What shell for geese?

[BuckeyeMan]

Going goose hunting for the first time, and I was told that TT is what I need to buy.  Is this right?  It seems that BBB would be plenty good.

[Curly]

TT size shot would be for pass shooting.

[CP]

BB is lethal to 70 yards plus and will actually provide a pattern that is free of goose size holes at reasonable ranges. 

[carpsniperg2]

It depends on your shooting. If they are in the decoys or pass shooting. If you are hunting over decoys i would use 2-bb, if pass shooting bbb-t shot. I would also use the bigger shells that your gun can handle. If you can shoot 3.5" shells shoot them, geese can be very tuff.

[woodywsu]

BB works great for birds comign into decoys. If they are big birds, you better be wing-shooting or head shooting because they are very tough birds. Good luck

[singleshot12]

I've had the best luck with heavy shot 2's for snows and honkers. More shot vs bb's and a better pattern, still breaks wings at up to 80 yards.

[ducks55]

Unless youre expecting a coyote to run through the field you wont need TT.... BB will work just fine though and is actually probably the most reccomended shot size for geese..

And just to add... I opened up a 3" Federal T shot and there were 32 pellets so TT will have even less and bigger and yeah it just wont be good at close range haha

[270Shooter]

3" BB do a damn damn on gooses

[h2ofowlr]

Don't know if they offer TT never heard of it.  They used to sell F shot, but it went to far.  I think I still have a few boxes left.  Current sizes minus buck shot sizes T, BBB, BB, B, 1, 2's as so on.  I typically use BB or 2's on geese.  That's all you need if they are coming feet down.

[chester]

3" BB most of the time. cheapy winchesters over decoys. Hevi-metal for longer days.

[alecvg]

Kent Fast steel 3" BB

[Black Plague]

BB is good...it is considered by many to be the all around shot type for general use....Here is the average pellet count in one ounce of steel shot of various selected sizes, courtesy of the Winchester Ammunition 2004 Product Guide:

BBB - 62, BB - 72, 1 - 103, 2 - 125, 3 - 158, 4 - 192, 5 - 243, 6 - 315.     


this may help...  http://www.chuckhawks.com/shot_info.htm   
   

[sakoshooter]

I lean toward tungsten for geese. I know you can kill em with a lot of other loads but the way I look at it, the few times I'm going to hunt specifically for geese and the few shells I'm going to shoot at even fewer opportunities, I want to knock em down hard. If I'm shootin geese from my layout blind over decoys and they're dumping right in on top of us then I'll save my tungsten and kill em with steel. Too many times the geese are shy and my steel shot shooting partners can only get feathers while my Kent Impact or Hevi-shot puts em on the ground. You will also have a lot fewer cripples which translates into more geese as you won't be out chasing a cripple down when the next flock comes in. My favorite goose load is Kent Impact 2 1/8oz of #1 but the price is rediculous now days. They also pattern darn well even way out there.

[Malardman]

I've had the best luck with heavy shot 2's for snows and honkers. More shot vs bb's and a better pattern, still breaks wings at up to 80 yards.

Thats what I shoot, spendy for 10 rounds, you are only allowed 4 geese. They usually decoy pretty good.

[dirty24d]

BB is good...it is considered by many to be the all around shot type for general use....Here is the average pellet count in one ounce of steel shot of various selected sizes, courtesy of the Winchester Ammunition 2004 Product Guide:

BBB - 62, BB - 72, 1 - 103, 2 - 125, 3 - 158, 4 - 192, 5 - 243, 6 - 315.     


this may help...  http://www.chuckhawks.com/shot_info.htm   
   

Good info dude thanks for sharing!!!