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What shells do you shoot?
« on: July 14, 2010, 10:02:05 AM »
I have always liked using the Kent Fasteel 3" 1 1/8 oz 2's @ 1560 fps...
What does everyone else use and swear by?

Last season I tried the Hevi Metal 3" 1 1/4 oz 2's @ 1500 fps... I loved 'em just don't like the cost @ $22-$24 a box....
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2010, 10:13:58 AM »
I seem to have better luck with the 1 1/4 ounce loads.  It really doesn't seem to matter much though.  If the birds are 30 yards and in, they're dead.  Beyond that, it is hit and miss no matter what steel shot you are using.  I haven't bought the expensive alternative shot shells, so I can't comment.

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2010, 10:28:50 AM »
Fiocchi steel 3"... a case of #2 and a case of BB.... I know what it does and I know what to expect... Oh ya, and it is cheap   :P

http://store.rogerssportinggoods.com/servlet/-strse-919/123ST-Fiocchi-Steel-Speed/Detail


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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2010, 11:13:18 AM »
I usually shoot the cheap stuff:


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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2010, 11:35:13 AM »
I shoot a lot of kents, mostly 3'' 1 1/8 oz. 4's. I also shoot some estate 3'' 1 1/4 oz. BB. I think I might try either kents or estates in 3'' 1 1/4 oz 2's or 3's this year, and alwys take a few BB's with me too

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2010, 11:38:39 AM »
this is what I have shot and really liked.
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2010, 11:40:11 AM »
Has anyone seen these or tried them before? 3" 1 1/8 oz 2's go 1625 fps!!!
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2010, 11:44:34 AM »
Has anyone seen these or tried them before? 3" 1 1/8 oz 2's go 1625 fps!!!

I picked up a case.  I shot 4 rounds at the patterning board.  Patterns as expected but it sure seemed to have a bunch more recoil than I would have expected form a 3".

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #8 on: July 14, 2010, 11:58:36 AM »
Has anyone seen these or tried them before? 3" 1 1/8 oz 2's go 1625 fps!!!
if you think about it, what difference does 75fps make?

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #9 on: July 14, 2010, 03:01:02 PM »
this is what I have shot and really liked.

That Hevi Metal is the way to go! :twocents:

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #10 on: July 14, 2010, 03:27:22 PM »
Anything smaller than 2's and cheaper than $10 a box.  Keep buying the over priced junk and leaving me the economy loads so they have to close them out for $3.99 after the season!
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2010, 03:34:26 PM »
i shoot faststeel as well because they are mid priced shoot great in my guns and have always done well for me have shot some of the spendy stuff cloud/hevi etc and like it a lot but hate the $ they want
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2010, 06:56:08 PM »
Jordan that Hevi-Metal is like $16 at Stan's. You got ripped off lol

But I shoot Kent 3" 2's for the most part sometimes 3's. A few boxes of the Hevi-Metal last year too.

I think this season Im going to start shooting Estates as the box I shot last year kicked ass, and it is pretty cheap too.

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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2010, 10:18:53 PM »
Has anyone seen these or tried them before? 3" 1 1/8 oz 2's go 1625 fps!!!
I picked up a case of the Black Cloud Snowgoose loads.  We will see how it does on Snows.  Shoots like the kent 3-1/2 shells.
Typically shoot Black Cloud, Hevi-Metal or Kent shells.  Shoot BB-#2's
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Re: What shells do you shoot?
« Reply #14 on: July 15, 2010, 12:06:25 PM »
Jordan that Hevi-Metal is like $16 at Stan's. You got ripped off lol

But I shoot Kent 3" 2's for the most part sometimes 3's. A few boxes of the Hevi-Metal last year too.

I think this season Im going to start shooting Estates as the box I shot last year kicked ass, and it is pretty cheap too.

ya I know its there... thats where I got 'em last year!
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