
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2009, 08:00:56 AM »
if you are ever in a bind again i believe holiday sports in burlington has them...wow anyone seen the new store?  they go from a small beat up run down store, and now it looks like you're walking into a bass pro or cabela's

 


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