What Load for Chukar?

[CP]

Having never hunted them I’m guessing something around 1300 fps – 1 ¼ oz of #6 or #5.  What is your favorite chukar load?

[woodywsu]

4s and 5s seem to perform the best.

[ribka]

4s and 5s seem to perform the best.

x2

Shots can be quite far away go with a high brass loads

[quadrafire]

I use 5's

[carpsniperg2]

#4 for me

[sako223]

I use birdseed about #6-8

[Lee Root]

I use 7 and1/2's in a handicap trap load or a  sporting clays load.  I hunt them over my Drahthaars so they are pointed birds, and cripples all come back because the dogs track so well.  I even use a 28 gauge( again a sporting clays load of 7 and 1/2's) to hunt them and when they are centered in the pattern they drop like they were axed. 

[Mr56Jeep]

I'm probably an outsider... but I like the 20 gauge, Heavy steel #6.  I enjoy walkin' with my O/U in 20.  I don't get a chance to shoot at them often enough to go broke shooting the expensive stuff and they are fast little buggers.  Good speed and still good energy down range.

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[44 Flattop]

I like an O/U in 20 gauge and #6 shot.  I also hunt over a dog (GWP) so cripples always make it back to me also.

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[Ironhead]

I like Remington Long Range Express in 7 1/2 for Chukar the same in 5's for roosters.

[lonedave]

I've taken them with #8's thru #5's and with loads from 7/8 oz to 1 3/8 oz in lead and 3/4 oz loads of #7 steel.  It's probably more important that your gun pattern well with whatever load you choose, and it doesn't hurt if it patterns a bit low as most of your shots are at a downhill angle at a descending bird.  Given that, I've probably taken more with a 20 ga Ruger Red Label skeet gun and 7/8 oz of #6 than anything else.

[high country]

I use 7 1/2's in my first barrel, and 6's in the second.

this is the last day of the season

[shorthair-on-point]

#6 or 7 1/2   

[Billy]

That's a dandy of a shotgun, High Country!

[fethrduster]

I use 1 oz. #6 spreader reloads in a 6 lb. 16ga. sxs choked m/f (spreaders make it roughly ic/m).  Choosing to use spreaders or not gives me four different choke combinations just by changing the loads I use.   This year I'm also going to try gamebore 7's in the right barrel, 6's in the left. 

Chukars are my main enemy, err, quarry, and it's fun tinkering with different loads and such.